What is the population of Thailand?
Thailand has 71.6 million people (2025). The population grew from 26.9 million in 1960 to a peak of 71.7 million in 2022 and has since fallen to 71.6 million.
Population by decade
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 26,851,747 |
| 1970 | 35,954,408 |
| 1980 | 45,650,022 |
| 1990 | 54,738,329 |
| 2000 | 63,007,815 |
| 2010 | 68,579,447 |
| 2020 | 71,641,484 |
| 2025 | 71,619,863 |
What is the capital of Thailand?
The capital of Thailand is Bangkok.
What currency does Thailand use?
Thailand uses the Thai baht (THB).
What language is spoken in Thailand?
The official language of Thailand is Thai.
Where is Thailand?
Thailand is in Asia.
Location on the map
Neighboring countries
Countries that border this country:
How big is Thailand?
Thailand covers 513,115 km² (198,115 sq mi). The United States is about 19 times as large.
Economy of Thailand
- Gross domestic product (GDP)
- $577 billion
- GDP per person
- $8,057
- Life expectancy
- 76.6 years
Data: World Bank (GDP 2025, GDP per person 2025, life expectancy 2024)
Economic development
Income group World Bank classification
Based on economic indicators, Thailand is classified as upper middle income. Upper-middle-income countries have a gross national income per person between $4,516 and $14,005.
Data based on World Bank classifications
Related countries
Where does Thailand rank?
Thailand is in the top 50 on one of our six rankings: