Thailand - Urban population

Urban population

The value for Urban population in Thailand was 35,898,130 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 35,898,130 in 2020 and a minimum value of 5,389,579 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 5,389,579
1961 5,583,026
1962 5,784,200
1963 5,993,375
1964 6,210,196
1965 6,434,859
1966 6,666,686
1967 6,905,739
1968 7,151,724
1969 7,404,743
1970 7,704,808
1971 8,140,086
1972 8,595,234
1973 9,067,632
1974 9,555,687
1975 10,055,880
1976 10,568,870
1977 11,092,600
1978 11,628,470
1979 12,176,750
1980 12,692,090
1981 13,071,770
1982 13,450,800
1983 13,832,450
1984 14,220,720
1985 14,616,960
1986 15,025,690
1987 15,443,620
1988 15,862,000
1989 16,267,070
1990 16,641,680
1991 16,936,800
1992 17,206,300
1993 17,462,830
1994 17,724,400
1995 18,004,310
1996 18,309,040
1997 18,632,440
1998 18,965,130
1999 19,293,240
2000 19,758,320
2001 20,680,740
2002 21,613,070
2003 22,554,370
2004 23,508,150
2005 24,472,850
2006 25,451,680
2007 26,439,740
2008 27,438,710
2009 28,447,160
2010 29,469,050
2011 30,179,360
2012 30,828,060
2013 31,478,000
2014 32,127,200
2015 32,772,700
2016 33,415,220
2017 34,051,230
2018 34,678,820
2019 35,294,600
2020 35,898,130

Urban population (% of total population)

Urban population (% of total population) in Thailand was 51.43 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 51.43 in 2020, while its lowest value was 19.67 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.

Source: United Nations Population Division. World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 19.67
1961 19.78
1962 19.89
1963 20.00
1964 20.11
1965 20.22
1966 20.33
1967 20.44
1968 20.56
1969 20.67
1970 20.89
1971 21.44
1972 22.01
1973 22.58
1974 23.16
1975 23.76
1976 24.37
1977 24.98
1978 25.61
1979 26.24
1980 26.79
1981 27.05
1982 27.31
1983 27.57
1984 27.83
1985 28.10
1986 28.36
1987 28.63
1988 28.90
1989 29.17
1990 29.42
1991 29.59
1992 29.76
1993 29.93
1994 30.11
1995 30.28
1996 30.45
1997 30.62
1998 30.80
1999 30.97
2000 31.39
2001 32.55
2002 33.73
2003 34.94
2004 36.17
2005 37.41
2006 38.67
2007 39.95
2008 41.24
2009 42.54
2010 43.86
2011 44.70
2012 45.45
2013 46.19
2014 46.94
2015 47.69
2016 48.45
2017 49.20
2018 49.95
2019 50.69
2020 51.43

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization