Mahidol Population Gazette

Population of Thailand, 2025

(Vol.34 : January 2025)

Estimated Population at Midyear 2025 (1st July)

Objectives
IPSR publishes the “Mahidol Population Gazette” in January annually in both Thai and English versions to disseminate estimated population indicators. All figures are updated each year based on the most recent information available. Therefore, the data in the “Mahidol Population Gazette” of different years should not be analyzed to determine population trends.
MaleFemaleTotal
1Total Population (x 1,000)31,58034,11765,697
2Population by Area of Residence (x 1,000)
Urban area (population living in all types of cities and municipal areas)19,94021,57141,511
Rural area (population living outside urban areas)11,64012,54624,186
3Population by Region (x 1,000)
Bangkok Metropolis3,9774,3218,298
Central (excluding Bangkok Metropolis)9,62810,34419,972
Northern5,0535,52910,582
Northeastern8,4349,16517,599
Southern4,4884,7589,246
4Population by Age Group (x 1,000)
Children (under 15 years)4,8564,6299,485
Labor force (15-59 years)20,66721,08641,753
Older persons (60 years and over)6,0578,40214,459
Older persons (65 years and over)3,9005,8649,764
Pre-school ages (0 – 5 years)1,5671,4983,065
School ages (6-21 years)6,1185,83511,953
Women of reproductive age (15-49 years)15,612
5Life Expectancy at BirthMale 72.0 years
(average number of years a person could expect to live after birth)Female 80.1 years
6Life Expectancy at SixtyMale 17.5 years
(average number of years a person could expect to live after age sixty)Female 23.2 years
7Life Expectancy at EightyMale 5.8 years
(average number of years a person could expect to live after age eighty)Female 8.3 years
8Vital Rates
Crude birth rate (per 1,000 population)6.2
Crude death rate (per 1,000 population)9.2
Natural growth rate (percent)-0.3
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births)7.3
Child (under 5) mortality ratio (per 1,000 live births)10.3
9Total Fertility Rate (average number of children a woman would have throughout her reproductive years)0.93
10Contraceptive Prevalence Rate (percent)73.0
11Older persons (60 years and over) with unclear vision or blindness (percent)50.349.450.9
Sources of Data
– Report on the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2022, National Statistical Office & UNICEF.
– Population and Housing Census 2010, National Statistical Office.
– The 2007, 2011, 2014, 2017, 2021 Survey of the Older Persons in Thailand, National Statistical Office.
– Report on Population Projections for Thailand 2010 – 2040 (Revised), Office of the National Economic and Social Development Council.
– Bureau of Registration and Administration, Department of Local Administration, Ministry of Interior.
Notes on data
– Population in Listing 1-4 : Thais and non-Thais whose names are in household registration.
– Crude Birth Rate (per 1,000 population) : Number of births in one year divided by midyear population and multiplied by 1,000.
– Crude Death Rate (per 1,000 population) : Number of deaths in one year divided by midyear population and multiplied by 1,000.
– Natural Growth Rate (percent) : Number of births minus number of deaths divided by midyear population and multiplied by 100.
– Infant Mortality Rate (per 1,000 live births) : Number of deaths of infants under age 1 in one year divided by total live births in that year and multiplied by 1,000.
– Child (under 5) Mortality Ratio (per 1,000 live births) : Number of deaths of children under age 5 in one year divided by total live births in that year and multiplied by 1,000.
– Total Fertility Rate (TFR) : Average number of children a woman would have throughout her reproductive years, calculated by summing the age-specific fertility rates of women of reproductive age.
– Contraceptive Prevalence Rate : Percent of currently married women age 15 – 49 using contraception.