Population, age 17, total in Thailand
Thailand: Population, age 17, total was 899,273 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Population, age 17, total in Thailand, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2015, population, age 17, total in Thailand stood at 899,273. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 17, total in Thailand peaked at 1.20 million in 1990 and was at its lowest, 899,273, in 2015.
That places Thailand 24th out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.11 million | 1.05 million | 1.20 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.00 million | 952,442 | 1.04 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 919,807 | 899,273 | 939,639 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More education data for Thailand
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers 305,368 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.2 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 17, total in Thailand?
- Population, age 17, total in Thailand was 899,273 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 17, total recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 1.20 million in 1990.
- What is the lowest population, age 17, total recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 899,273 in 2015.
- How does Thailand rank for population, age 17, total?
- Thailand ranks 24th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 17, total rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 17, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.