Population ages 0-14 in Thailand
Thailand: Population ages 0-14 was 14.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 0-14 in Thailand, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 0-14 in Thailand is 14.4%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14 in Thailand peaked at 45.4% in 1966 and was at its lowest, 14.4%, in 2025.
Thailand ranks 190th of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 0-14 in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 44.3% | — |
| 1961 | 44.6% | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 44.8% | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 45.1% | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 45.3% | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 45.4% | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 45.4% | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 45.3% | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 45.2% | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 45.0% | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 44.8% | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 44.4% | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 44.0% | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 43.5% | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 43.0% | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 42.4% | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 41.8% | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 41.1% | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 40.3% | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 39.5% | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 38.7% | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 37.8% | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 37.0% | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 36.0% | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 35.1% | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 34.1% | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 33.2% | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 32.4% | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 31.5% | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 30.7% | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 30.0% | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 29.2% | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 28.5% | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 28.0% | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 27.4% | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 26.9% | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 26.4% | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 25.9% | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 25.4% | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 24.9% | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 24.4% | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 23.9% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 23.4% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 23.0% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 22.6% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 22.2% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 21.7% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 21.3% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 20.9% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 20.6% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 20.1% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 19.7% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 19.2% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 18.8% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 18.5% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 18.1% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 17.7% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 17.3% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 16.9% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 16.6% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 16.2% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 15.8% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 15.4% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 15.1% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 14.7% | -2.3% |
| 2025 | 14.4% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 45.0% | 44.3% | 45.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 42.5% | 39.5% | 44.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 34.7% | 30.7% | 38.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.3% | 24.9% | 30.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.4% | 20.6% | 24.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.3% | 16.6% | 20.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.3% | 14.4% | 16.2% | 6 |
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More education data for Thailand
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.11 million (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -3.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.47 million (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -9.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.17 million (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 208,533 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 96,835 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.23 million (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.51 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14 in Thailand?
- Population ages 0-14 in Thailand was 14.4% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 0-14 recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 45.4% in 1966.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14 recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.4% in 2025.
- How does Thailand rank for population ages 0-14?
- Thailand ranks 190th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14 rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division, published as part of Population ages 0-14 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.