Above or below extreme poverty line world bank in Thailand
Thailand: Above or below extreme poverty line world bank was 71.66 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
71.66 million
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
19th
of 120 countries
All-time high
71.72 million
in 2022
All-time low
32.14 million
in 1981
Years of data
30
1981–2024
Above or below extreme poverty line world bank in Thailand, 1981–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 71.66 million for above or below extreme poverty line world bank in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, above or below extreme poverty line world bank in Thailand peaked at 71.72 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 32.14 million, in 1981.
Thailand ranks 19th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Above or below extreme poverty line world bank in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 32.14 million | — |
| 1988 | 38.82 million | +20.8% |
| 1990 | 43.22 million | +11.3% |
| 1992 | 47.36 million | +9.6% |
| 1994 | 52.87 million | +11.6% |
| 1996 | 56.07 million | +6.0% |
| 1998 | 58.01 million | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 57.12 million | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 57.69 million | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 61.27 million | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 63.43 million | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 65.09 million | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 66.24 million | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 66.95 million | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 67.59 million | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 68.09 million | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 68.80 million | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 69.17 million | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 69.70 million | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 70.06 million | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 70.45 million | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 70.76 million | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 71.09 million | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 71.30 million | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 71.43 million | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 71.60 million | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 71.71 million | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 71.72 million | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 71.70 million | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 71.66 million | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 35.48 million | 32.14 million | 38.82 million | 2 |
| 1990s | 52.44 million | 43.22 million | 58.01 million | 6 |
| 2000s | 64.04 million | 57.69 million | 67.59 million | 7 |
| 2010s | 70.08 million | 68.09 million | 71.43 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.68 million | 71.60 million | 71.72 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More poverty & inequality data for Thailand
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 9 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.21 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 3,072 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 17.04 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 17.04 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 3.43 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.288 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is above or below extreme poverty line world bank in Thailand?
- Above or below extreme poverty line world bank in Thailand was 71.66 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest above or below extreme poverty line world bank recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 71.72 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest above or below extreme poverty line world bank recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.14 million in 1981.
- How does Thailand rank for above or below extreme poverty line world bank?
- Thailand ranks 19th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is above or below extreme poverty line world bank rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Above or below extreme poverty line world bank. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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