Distribution of population between different poverty lines … 2011 in Thailand
Thailand: Distribution of population between different poverty lines … 2011 was 46.55 million people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
46.55 million people
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
15th
of 119 countries
All-time high
46.55 million people
in 2021
All-time low
5.35 million people
in 1981
Years of data
27
1981–2021
Distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) in Thailand, 1981–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 46.55 million people for distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) in 2021. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) in Thailand peaked at 46.55 million people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.35 million people, in 1981.
Thailand ranks 15th of 119 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Distribution of population between different poverty lines … 2011 in Thailand, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 5.35 million people | — |
| 1988 | 6.23 million people | +16.6% |
| 1990 | 8.33 million people | +33.7% |
| 1992 | 11.26 million people | +35.2% |
| 1994 | 12.75 million people | +13.1% |
| 1996 | 15.11 million people | +18.5% |
| 1998 | 16.42 million people | +8.7% |
| 1999 | 14.82 million people | -9.7% |
| 2000 | 15.08 million people | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 18.33 million people | +21.6% |
| 2004 | 22.47 million people | +22.6% |
| 2006 | 27.22 million people | +21.1% |
| 2007 | 28.14 million people | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 30.09 million people | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 32.17 million people | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 33.36 million people | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 35.29 million people | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 37.66 million people | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 39.42 million people | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 40.23 million people | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 43.34 million people | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 42.66 million people | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 43.80 million people | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 43.13 million people | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 44.78 million people | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 45.99 million people | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 46.55 million people | +1.2% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 46.55 million people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.40 million people, 7.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 46.55 million people is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 36.81 million people, 1.3× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.79 million people | 5.35 million people | 6.23 million people | 2 |
| 1990s | 13.11 million people | 8.33 million people | 16.42 million people | 6 |
| 2000s | 24.79 million people | 15.08 million people | 32.17 million people | 7 |
| 2010s | 40.37 million people | 33.36 million people | 44.78 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.27 million people | 45.99 million people | 46.55 million people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More poverty & inequality data for Thailand
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 9 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.21 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,072 kg per hectare (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 revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 17.0% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) in Thailand?
- Distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) in Thailand was 46.55 million people in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 46.55 million people in 2021.
- What is the lowest distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.35 million people in 1981.
- How does Thailand rank for distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices)?
- Thailand ranks 15th out of 119 countries with data for 2021.
- Is distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption above $10 per day.