Distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Thailand
Thailand: Distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp was 46.55 million in 2021. ▲ Rising
Distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Thailand, 1981–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 46.55 million for distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp 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 poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Thailand peaked at 46.55 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.35 million, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.79 million | 5.35 million | 6.23 million | 2 |
| 1990s | 13.11 million | 8.33 million | 16.42 million | 6 |
| 2000s | 24.79 million | 15.08 million | 32.17 million | 7 |
| 2010s | 40.37 million | 33.36 million | 44.78 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.27 million | 45.99 million | 46.55 million | 2 |
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)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 17.04 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.288 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 17.63 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1062 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1062 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1504 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.2171 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Thailand?
- Distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Thailand was 46.55 million in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 46.55 million in 2021.
- What is the lowest distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.35 million in 1981.
- How does Thailand rank for distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp?
- Thailand ranks 15th out of 119 countries with data for 2021.
- Is distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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