Distribution of population poverty thresholds in Thailand
Thailand: Distribution of population poverty thresholds was 56.85 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Distribution of population poverty thresholds in Thailand, 1981–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for distribution of population poverty thresholds in Thailand is 56.85 million, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population poverty thresholds in Thailand peaked at 58.66 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.32 million, in 1981.
That places Thailand 15th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.92 million | 7.32 million | 8.52 million | 2 |
| 1990s | 17.01 million | 10.84 million | 21.21 million | 6 |
| 2000s | 30.83 million | 19.42 million | 39.08 million | 7 |
| 2010s | 48.14 million | 40.70 million | 52.93 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.44 million | 53.82 million | 58.66 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)
- 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 in Thailand?
- Distribution of population poverty thresholds in Thailand was 56.85 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population poverty thresholds recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 58.66 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest distribution of population poverty thresholds recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.32 million in 1981.
- How does Thailand rank for distribution of population poverty thresholds?
- Thailand ranks 15th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is distribution of population poverty thresholds rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. 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 Distribution of population poverty thresholds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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