Proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Thailand
Thailand: Proportion of population living below the national poverty line was 5.4% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Thailand, 1988–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 5.4% for proportion of population living below the national poverty line in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 14.3% on the previous year and down 57.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Thailand peaked at 65.2% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2022.
That places Thailand 67th out of 73 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 65.2% | — |
| 1990 | 58.0% | -11.0% |
| 1992 | 50.0% | -13.8% |
| 1994 | 42.5% | -15.0% |
| 1996 | 35.4% | -16.7% |
| 1998 | 38.6% | +9.0% |
| 2000 | 42.3% | +9.6% |
| 2002 | 32.4% | -23.4% |
| 2004 | 26.8% | -17.3% |
| 2006 | 21.9% | -18.3% |
| 2007 | 20.0% | -8.7% |
| 2008 | 20.4% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 17.9% | -12.3% |
| 2010 | 16.4% | -8.4% |
| 2011 | 13.2% | -19.5% |
| 2012 | 12.6% | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 10.9% | -13.5% |
| 2014 | 10.5% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 7.2% | -31.4% |
| 2016 | 8.6% | +19.4% |
| 2017 | 7.9% | -8.1% |
| 2018 | 9.9% | +25.3% |
| 2019 | 6.2% | -37.4% |
| 2020 | 6.8% | +9.7% |
| 2021 | 6.3% | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 5.4% | -14.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 65.2% | 65.2% | 65.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 44.9% | 35.4% | 58.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 26.0% | 17.9% | 42.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 10.3% | 6.2% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.2% | 5.4% | 6.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 64 Chile 6.5% compare
- 65 Azerbaijan 6.0% compare
- 66 Uzbekistan 5.8% compare
- 68 Kazakhstan 5.0% compare
- 69 Viet Nam 4.2% compare
- 69 Viet Nam 4.2% compare
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 proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Thailand?
- Proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Thailand was 5.4% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population living below the national poverty line recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 65.2% in 1988.
- What is the lowest proportion of population living below the national poverty line recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2022.
- How does Thailand rank for proportion of population living below the national poverty line?
- Thailand ranks 67th out of 73 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of population living below the national poverty line rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population living below the national poverty line (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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