Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%) in Thailand
Thailand: Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%) was 11.6% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Thailand, 2013–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Thailand is 11.6%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.4% on the previous year and down 57.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Thailand peaked at 27.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 2021.
That places Thailand 46th out of 48 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%) in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 27.5% | — |
| 2015 | 20.2% | -26.5% |
| 2017 | 17.5% | -13.4% |
| 2019 | 13.4% | -23.4% |
| 2021 | 11.6% | -13.4% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 11.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27.0%, 43% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.6% | 13.4% | 27.5% | 4 |
| 2020s | 11.6% | 11.6% | 11.6% | 1 |
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 proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Thailand?
- Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Thailand was 11.6% in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 27.5% in 2013.
- What is the lowest proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 2021.
- How does Thailand rank for proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty?
- Thailand ranks 46th out of 48 countries with data for 2021.
- Is proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 in multidimensional poverty (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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