Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median in Thailand
Thailand: Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median was 17.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median in Thailand, 1981–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 17.5% for relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median in Thailand peaked at 25.2% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 17.5%, in 2024.
That places Thailand 71st out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 25.2% | — |
| 1988 | 22.5% | -10.7% |
| 1990 | 20.0% | -11.1% |
| 1992 | 22.8% | +14.1% |
| 1994 | 20.2% | -11.8% |
| 1996 | 20.4% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 20.9% | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 21.3% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 21.0% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 21.4% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 22.4% | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 22.9% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 21.6% | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 22.1% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 22.1% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 20.9% | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 18.5% | -11.1% |
| 2012 | 21.2% | +14.4% |
| 2013 | 19.7% | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 19.5% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 18.5% | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 19.0% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 19.4% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 19.5% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 17.6% | -9.5% |
| 2020 | 18.9% | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 18.0% | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 18.5% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 17.7% | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 17.5% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 23.9% | 22.5% | 25.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 20.9% | 20.0% | 22.8% | 6 |
| 2000s | 21.9% | 21.0% | 22.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 19.4% | 17.6% | 21.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.1% | 17.5% | 18.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 68 Latvia 17.7% compare
- 69 Madagascar 17.6% compare
- 70 Burkina Faso 17.6% compare
- 72 Russian Federation 17.4% compare
- 73 Benin 17.4% compare
- 74 Canada 17.4% 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 relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median in Thailand?
- Relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median in Thailand was 17.5% in 2024, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 25.2% in 1981.
- What is the lowest relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.5% in 2024.
- How does Thailand rank for relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median?
- Thailand ranks 71st out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below 60% of the median.