Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Thailand
Thailand: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day was 11.7% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Thailand, 1981–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Thailand stood at 11.7%.
That represents a change of up 18.3% on the previous year and down 44.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Thailand peaked at 78.5% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 9.9%, in 2023.
Thailand ranks 71st of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 78.5% | — |
| 1988 | 77.9% | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 74.0% | -5.0% |
| 1992 | 68.0% | -8.1% |
| 1994 | 62.5% | -8.1% |
| 1996 | 58.6% | -6.2% |
| 1998 | 56.3% | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 60.6% | +7.7% |
| 2000 | 61.2% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 53.3% | -13.0% |
| 2004 | 46.7% | -12.3% |
| 2006 | 39.5% | -15.5% |
| 2007 | 37.4% | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 35.2% | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 32.2% | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 30.0% | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 25.5% | -15.1% |
| 2012 | 24.9% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 21.8% | -12.7% |
| 2014 | 20.9% | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 16.9% | -19.3% |
| 2016 | 17.9% | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 17.2% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 17.8% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 15.2% | -14.8% |
| 2020 | 15.1% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 14.1% | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 9.9% | -29.7% |
| 2023 | 9.9% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 11.7% | +18.3% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 11.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.4%, 54% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 11.7% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 21.3%, 55% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 78.2% | 77.9% | 78.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 63.3% | 56.3% | 74.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 43.6% | 32.2% | 61.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 20.8% | 15.2% | 30.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.1% | 9.9% | 15.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 68 Montenegro 14.5% compare
- 69 Dominican Republic 14.0% compare
- 70 Uzbekistan 12.4%
- 72 Bosnia and Herzegovina 11.7% compare
- 73 Ukraine 11.3% compare
- 74 Costa Rica 9.7% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Thailand
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 9 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ 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 poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Thailand?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Thailand was 11.7% in 2024, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 78.5% in 1981.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.9% in 2023.
- How does Thailand rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day?
- Thailand ranks 71st out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $8.30 per day.