Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Thailand
Thailand: Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index was 20.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index 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, share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in Thailand stood at 20.7%.
That represents a change of up 10.2% on the previous year and down 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in Thailand peaked at 84.3% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 18.2%, in 2022.
Thailand ranks 69th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 84.3% | — |
| 1988 | 83.9% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 80.2% | -4.4% |
| 1992 | 74.3% | -7.3% |
| 1994 | 71.2% | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 67.3% | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 65.5% | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 69.2% | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 69.2% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 63.0% | -9.0% |
| 2004 | 57.0% | -9.5% |
| 2006 | 49.4% | -13.3% |
| 2007 | 48.1% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 45.5% | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 42.6% | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 40.7% | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 37.1% | -8.8% |
| 2012 | 35.5% | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 33.0% | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 31.6% | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 27.4% | -13.3% |
| 2016 | 28.4% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 27.4% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 28.4% | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 26.0% | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 24.9% | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 23.9% | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 18.2% | -23.6% |
| 2023 | 18.8% | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 20.7% | +10.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 84.1% | 83.9% | 84.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 71.3% | 65.5% | 80.2% | 6 |
| 2000s | 53.5% | 42.6% | 69.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 31.5% | 26.0% | 40.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.3% | 18.2% | 24.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 66 Panama 25.3% compare
- 67 Bolivia 23.5% compare
- 68 Ukraine 20.8% compare
- 70 Montenegro 20.4% compare
- 71 Dominican Republic 20.1% compare
- 72 Bosnia and Herzegovina 19.7% 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 share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in Thailand?
- Share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in Thailand was 20.7% in 2024, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 84.3% in 1981.
- What is the lowest share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.2% in 2022.
- How does Thailand rank for share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index?
- Thailand ranks 69th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.5%. 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 Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $10 per day.