Thailand Population Pyramid 1970
Thailand in 1970
In 1970, Thailand had a total population of 35,954,408 people. A decade earlier, in 1960, the population was 26,851,747; it has grown by 33.9% since.
The median age was 17.5 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 85.5 children under 15 and 5.5 people aged 65 or over. The pyramid is expansive: its wide base of young cohorts reflects high fertility and a rapidly growing population.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
The fertility rate of Thailand was 1.21 births per woman in 2023, under the 2.1 needed to replace each generation.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
Life expectancy at birth was 76.4 years in 2023: 80.9 for women and 72.2 for men.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
2,906,155 immigrants live in Thailand, 4.1% of the population.
| Myanmar | 1,708,695 |
| Cambodia | 375,635 |
| Laos | 285,819 |
| United Kingdom | 116,582 |
| Japan | 104,515 |
1,178,284 people born in Thailand live in other countries.
| United States of America | 307,741 |
| Republic of Korea | 199,861 |
| Australia | 109,845 |
| Taiwan | 80,032 |
| Malaysia | 70,718 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 35,954,408 | 17.5 | |
| Philippines | 37,622,204 | 15.7 | |
| Viet Nam | 41,475,230 | 18.4 | |
| Myanmar | 27,193,016 | 19.5 | |
| Malaysia | 10,178,802 | 17.4 |





