Poverty & Inequality in Thailand

100 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Thailand.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines 0.0% 2024 down 93.6% 112th
Distribution of population between different poverty lines 4.83 million people 2024 up 14.3% 30th
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day 85.2% 2024 down 2.5% 64th
Share of population living in extreme poverty 0.0% 2024 down 93.6% 112th
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day 11.7% 2024 down 44.2% 71st
Number of people living in extreme poverty 71.66 million people 2024 up 2.3% 19th
Distribution of population between different poverty lines 10,524 people 2024 down 93.4% 98th
Number of people living in extreme poverty 10,524 people 2024 down 93.4% 98th
Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption 11.7% 2024 down 44.2% 71st
The share and number of people living in extreme poverty 0.0% 2024 down 93.6% 112th
Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median 3.4% 2024 down 29.7% 96th
Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median 9.6% 2024 down 14.9% 82nd
Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median 17.5% 2024 down 10.5% 71st
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day 93.3% 2024 down 0.8% 65th
Extreme monetary poverty and multidimensional poverty over time 0.0% 2024 down 93.6% 112th
Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty 0.2% 2024 down 84.0% 107th
Share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding China 0.0% 2024 down 93.6% 112th
Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index 20.7% 2024 down 34.5% 69th
Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data 10,524 people 2024 down 93.4% 98th
Distribution of population between different poverty lines 4.83 million people 2024 up 14.3% 30th
Gini coefficient 0.3332 2024 down 10.0% 73rd
Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty 6.7% 2022 down 27.2% 58th
Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate 0.0% 2024 down 93.6% 110th
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines 5.4% 2022 down 57.1% 65th
Share of population living below national poverty lines 5.4% 2022 down 57.1% 65th
Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio (World Bank) 0.1% 2024 down 75.0% 61st
Distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) 46.55 million people 2021 up 31.9% 15th
Share of population living in extreme poverty (2011 prices) 0.0% 2021 down 81.3% 109th
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) 90.5% 2021 down 3.5% 69th
Share of population living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 0.0% 2021 down 81.3% 109th
Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 5,886 people 2021 down 80.6% 96th
Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 0.3% 2021 down 77.8% 95th
Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 5.9% 2021 down 55.9% 75th
Share of population living in extreme poverty (2017 prices) 0.0% 2021 down 80.5% 107th
Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age 0.1% 2023 down 44.4% 26th
Proportion of population living below the national poverty line 5.4% 2022 down 57.1% 67th
Share of population living in extreme poverty 1.0% 2018 down 66.7% 14th
Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty 11.6% 2021 down 57.8% 46th
Share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions 11.6% 2021 down 57.7% 43rd
Proportion of population below the international poverty line of 0.0% 2017 down 100.0% 62nd