Life expectancy at birth, total in Thailand
Thailand: Life expectancy at birth, total was 76.56 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Thailand, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 76.56 years for life expectancy at birth, total in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Thailand peaked at 77.61 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 50.61 years, in 1960.
That places Thailand 88th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 52.95 years | 50.61 years | 55.7 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 59.26 years | 56.47 years | 61.7 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 65.71 years | 62.19 years | 68.56 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.84 years | 68.92 years | 70.98 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.76 years | 71.2 years | 74.67 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.29 years | 75.01 years | 77.2 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.64 years | 75.29 years | 77.61 years | 5 |
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More health data for Thailand
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 411,203 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 398,874 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 419,887 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 396,542 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 418,551 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 395,015 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 376,498 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 365,336 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 387,559 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 422,254 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Thailand?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Thailand was 76.56 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 77.61 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.61 years in 1960.
- How does Thailand rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Thailand ranks 88th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.