Population ages 15-64 in Thailand
Thailand: Population ages 15-64 was 69.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-64 in Thailand, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 69.6% for population ages 15-64 in 2025.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64 in Thailand peaked at 71.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 51.8%, in 1966.
That places Thailand 31st out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 52.1% | 51.8% | 52.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 54.4% | 52.4% | 57.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 61.8% | 58.0% | 65.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.0% | 66.1% | 69.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.3% | 69.5% | 71.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.5% | 71.1% | 71.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.3% | 69.6% | 70.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 28 Azerbaijan 69.6% compare
- 29 French Polynesia 69.6% compare
- 30 Trinidad and Tobago 69.6% compare
- 32 South Korea 69.5% compare
- 33 Iran 69.4% compare
- 34 Dominica 69.2% compare
More education data for Thailand
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.4% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers 305,368 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary, male 101.5% (2025)
- Labor force, female 45.8% (2025)
- Labor force, total 40.87 million (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.993 GPI (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-64 in Thailand?
- Population ages 15-64 in Thailand was 69.6% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 15-64 recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 71.7% in 2013.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64 recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.8% in 1966.
- How does Thailand rank for population ages 15-64?
- Thailand ranks 31st out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64 rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. 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), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 15-64 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.