Population, male in Thailand

Thailand: Population, male was 34.84 million in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
34.84 million
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
21st
of 215 countries
All-time high
35.04 million
in 2021
All-time low
13.54 million
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Population, male in Thailand, 1960–2025

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Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.

Analysis

Thailand recorded 34.84 million for population, male in 2025.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, male in Thailand peaked at 35.04 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 13.54 million, in 1960.

That places Thailand 21st out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 15.53 million 13.54 million 17.64 million 10
1970s 20.36 million 18.14 million 22.51 million 10
1980s 25.01 million 22.97 million 27.01 million 10
1990s 29.23 million 27.44 million 30.90 million 10
2000s 32.48 million 31.22 million 33.65 million 10
2010s 34.55 million 33.86 million 35.02 million 10
2020s 34.96 million 34.84 million 35.04 million 6

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 18 Turkey 42.85 million compare
  2. 19 Germany 41.23 million compare
  3. 20 Tanzania 34.98 million compare
  4. 22 United Kingdom 34.23 million compare
  5. 23 France 33.32 million compare
  6. 24 South Africa 31.50 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, male in Thailand?
Population, male in Thailand was 34.84 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
What is the highest population, male recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 35.04 million in 2021.
What is the lowest population, male recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 13.54 million in 1960.
How does Thailand rank for population, male?
Thailand ranks 21st out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
Is population, male 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), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population, male
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
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Male population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.