Population density in Thailand

Thailand had 140.3 people per km² in 2024.

Measure: Population density Unit: People per square kilometre of land Data: 1961 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Thailand, 2024 140.3 People per square kilometre of land
Change from 2023 0% 2023: 140.3 people per km²
World, 2023 62.1 people per km² Official aggregate Not the same period as Thailand (2024).
Position in 2024 82nd of 214 See the full ranking

Population density in Thailand over time

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People per square kilometre of land. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Population density (people per square kilometre of land), 2000 to 2024
Period ThailandWorld
2024 140.3 people per km² –
2023 140.3 people per km² 62.1 people per km²
2022 140.4 people per km² 61.6 people per km²
2021 140.4 people per km² 61.0 people per km²
2020 140.2 people per km² 60.4 people per km²
2019 140.0 people per km² 59.8 people per km²
2018 139.7 people per km² 59.2 people per km²
2017 139.3 people per km² 58.6 people per km²
2016 138.7 people per km² 57.9 people per km²
2015 138.1 people per km² 57.3 people per km²
2014 137.4 people per km² 56.6 people per km²
2013 136.7 people per km² 55.9 people per km²
2012 135.9 people per km² 55.2 people per km²
2011 135.1 people per km² 55.6 people per km²
2010 134.2 people per km² 54.9 people per km²
2009 133.3 people per km² 54.3 people per km²
2008 132.4 people per km² 53.6 people per km²
2007 131.3 people per km² 52.9 people per km²
2006 130.3 people per km² 52.3 people per km²
2005 129.2 people per km² 51.6 people per km²
2004 128.1 people per km² 51.0 people per km²
2003 127.0 people per km² 50.4 people per km²
2002 125.8 people per km² 49.7 people per km²
2001 124.6 people per km² 49.1 people per km²
2000 123.3 people per km² 48.4 people per km²

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of 0% from 140.3 people per km² in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 137.4 people per km², the figure has changed by +2.1%.
  • Among the 214 countries with data for 2024, Thailand has the 82nd highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
Food and Agriculture Organization and World Bank population estimates
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EN.POP.DNST · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1961 to 2024 for Thailand
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: Food and Agriculture Organization and World Bank population estimates