Urban population growth in Thailand
The urban population of Thailand changed by 1.43% in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1961.
Thailand, 2025
1.43%
Change from 2024
−0.05percentage points
World, 2025
1.36%
Position in 2025
99th of 217
Urban population growth in Thailand over time
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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Thailand | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.43% | 1.36% |
| 2024 | 1.47% | 1.40% |
| 2023 | 1.93% | 1.35% |
| 2022 | 2.10% | 1.33% |
| 2021 | 2.32% | 1.48% |
| 2020 | 2.48% | 1.52% |
| 2019 | 2.63% | 1.74% |
| 2018 | 10.62% | 1.85% |
| 2017 | 3.21% | 1.90% |
| 2016 | 2.41% | 2.02% |
| 2015 | 1.83% | 2.14% |
| 2014 | 1.58% | 2.09% |
| 2013 | 1.59% | 2.20% |
| 2012 | 1.88% | 2.13% |
| 2011 | 2.43% | 2.56% |
| 2010 | 2.98% | 1.97% |
| 2009 | 3.34% | 2.22% |
| 2008 | 3.65% | 2.19% |
| 2007 | 3.95% | 2.34% |
| 2006 | 4.21% | 2.31% |
| 2005 | 4.45% | 2.27% |
| 2004 | 4.66% | 2.32% |
| 2003 | 4.83% | 2.41% |
| 2002 | 4.95% | 2.41% |
| 2001 | 5.00% | 2.33% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.05 percentage points from 1.47% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 1.83%, the figure has changed by −0.40 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Thailand has the 99th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 1.36%.
More for Thailand
All statistics for Thailand
Urban population share
62.8%
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
-0.07%
2025 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
71,702,435 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
39.7 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
1.21 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
-0.04%
2023 · UN Population Division