Urban population share in Thailand
62.8% of people in Thailand lived in urban areas in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Thailand, 2025
62.8%
Change from 2024
+0.9percentage points
World, 2025
57.8%
Position in 2025
117th of 217
Urban population share in Thailand over time
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% of total population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Thailand | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 62.8% | 57.8% |
| 2024 | 61.9% | 57.6% |
| 2023 | 60.9% | 57.3% |
| 2022 | 59.7% | 57.1% |
| 2021 | 58.5% | 56.8% |
| 2020 | 57.2% | 56.4% |
| 2019 | 55.9% | 56.1% |
| 2018 | 54.6% | 55.8% |
| 2017 | 49.2% | 55.3% |
| 2016 | 47.9% | 54.9% |
| 2015 | 47.0% | 54.4% |
| 2014 | 46.3% | 53.9% |
| 2013 | 45.8% | 53.4% |
| 2012 | 45.4% | 52.9% |
| 2011 | 44.8% | 52.5% |
| 2010 | 44.0% | 51.8% |
| 2009 | 43.0% | 51.4% |
| 2008 | 41.9% | 50.9% |
| 2007 | 40.7% | 50.4% |
| 2006 | 39.4% | 49.9% |
| 2005 | 38.1% | 49.4% |
| 2004 | 36.8% | 48.9% |
| 2003 | 35.4% | 48.4% |
| 2002 | 34.1% | 47.8% |
| 2001 | 32.7% | 47.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.9 percentage points from 61.9% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 47.0%, the figure has changed by +15.8 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Thailand has the 117th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 57.8%.
More for Thailand
All statistics for Thailand
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
Population
71,619,863 people
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
-0.07%
2025 · World Bank