Thailand Rural Population 1960-2024

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • Thailand rural population for 2023 was 33,310,049, a 1.38% decline from 2022.
  • Thailand rural population for 2022 was 33,777,188, a 1.39% decline from 2021.
  • Thailand rural population for 2021 was 34,251,820, a 1.34% decline from 2020.
  • Thailand rural population for 2020 was 34,715,730, a 1.26% decline from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Rural Population
China 499,814,553
Russia 35,480,468
Thailand 33,310,049
Brazil 26,429,509
Mexico 23,658,946
Iran 20,280,562
Turkey 19,229,921
South Africa 18,837,844
Iraq 12,923,750
Algeria 11,279,395
Colombia 9,190,949
Romania 8,637,756
Kazakhstan 8,322,453
Guatemala 8,255,892
Malaysia 7,302,226
Peru 7,240,866
Ecuador 6,404,506
Azerbaijan 4,290,049
Venezuela 3,334,307
Turkmenistan 2,997,211
Serbia 2,838,273
Paraguay 2,528,540
Cuba 2,516,176
Belarus 1,768,566
Dominican Republic 1,762,730
Bosnia 1,596,786
Bulgaria 1,498,212
Libya 1,267,050
Jamaica 1,204,303
Namibia 1,174,846
Armenia 1,007,320
Albania 971,992
Costa Rica 905,771
Jordan 904,697
Mauritius 745,691
North Macedonia 734,232
Botswana 725,903
Guyana 592,780
Lebanon 565,803
Equatorial Guinea 438,133
Fiji 386,601
Maldives 302,343
Belize 219,348
Gabon 218,584
Suriname 209,339
Montenegro 194,083
Samoa 186,169
St. Lucia 145,693
Tonga 82,813
Grenada 79,421
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 47,391
Dominica 20,447
Marshall Islands 8,875
American Samoa 5,606
Tuvalu 3,847
Thailand Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2023 33,310,049 46.39 -1.39%
2022 33,777,188 47.11 -1.40%
2021 34,251,820 47.84 -1.35%
2020 34,715,730 48.57 -1.27%
2019 35,160,432 49.31 -1.24%
2018 35,600,176 50.05 -1.16%
2017 36,016,287 50.80 -1.06%
2016 36,399,340 51.55 -1.01%
2015 36,768,187 52.31 -0.95%
2014 37,119,178 53.06 -0.86%
2013 37,438,158 53.81 -0.77%
2012 37,728,614 54.56 -0.72%
2011 37,999,578 55.30 -0.87%
2010 38,329,783 56.14 -1.64%
2009 38,963,691 57.46 -1.52%
2008 39,560,727 58.76 -1.43%
2007 40,129,466 60.05 -1.34%
2006 40,671,775 61.33 -1.28%
2005 41,196,931 62.59 -1.19%
2004 41,688,770 63.83 -1.08%
2003 42,143,240 65.06 -0.98%
2002 42,557,735 66.27 -0.88%
2001 42,933,125 67.45 -0.79%
2000 43,272,519 68.61 0.39%
1999 43,104,786 69.03 0.87%
1998 42,730,777 69.21 0.98%
1997 42,313,023 69.38 1.03%
1996 41,877,419 69.55 1.07%
1995 41,433,371 69.72 1.14%
1994 40,965,466 69.90 1.19%
1993 40,481,390 70.07 1.22%
1992 39,992,259 70.24 1.24%
1991 39,498,232 70.41 1.33%
1990 38,978,003 70.58 1.29%
1989 38,479,322 70.83 1.31%
1988 37,976,798 71.10 1.38%
1987 37,455,441 71.37 1.43%
1986 36,924,241 71.64 1.48%
1985 36,380,292 71.91 1.55%
1984 35,821,831 72.17 1.60%
1983 35,252,577 72.43 1.65%
1982 34,674,331 72.69 1.71%
1981 34,088,027 72.95 1.79%
1980 33,484,152 73.21 1.41%
1979 33,014,148 73.76 1.29%
1978 32,589,568 74.39 1.38%
1977 32,141,420 75.02 1.45%
1976 31,677,548 75.64 1.55%
1975 31,189,436 76.24 1.72%
1974 30,658,302 76.84 1.85%
1973 30,095,912 77.42 1.97%
1972 29,508,549 77.99 2.03%
1971 28,915,626 78.56 2.10%
1970 28,315,194 79.11 2.57%
1969 27,597,685 79.33 2.72%
1968 26,857,917 79.44 2.76%
1967 26,125,666 79.56 2.81%
1966 25,401,149 79.67 2.86%
1965 24,683,838 79.78 2.90%
1964 23,977,843 79.89 2.91%
1963 23,291,299 80.00 2.90%
1962 22,624,806 80.11 2.89%
1961 21,979,976 80.22 2.84%
1960 21,364,504 80.33 %