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Thailand – Birth Rate

Name: Thailand Birth Rate
Creator: World Bank
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Crude birth rate per 1,000 people. Number of live births occurring during the year per 1,000 midyear population. · World Bank

8.2 −0.1 from 2022 G20 rank: 30th · all-time high: 43.8 (1960)

APA

Thailand Birth Rate. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 10, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/thailand/birth-rate

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_thailand_birth-rate,
  title = {Thailand Birth Rate},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/thailand/birth-rate},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}

Data & Projection▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2026* trend	7.6	–	–
2025* trend	7.8	–	–
2023	8.2	−0.1	30th
2022	8.4	−0.2	25th
2021	8.5	−0.2	21st
2020	8.8	−0.3	24th
2019	9.1	−0.3	23rd
2018	9.4	−0.4	25th
2017	9.8	−0.3	28th
2016	10.1	−0.5	32nd
2015	10.6	−0.4	39th
2014	11.0	−0.4	44th
2013	11.4	−0.4	49th
2012	11.8	−0.2	48th
2011	11.9	−0.1	52nd
2010	12.0	−0.2	53rd
2009	12.2	−0.3	52nd
2008	12.5	−0.4	55th
2007	12.9	−0.3	62nd
2006	13.2	−0.3	64th
2005	13.5	−0.3	63rd
2004	13.8	−0.2	64th
2003	14.1	−0.3	65th
2002	14.3	−0.3	66th
2001	14.7	−0.4	68th
2000	15.0	−0.6	66th
1999	15.6	−0.7	69th
1998	16.3	−0.6	73rd
1997	16.8	−0.4	71st
1996	17.3	−0.4	69th
1995	17.7	−0.6	69th
1994	18.2	−0.5	70th
1993	18.7	−0.4	71st
1992	19.2	−0.3	69th
1991	19.5	−0.2	69th
1990	19.6	−0.5	65th
1989	20.1	−0.1	66th
1988	20.2	−0.5	67th
1987	20.7	−0.6	69th
1986	21.3	−0.4	70th
1985	21.7	−0.7	70th
1984	22.3	−1.0	72nd
1983	23.3	−1.2	77th
1982	24.5	−1.1	79th
1981	25.5	−0.7	81st
1980	26.3	−0.5	80th
1979	26.8	−0.7	81st
1978	27.5	−1.1	88th
1977	28.6	−1.3	94th
1976	29.8	−1.2	96th
1975	31.1	−1.2	98th
1974	32.3	−1.2	99th
1973	33.5	−1.2	102nd
1972	34.7	−0.9	104th
1971	35.6	−1.1	107th
1970	36.7	−1.6	107th
1969	38.3	−1.4	116th
1968	39.7	−1.0	118th
1967	40.8	−0.8	122nd
1966	41.6	−0.7	124th
1965	42.2	−0.5	123rd
1964	42.8	−0.5	123rd
1963	43.2	−0.2	124th
1962	43.4	−0.2	121st
1961	43.6	−0.2	118th
1960	43.8	–	118th

Show all years (1960–2023)

* Linear trend extrapolation from last 5 data points

Detected Pattern▾

Export Boom Cycle

Current account surplus with strong export growth (>15% YoY), reserve accumulation, and moderate GDP growth. Typical of commodity exporters during price surges.

Reserves YoY +17.9% GDP growth 4.2% C/A balance 9.6%

This pattern occurred 682 times in G20 history, 460 successful

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Reserves YoY

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Guatemala 2024

Reserves YoY

+14.6%

GDP growth

3.7%

C/A balance

2.9%

Cambodia 2024

Reserves YoY

+12.6%

GDP growth

6.0%

C/A balance

0.5%

Sri Lanka 2024

Reserves YoY

+38.3%

GDP growth

5.0%

C/A balance

1.2%

Lesotho 2024

Reserves YoY

+18.0%

GDP growth

2.9%

C/A balance

3.9%

Lithuania 2024

Reserves YoY

+20.1%

GDP growth

2.8%

C/A balance

3.3%

HistorySaid

Thailand's birth rate stood at 8.2 in 2023, a decline of −0.1 from 2022. Based on recent trends, HistorySaid estimates 7.8 by 2025.