Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Thailand

Thailand: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre was 0.0632 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0632 1000 No per square kilometre
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
44th
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.0846 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2000
All-time low
0.0443 1000 No per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Thailand, 1961–2023

00.020.040.060.08196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 No per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2023, population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Thailand stood at 0.0632 1000 No per square kilometre.

That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Thailand peaked at 0.0846 1000 No per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0443 1000 No per square kilometre, in 1961.

Thailand ranks 44th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Thailand, 1961 to 2023.
Year 1000 No per square kilometre Change
1961 0.0443 1000 No per square kilometre
1962 0.0456 1000 No per square kilometre +2.9%
1963 0.0469 1000 No per square kilometre +2.9%
1964 0.0483 1000 No per square kilometre +2.9%
1965 0.0497 1000 No per square kilometre +2.9%
1966 0.0511 1000 No per square kilometre +2.9%
1967 0.0526 1000 No per square kilometre +2.9%
1968 0.0541 1000 No per square kilometre +2.9%
1969 0.0556 1000 No per square kilometre +2.8%
1970 0.0571 1000 No per square kilometre +2.7%
1971 0.0584 1000 No per square kilometre +2.2%
1972 0.0596 1000 No per square kilometre +2.2%
1973 0.0609 1000 No per square kilometre +2.1%
1974 0.0621 1000 No per square kilometre +1.9%
1975 0.0632 1000 No per square kilometre +1.8%
1976 0.0642 1000 No per square kilometre +1.7%
1977 0.0652 1000 No per square kilometre +1.5%
1978 0.0661 1000 No per square kilometre +1.4%
1979 0.067 1000 No per square kilometre +1.3%
1980 0.0679 1000 No per square kilometre +1.3%
1981 0.069 1000 No per square kilometre +1.7%
1982 0.0701 1000 No per square kilometre +1.6%
1983 0.0712 1000 No per square kilometre +1.5%
1984 0.0722 1000 No per square kilometre +1.5%
1985 0.0732 1000 No per square kilometre +1.5%
1986 0.0743 1000 No per square kilometre +1.5%
1987 0.0754 1000 No per square kilometre +1.4%
1988 0.0764 1000 No per square kilometre +1.4%
1989 0.0774 1000 No per square kilometre +1.2%
1990 0.0782 1000 No per square kilometre +1.0%
1991 0.0789 1000 No per square kilometre +1.0%
1992 0.0795 1000 No per square kilometre +0.8%
1993 0.08 1000 No per square kilometre +0.7%
1994 0.0806 1000 No per square kilometre +0.7%
1995 0.0812 1000 No per square kilometre +0.8%
1996 0.0819 1000 No per square kilometre +0.9%
1997 0.0827 1000 No per square kilometre +0.9%
1998 0.0834 1000 No per square kilometre +1.0%
1999 0.0842 1000 No per square kilometre +0.9%
2000 0.0846 1000 No per square kilometre +0.4%
2001 0.0839 1000 No per square kilometre -0.8%
2002 0.0831 1000 No per square kilometre -0.9%
2003 0.0822 1000 No per square kilometre -1.1%
2004 0.0812 1000 No per square kilometre -1.2%
2005 0.0802 1000 No per square kilometre -1.3%
2006 0.079 1000 No per square kilometre -1.4%
2007 0.0778 1000 No per square kilometre -1.5%
2008 0.0765 1000 No per square kilometre -1.6%
2009 0.0752 1000 No per square kilometre -1.7%
2010 0.0739 1000 No per square kilometre -1.8%
2011 0.0731 1000 No per square kilometre -1.0%
2012 0.0724 1000 No per square kilometre -0.9%
2013 0.0718 1000 No per square kilometre -0.9%
2014 0.0711 1000 No per square kilometre -1.0%
2015 0.0703 1000 No per square kilometre -1.1%
2016 0.0695 1000 No per square kilometre -1.1%
2017 0.0686 1000 No per square kilometre -1.2%
2018 0.0678 1000 No per square kilometre -1.3%
2019 0.0669 1000 No per square kilometre -1.3%
2020 0.066 1000 No per square kilometre -1.3%
2021 0.0651 1000 No per square kilometre -1.4%
2022 0.0642 1000 No per square kilometre -1.4%
2023 0.0632 1000 No per square kilometre -1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0498 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0443 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0556 1000 No per square kilometre 9
1970s 0.0624 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0571 1000 No per square kilometre 0.067 1000 No per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.0727 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0679 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0774 1000 No per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.0811 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0782 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0842 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0804 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0752 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0846 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0705 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0669 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0739 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0646 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0632 1000 No per square kilometre 0.066 1000 No per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 41 Kiribati 0.0669 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  2. 42 Eswatini 0.066 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  3. 43 Sierra Leone 0.0659 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  4. 45 Marshall Islands 0.0627 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  5. 46 Egypt 0.0618 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  6. 47 Indonesia 0.0613 1000 No per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Thailand?
Population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Thailand was 0.0632 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 0.0846 1000 No per square kilometre in 2000.
What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0443 1000 No per square kilometre in 1961.
How does Thailand rank for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre?
Thailand ranks 44th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
Is population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Thailand data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 No per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
192 places, 11,029 data points, 1961–2023
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Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.