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Thailand: capital, population, area and flag

Thailand is a country in Southeast Asia (Asia). Its capital is Bangkok. The population is about 71.6M (#20 of 193) and the area is about 513,115 km² (#50 of 193).

Key facts

Capital
Bangkok
Region
Asia / Southeast Asia
Population
71,619,863 (2025) #20 of 193
Total area
513,115 km² (2024) #50 of 193
Population density
140.3 people/km² (2024) #66 of 193
GDP (total)
$577B (2025) #29 of 189
GDP per capita
$8,057 (2025) #93 of 189
Life expectancy
76.6 years (2024) #71 of 193
Distance from Japan
4,602 km #179 of 192
Area compared with Japan
about 1.4 times that of Japan
Population compared with Japan
about 0.6 times that of Japan
Main languages
Thai
Currency
Thai Baht (THB)
Calling code
+66
Time zone (capital)
UTC+7
Time difference from Japan (standard time)
2 h behind Japan
Driving side
Left
Capital location
13.75°N 100.52°E

Population of Thailand, 1950–2100 (Japanese)
See past estimates, future projections and the population pyramid in the World Population Time Machine.

Map of Thailand

Map of Thailand

Capital: Bangkok

Thailand: in the world’s top 10 for food & farming

Thailand ranks among the world’s top 10 for these crops, animals, seafood and farm products (latest FAO data).

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Thailand in world rankings

How Thailand compares with other countries, indicator by indicator. Click an indicator to see the full ranking.

IndicatorValueYearRank
Geography & nature
Total area513,115 km²2024#50 of 193
Number of land borders4#56 of 193 tied
Latitude of the capital13.8°#107 of 193
Distance from Japan4,602 km#179 of 192
Forest area (share of land)38.7%2024#75 of 193
Arable land (share of land)30.8%2024#26 of 190
Protected land (share of land)18.4%2025#92 of 192
Agricultural land (share of land)43.3%2024#81 of 192
Average annual rainfall1,622 mm2022#50 of 180
Freshwater resources per person3,130 m³2022#81 of 181
Forest area196,475 km²2025#32 of 193
Marine protected areas (share of territorial waters)5.0%2025#56 of 153
People & population
Population71,619,8632025#20 of 193
Population density140.3 people/km²2024#66 of 193
Population growth rate-0.07%2025#161 of 193
Urban population (share of people)62.8%2025#100 of 193
Life expectancy76.6 years2024#71 of 193
Fertility rate1.20 births per woman2024#179 of 193
Infant mortality rate7.7 per 1,000 births2024#127 of 192 tied
Birth rate8.1 per 1,000 people2024#170 of 193
Share of people aged 65 and over16.0%2025#51 of 193
Share of children aged 0–1414.4%2025#172 of 193
Life expectancy of women81.0 years2024#55 of 193
Life expectancy of men72.3 years2024#83 of 193
Maternal mortality ratio34 per 100,000 births2023#113 of 192
City dwellers living in the largest city (share)25.3%2025#93 of 149
Death rate (per 1,000 people)9.0 per 1,000 people2024#53 of 193
Under-5 mortality (per 1,000 births)9.0 per 1,000 births2024#129 of 192
Population aged 15–64 (share of population)69.6%2025#25 of 193
Economy
GDP (total)$577B2025#29 of 189
GDP per capita$8,0572025#93 of 189
GDP per capita (PPP)$26,2502025#75 of 185
Economic growth rate2.4%2025#121 of 188
Inflation rate-0.1%2025#168 of 179
Unemployment rate0.8%2025#175 of 178
Exports (share of GDP)71.1%2025#23 of 168
Imports (share of GDP)67.3%2025#35 of 168
Agriculture (share of GDP)8.7%2025#76 of 184
Industry (share of GDP)31.1%2025#49 of 185
Services (share of GDP)60.2%2025#70 of 185
Military spending (share of GDP)1.0%2025#112 of 155
Income inequality (Gini index)33.3 (0–100)2024#93 of 149
Goods exports (total)$340B2025#23 of 190
Money sent home by workers abroad (share of GDP)2.1%2025#92 of 170
Women in the labor force (share of women)59.0%2025#55 of 178
Youth unemployment rate4.5%2025#155 of 178
Cereal production38,639,722 t2024#17 of 177
Cereal yield (per hectare of farmland)3,085 kg/ha2024#87 of 175
Fish and seafood production (catch + farmed)2,652,237 t2024#15 of 193
Fish catch (from sea, rivers and lakes)1,653,592 t2024#14 of 193
Aquaculture (farmed fish and seafood)998,645 t2024#13 of 193
Livestock production growth (2014–16 = 100)105.3 (2014–16 average = 100)2024#112 of 187 tied
Fertilizer use (per hectare of arable land)171 kg/ha2024#52 of 187
Manufacturing (share of GDP)23.7%2025#10 of 178
Employment in agriculture (share of jobs)28.6%2025#64 of 178
High-technology exports (share of manufactured exports)28.3%2024#18 of 168
Foreign direct investment, inflows (share of GDP)3.2%2025#63 of 187
Development aid received (share of national income)0.0%2023#130 of 132
Labor force (number of people)40,871,2422025#16 of 178
Reserves of foreign currency and gold$282B2025#15 of 169
Extreme poverty (share living on less than $3.00 a day)0.0%2024#120 of 132 tied
Daily life & technology
Internet users (share of people)90.9%2024#51 of 186
Mobile phone subscriptions160.6 per 100 people2024#20 of 193
Access to electricity (share of people)100.0%2024#1 of 193 tied
Health spending (share of GDP)4.5%2023#136 of 192
Education spending (share of GDP)2.5%2023#152 of 179
Hospital beds2.4 per 1,000 people2023#82 of 157
Doctors0.54 per 1,000 people2021#135 of 188
Research spending (share of GDP)0.94%2023#44 of 130
Women in parliament (share of seats)19.6%2025#128 of 192
University and college enrollment49.1%2025#80 of 163
Fixed broadband subscriptions14.9 per 100 people2024#89 of 192
Air passengers carried51,920,6922023#21 of 152
Safe sanitation (share of people)26.7%2024#107 of 136
Undernourishment (share of people)5.4%2024#76 of 165
Clean cooking fuels (share of people)88.0%2024#113 of 192 tied
Road traffic deaths32.2 per 100,000 people2019#17 of 183 tied
Measles vaccination (share of children)93.0%2024#74 of 192 tied
Secondary school enrollment (gross)92.1%2025#89 of 180
Primary school completion rate107.1%2025#12 of 172
Nurses and midwives (per 1,000 people)3.57 per 1,000 people2023#101 of 190
Tuberculosis cases (per 100,000 people)146 per 100,000 people2024#46 of 191
Health spending per person$3272023#109 of 192
Container port traffic (TEU)11,432,626 TEU2024#19 of 150
Environment
Renewable electricity (share of power)19.9%2021#109 of 187
CO₂ emissions per person4.0 t CO₂e per person2024#64 of 186
CO₂ emissions (total)283.8 Mt CO₂e2024#22 of 186
Air pollution (PM2.5)23.5 µg/m³2023#66 of 192
Energy use per person1,835 kg oil eq. per person2024#60 of 146
Renewable energy (share of final energy use)19.0%2021#110 of 191 tied
Electricity consumption per person3,080 kWh per person2024#65 of 146
Electricity from nuclear power (share of total)0.0%2021#33 of 190 tied
Electricity from hydropower (share of total)3.3%2024#123 of 190
Greenhouse gas emissions (total)422.4 Mt CO₂e2024#19 of 186
Freshwater withdrawal (share of internal resources)25.5%2022#51 of 175
Food & farming
Wheat: production1,320 t2024#109 of 120
Rice: production33,551,337 t2024#6 of 114
Maize (corn): production4,558,192 t2024#28 of 160
Barley: production190,988 t2024#52 of 100
Sorghum: production50,000 t2024#47 of 107
Potatoes: production119,501 t2024#103 of 150
Cassava: production28,624,312 t2024#3 of 92
Soybeans: production16,347 t2024#63 of 101
Groundnuts (peanuts): production25,033 t2024#50 of 108
Dry beans: production89,358 t2024#43 of 105
Sunflower seeds: production25,000 t2024#41 of 73
Coconuts: production975,238 t2024#10 of 79
Palm oil: production3,323,200 t2023#3 of 45
Tomatoes: production139,232 t2024#77 of 164
Onions: production36,307 t2024#92 of 139
Cabbages: production178,704 t2024#34 of 143
Cucumbers (with gherkins): production176,804 t2024#30 of 130
Lettuce (with chicory): production32,125 t2024#38 of 102
Cauliflower (with broccoli): production14,830 t2024#43 of 95
Eggplants (aubergines): production20,748 t2024#47 of 94
Green chilies and sweet peppers: production19,326 t2024#70 of 124
Mushrooms (with truffles): production1,231 t2024#42 of 63
Garlic: production53,714 t2024#23 of 102
Oranges: production515,006 t2024#22 of 112
Tangerines (mandarins): production263,379 t2024#22 of 70
Lemons (with limes): production168,398 t2024#17 of 101
Bananas: production1,298,998 t2024#19 of 113
Grapes: production82,452 t2024#52 of 91
Mangoes (with guavas and mangosteens): production1,486,723 t2024#10 of 96
Pineapples: production1,092,211 t2024#9 of 82
Watermelons: production170,421 t2024#46 of 119
Papayas: production161,769 t2024#12 of 68
Grapefruits (with pomelos): production266,186 t2024#7 of 71
Coffee: production16,623 t2024#33 of 74
Cocoa beans: production123 t2024#53 of 58
Tea: production106,643 t2024#17 of 45
Sugar cane: production82,435,400 t2024#5 of 93
Cotton (fibre): production1,510 t2023#59 of 85
Tobacco: production66,285 t2024#15 of 117
Black pepper (Piper spp.): production261 t2024#33 of 45
Ginger: production173,768 t2024#6 of 40
Beef (cattle meat): production112,425 t2024#67 of 181
Pork (pig meat): production939,974 t2024#20 of 164
Chicken meat: production1,917,977 t2024#15 of 183
Cow’s milk: production1,265,444 t2024#70 of 178
Hen eggs: production738,952 t2024#21 of 167
Honey: production11,681 t2024#31 of 122
Sheep meat (mutton and lamb): production147 t2024#144 of 172
Goat meat: production1,896 t2024#92 of 164
Butter (with ghee): production3,723 t2023#75 of 124
Cheese (all kinds): production2,460 t2023#96 of 105
Whiteleg shrimp: production368,444 t2024#6 of 54
Giant tiger prawn: production21,312 t2024#9 of 26
Giant river prawn: production42,643 t2024#3 of 30
Nile tilapia: production292,936 t2024#5 of 79
Silver carp: production631 t2024#21 of 46
Common carp: production3,012 t2024#28 of 97
Milkfish: production91 t2024#10 of 25
Barramundi (giant sea perch): production60,344 t2024#2 of 20
Skipjack tuna: production6,029 t2024#39 of 82
Yellowfin tuna: production15 t2024#73 of 82
Largehead hairtail (cutlassfish): production10,640 t2024#8 of 44
Shrimps and prawns: production459,234 t2024#6 of 114
Crabs: production56,427 t2024#7 of 97
Lobsters: production192 t2024#52 of 91
Crayfish and other freshwater crustaceans: production44,012 t2024#4 of 64
Oysters: production11,115 t2024#10 of 51
Clams and cockles: production34,969 t2024#8 of 55
Scallops: production2,847 t2024#14 of 31
Mussels: production38,059 t2024#8 of 52
Squids, cuttlefish and octopuses: production86,574 t2024#11 of 102
Tunas, bonitos and billfishes: production84,774 t2024#27 of 133
Carps and other cyprinids: production47,756 t2024#19 of 115
Tilapias and other cichlids: production293,208 t2024#7 of 119
Herrings, sardines and anchovies: production211,684 t2024#16 of 108
Flatfishes (flounders, halibuts, soles): production1,504 t2024#39 of 91
Sharks and rays: production1,401 t2024#47 of 127
Cattle: number of animals4,293,189 animals2024#58 of 183
Pigs: number of animals7,867,214 animals2024#21 of 165
Chickens: number of animals295,445,000 birds2024#15 of 181
Sheep: number of animals41,664 animals2024#140 of 173
Goats: number of animals483,791 animals2024#92 of 180
Horses: number of animals5,316 animals2024#104 of 143
Buffaloes: number of animals872,691 animals2024#14 of 45
Donkeys: number of animals27 animals2024#102 of 104
Ducks: number of animals16,250,000 birds2024#8 of 80

Questions about Thailand

What is the capital of Thailand?

The capital of Thailand is Bangkok.

What is the population of Thailand?

Thailand has a population of about 71.6M (2025), #20 of 193 among countries.

How big is Thailand?

Thailand covers about 513,115 km², #50 of 193 among countries.

Which continent is Thailand in?

Thailand is in Asia, in the region of Southeast Asia.

What currency and languages are used in Thailand?

The currency is the Thai Baht. Main languages: Thai.

How does Thailand compare with Japan in size and population?

The area of Thailand is about 1.4 times that of Japan, and its population is about 0.6 times that of Japan.

How far is Thailand from Japan?

The capital, Bangkok, is about 4,602 km from Tokyo, the capital of Japan, in a straight line.

What is the time difference between Thailand and Japan?

The capital, Bangkok, is on UTC+7 in standard time: 2 h behind Japan.

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