CIA World Factbook demographic statistics
The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.
Population According to the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Thailand has a population of about 66,000,000 people
Age structure
0-14 years: 21.2% (male 7,104,776/female 6,781,453)
15-64 years: 70.3% (male 22,763,274/female 23,304,793)
65 years and over: 8.5% (male 2,516,721/female 3,022,281) (2008 est.)
0-14 years: 20.8% (male 7,009,845/female 6,691,470)
15-64 years: 70.5% (male 22,977,945/female 23,512,538)
65 years and over: 8.7% (male 2,594,387/female 3,119,225) (2009 est.)
Population growth rate
- 0.64% (2008 est.)
- 0.615% (2009 est.)
Birth rate 13.57 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
In 2006, the birth rate was 10.85/1000 pop. [1] . NE had a TBR of 12.24, while Bangkok had 8.83.
Death rate 7.14 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Net migration rate
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.) 56 migrant /1000 population (2008 )
Sex ratio
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.83 male(s)/female
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2008 est.)
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.83 male(s)/female
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2009 est.)
Infant mortality rate
18.23 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)
total: 17.63 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 18.9 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 16.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 72.83 years
male: 70.51 years
female: 75.27 years (2008 est.)
Total fertility
- 1.64 children born/woman (2008 est.)
- 1.65 children born/woman (2010 est.)
Nationality
noun: Thai (singular and plural)
adjective: Thai
Ethnic groups
Main article: Ethnic groups in Thailand
Tai (including Lao, who make up about ⅓ of the Thai population[citation needed]) 75%, Chinese 14%, other 11%
Religions
Buddhism 94.6%, Islam 4.6%, Christianity 0.7%, Hinduism 0.1%, other (including Judaism) 0.1% (2000)
Languages
Thai (including Isan), English (secondary language), Vietnamese, Isan as well as other ethnic and regional languages and dialects.
Literacy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.6%
male: 94.9%
female: 90.5% (2002 est.)