Share of the population that is female in Thailand
Thailand: Share of the population that is female was 51.4% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of the population that is female in Thailand, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2025, share of the population that is female in Thailand stood at 51.4%. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that is female in Thailand peaked at 51.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 49.5%, in 1965.
Thailand ranks 44th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.6% | 49.5% | 49.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 49.6% | 49.6% | 49.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 49.8% | 49.7% | 49.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.1% | 49.9% | 50.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.5% | 50.4% | 50.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.8% | 50.6% | 51.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.2% | 51.1% | 51.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 41 Mozambique 51.4% compare
- 42 Kiribati 51.4% compare
- 43 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 51.4% compare
- 45 Lebanon 51.3% compare
- 46 South Africa 51.3% compare
- 47 North Macedonia 51.3% compare
More gender data for Thailand
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 278,147 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 295,559 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 282,643 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 300,402 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 287,479 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 305,571 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 292,562 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 310,911 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 299,362 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 318,063 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that is female in Thailand?
- Share of the population that is female in Thailand was 51.4% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population that is female recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 51.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of the population that is female recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.5% in 1965.
- How does Thailand rank for share of the population that is female?
- Thailand ranks 44th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of the population that is female rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population that is female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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