Share of the population that is female in Thailand

Thailand: Share of the population that is female was 51.4% in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
51.4%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
44th
of 215 countries
All-time high
51.4%
in 2025
All-time low
49.5%
in 1965
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Share of the population that is female in Thailand, 1960–2025

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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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 41 Mozambique 51.4% compare
  2. 42 Kiribati 51.4% compare
  3. 43 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 51.4% compare
  4. 45 Lebanon 51.3% compare
  5. 46 South Africa 51.3% compare
  6. 47 North Macedonia 51.3% compare

See the full ranking of 215 places →

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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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About this data

Indicator
Share of the population that is female
Unit
% of total
Source
United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 14,190 data points, 1960–2025
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