Urban population, male in Thailand
Thailand: Urban population, male was 24.4% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, male in Thailand, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2015, urban population, male in Thailand stood at 24.4%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 36.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, male in Thailand peaked at 24.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 13.2%, in 1980.
That places Thailand 122nd out of 192 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
Urban population, male in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 13.2% | — |
| 1985 | 13.7% | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 14.2% | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 14.7% | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 15.1% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 17.9% | +18.9% |
| 2010 | 21.4% | +19.1% |
| 2015 | 24.4% | +14.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.5% | 13.2% | 13.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 14.5% | 14.2% | 14.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 16.5% | 15.1% | 17.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 22.9% | 21.4% | 24.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More gender data for Thailand
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 9,170 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.1 % change on previous year (2030)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, male in Thailand?
- Urban population, male in Thailand was 24.4% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, male recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 24.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, male recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.2% in 1980.
- How does Thailand rank for urban population, male?
- Thailand ranks 122nd out of 192 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, male rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as part of Urban population, male (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 8 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Male urban population is the percentage of males who live in urban areas to total population.