Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Thailand
Thailand: Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 was 86.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
86.8%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
101st
of 215 countries
All-time high
87.9%
in 2021
All-time low
44.6%
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Thailand, 1960–2024
Source: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
In 2024, share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Thailand stood at 86.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Thailand peaked at 87.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 44.6%, in 1960.
Thailand ranks 101st of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 44.6% | — |
| 1961 | 45.3% | +1.6% |
| 1962 | 45.8% | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 46.5% | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 47.6% | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 48.7% | +2.3% |
| 1966 | 49.8% | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 50.6% | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 51.6% | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 52.8% | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 54.1% | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 55.1% | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 56.2% | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 57.2% | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 58.6% | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 60.0% | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 61.5% | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 62.7% | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 63.5% | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 64.4% | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 65.3% | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 66.4% | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 67.4% | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 68.9% | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 70.8% | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 72.6% | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 74.0% | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 74.9% | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 75.6% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 76.2% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 77.0% | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 77.5% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 77.9% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 78.3% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 78.7% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 79.2% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 79.8% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 80.2% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 80.4% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 80.4% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 80.3% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 80.4% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 80.7% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 81.2% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 81.1% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 82.6% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 83.4% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 83.9% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 84.6% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 85.0% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 85.4% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 85.8% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 86.1% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 86.7% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 86.9% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 87.2% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 87.1% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 87.2% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 87.4% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 87.3% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 87.4% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 87.9% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 84.8% | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 86.3% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 86.8% | +0.6% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 86.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 84.8%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 86.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 83.0%, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.3% | 44.6% | 52.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 59.3% | 54.1% | 64.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.2% | 65.3% | 76.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 78.9% | 77.0% | 80.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.3% | 80.3% | 85.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.7% | 85.4% | 87.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.6% | 84.8% | 87.9% | 5 |
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)
- Population 62,045 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 62,045 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.1546 % 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Thailand?
- Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Thailand was 86.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 87.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.6% in 1960.
- How does Thailand rank for share of women expected to survive to the age of 65?
- Thailand ranks 101st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This measure shows the share newborns that would survive to the age of 65, if subject to age-specific death rates in a given year.