Thailand birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in Thailand chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Thailand was 1.21 in 2023 and has been below the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman since 1990. In 1993, the fertility rate was 1.97 — a -38.4% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Thailand	World
1960	6.33	4.69
1961	6.32	4.56
1962	6.33	5.02
1963	6.34	5.31
1964	6.31	5.13
1965	6.26	5.08
1966	6.18	4.97
1967	6.08	4.87
1968	5.93	4.98
1969	5.7	4.88
1970	5.45	4.84
1971	5.25	4.69
1972	5.08	4.55
1973	4.85	4.42
1974	4.6	4.26
1975	4.36	4.07
1976	4.12	3.97
1977	3.87	3.84
1978	3.62	3.77
1979	3.45	3.76
1980	3.29	3.73
1981	3.13	3.71
1982	2.94	3.72
1983	2.76	3.59
1984	2.58	3.57
1985	2.45	3.53
1986	2.36	3.51
1987	2.26	3.48
1988	2.17	3.39
1989	2.14	3.35
1990	2.07	3.31
1991	2.04	3.13
1992	2.01	3.04
1993	1.97	2.97
1994	1.93	2.92
1995	1.89	2.87
1996	1.87	2.82
1997	1.85	2.78
1998	1.82	2.75
1999	1.77	2.72
2000	1.73	2.73
2001	1.71	2.69
2002	1.69	2.66
2003	1.67	2.64
2004	1.67	2.63
2005	1.64	2.61
2006	1.63	2.61
2007	1.62	2.6
2008	1.59	2.6
2009	1.57	2.59
2010	1.56	2.57
2011	1.57	2.55
2012	1.56	2.56
2013	1.53	2.53
2014	1.48	2.52
2015	1.45	2.49
2016	1.4	2.49
2017	1.36	2.46
2018	1.32	2.39
2019	1.29	2.35
2020	1.26	2.28
2021	1.23	2.25
2022	1.22	2.22
2023	1.21	2.2
2024	1.2	2.19
2025	1.19	2.18
2026	1.19	2.18
2027	1.19	2.17
2028	1.19	2.16
2029	1.19	2.15
2030	1.2	2.14
2031	1.2	2.13
2032	1.21	2.12
2033	1.21	2.12
2034	1.22	2.11
2035	1.22	2.1
2036	1.23	2.09
2037	1.23	2.09
2038	1.24	2.08
2039	1.24	2.08
2040	1.25	2.08
2041	1.25	2.07
2042	1.26	2.07
2043	1.26	2.07
2044	1.26	2.07
2045	1.27	2.06
2046	1.27	2.06
2047	1.28	2.06
2048	1.28	2.05
2049	1.28	2.05
2050	1.29	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 8.67% were to women under 20 years old, 48% to women ages 20-29, and 43.4% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 13.6%, 62.5%, and 23.9% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Thailand by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Thailand	World
1960	44.3%	37.4%
1961	44.6%	37.5%
1962	44.8%	37.6%
1963	45.1%	37.8%
1964	45.3%	38%
1965	45.4%	38%
1966	45.4%	38%
1967	45.3%	38%
1968	45.2%	37.9%
1969	45%	37.8%
1970	44.8%	37.7%
1971	44.4%	37.6%
1972	44%	37.5%
1973	43.5%	37.3%
1974	43%	37.2%
1975	42.4%	37.1%
1976	41.8%	36.9%
1977	41.1%	36.7%
1978	40.3%	36.3%
1979	39.5%	35.9%
1980	38.7%	35.5%
1981	37.8%	35.2%
1982	37%	34.9%
1983	36%	34.6%
1984	35.1%	34.3%
1985	34.1%	34%
1986	33.2%	33.8%
1987	32.4%	33.6%
1988	31.5%	33.4%
1989	30.7%	33.2%
1990	30%	33%
1991	29.2%	32.9%
1992	28.5%	32.7%
1993	28%	32.5%
1994	27.4%	32.3%
1995	26.9%	32.1%
1996	26.4%	31.8%
1997	25.9%	31.5%
1998	25.4%	31.1%
1999	24.9%	30.8%
2000	24.4%	30.4%
2001	23.9%	30%
2002	23.4%	29.6%
2003	23%	29.2%
2004	22.6%	28.8%
2005	22.2%	28.5%
2006	21.7%	28.1%
2007	21.3%	27.9%
2008	20.9%	27.6%
2009	20.6%	27.5%
2010	20.1%	27.3%
2011	19.7%	27.1%
2012	19.2%	27%
2013	18.8%	26.9%
2014	18.5%	26.8%
2015	18.1%	26.6%
2016	17.7%	26.5%
2017	17.3%	26.4%
2018	16.9%	26.2%
2019	16.6%	26%
2020	16.2%	25.8%
2021	15.8%	25.6%
2022	15.4%	25.3%
2023	15.1%	25%
2024	14.7%	24.7%
2025	14.4%	24.4%
2026	14.1%	24.1%
2027	13.7%	23.8%
2028	13.4%	23.4%
2029	13.1%	23.1%
2030	12.9%	22.8%
2031	12.7%	22.6%
2032	12.5%	22.3%
2033	12.3%	22.1%
2034	12.2%	21.9%
2035	12.1%	21.7%
2036	12%	21.6%
2037	11.9%	21.5%
2038	11.9%	21.4%
2039	11.8%	21.3%
2040	11.8%	21.2%
2041	11.8%	21.1%
2042	11.8%	21%
2043	11.7%	21%
2044	11.7%	20.9%
2045	11.7%	20.8%
2046	11.7%	20.7%
2047	11.6%	20.7%
2048	11.6%	20.6%
2049	11.6%	20.5%
2050	11.5%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Thailand was 44.3% in 1960, 28% in 1993, and 14.7% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of Thailand.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Thailand, excluding migration, has been +0.18% annually. On average, 129,252 more people were born each year than died.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Thailand
1960	774,190
1961	801,140
1962	828,741
1963	860,728
1964	885,137
1965	909,000
1966	929,469
1967	944,980
1968	953,806
1969	948,314
1970	937,116
1971	936,215
1972	940,420
1973	933,540
1974	923,151
1975	911,980
1976	894,072
1977	871,232
1978	847,799
1979	843,434
1980	845,575
1981	839,297
1982	817,951
1983	794,239
1984	779,856
1985	776,935
1986	783,430
1987	774,498
1988	765,252
1989	774,563
1990	760,808
1991	760,508
1992	754,999
1993	737,696
1994	712,589
1995	682,703
1996	661,397
1997	644,834
1998	617,318
1999	578,073
2000	543,884
2001	524,230
2002	504,299
2003	488,003
2004	466,542
2005	456,378
2006	441,211
2007	425,362
2008	401,730
2009	382,636
2010	370,466
2011	365,670
2012	351,485
2013	325,059
2014	294,628
2015	266,362
2016	226,255
2017	194,695
2018	159,383
2019	116,867
2020	84,107
2021	57,382
2022	-61,046
2023	-46,105

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Thailand was 34 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.03% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -30.6% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Thailand	World
1985	88	460
1986	78	438
1987	72	429
1988	67	414
1989	64	401
1990	60	391
1991	59	395
1992	58	395
1993	57	389
1994	54	382
1995	52	371
1996	49	366
1997	48	358
1998	47	360
1999	48	340
2000	49	328
2001	47	321
2002	44	311
2003	42	301
2004	44	291
2005	40	283
2006	38	276
2007	38	269
2008	37	264
2009	37	258
2010	37	253
2011	37	247
2012	36	239
2013	35	235
2014	34	231
2015	34	228
2016	34	220
2017	34	215
2018	34	211
2019	34	207
2020	36	211
2021	38	242
2022	112	203
2023	34	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in Thailand was 9.2 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.92% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 21.8 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Thailand	World
1960	14.7%	18.5%
1961	14.2%	18.1%
1962	13.7%	17.8%
1963	13.2%	17.5%
1964	12.8%	17.7%
1965	12.3%	17.5%
1966	11.8%	17.3%
1967	11.4%	17%
1968	10.9%	16.5%
1969	10.4%	15.5%
1970	9.95%	15.2%
1971	9.47%	15.1%
1972	9.01%	14.4%
1973	8.56%	14.1%
1974	8.14%	13.7%
1975	7.73%	13.4%
1976	7.35%	13%
1977	7%	12.5%
1978	6.67%	12.1%
1979	6.36%	11.7%
1980	6.07%	11.4%
1981	5.79%	11%
1982	5.53%	10.8%
1983	5.28%	10.6%
1984	5.03%	10.4%
1985	4.8%	10.1%
1986	4.57%	9.81%
1987	4.34%	9.47%
1988	4.12%	9.31%
1989	3.91%	9.02%
1990	3.69%	8.81%
1991	3.49%	8.66%
1992	3.3%	8.46%
1993	3.12%	8.19%
1994	2.96%	7.98%
1995	2.81%	7.76%
1996	2.67%	7.52%
1997	2.53%	7.28%
1998	2.41%	7.05%
1999	2.29%	6.76%
2000	2.18%	6.48%
2001	2.08%	6.21%
2002	1.98%	5.94%
2003	1.89%	5.65%
2004	1.81%	5.43%
2005	1.73%	5.16%
2006	1.66%	4.92%
2007	1.59%	4.7%
2008	1.53%	4.5%
2009	1.47%	4.31%
2010	1.42%	4.11%
2011	1.37%	3.97%
2012	1.32%	3.77%
2013	1.27%	3.61%
2014	1.23%	3.48%
2015	1.19%	3.35%
2016	1.15%	3.23%
2017	1.11%	3.11%
2018	1.08%	2.97%
2019	1.04%	2.86%
2020	1.01%	2.75%
2021	0.98%	2.66%
2022	0.95%	2.59%
2023	0.92%	2.49%