Fertility & birth rates in Thailand and United Arab Emirates

Fertility rate in Thailand vs United Arab Emirates chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Thailand was 1.21 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.2 in the United Arab Emirates in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Thailand vs the United Arab Emirates population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Thailand	UAE
1960	6.33	6.5
1961	6.32	6.49
1962	6.33	6.49
1963	6.34	6.5
1964	6.31	6.49
1965	6.26	6.5
1966	6.18	6.5
1967	6.08	6.51
1968	5.93	6.53
1969	5.7	6.52
1970	5.45	6.52
1971	5.25	6.52
1972	5.08	6.5
1973	4.85	6.46
1974	4.6	6.41
1975	4.36	6.35
1976	4.12	6.29
1977	3.87	6.22
1978	3.62	6.15
1979	3.45	6.06
1980	3.29	5.95
1981	3.13	5.81
1982	2.94	5.66
1983	2.76	5.48
1984	2.58	5.3
1985	2.45	5.13
1986	2.36	5
1987	2.26	4.88
1988	2.17	4.77
1989	2.14	4.65
1990	2.07	4.51
1991	2.04	4.25
1992	2.01	4.09
1993	1.97	3.82
1994	1.93	3.76
1995	1.89	3.28
1996	1.87	3.06
1997	1.85	2.83
1998	1.82	2.77
1999	1.77	2.79
2000	1.73	2.73
2001	1.71	2.62
2002	1.69	2.54
2003	1.67	2.49
2004	1.67	2.38
2005	1.64	2.23
2006	1.63	1.96
2007	1.62	1.79
2008	1.59	1.52
2009	1.57	1.58
2010	1.56	1.57
2011	1.57	1.54
2012	1.56	1.53
2013	1.53	1.53
2014	1.48	1.48
2015	1.45	1.42
2016	1.4	1.37
2017	1.36	1.35
2018	1.32	1.29
2019	1.29	1.25
2020	1.26	1.29
2021	1.23	1.16
2022	1.22	1.15
2023	1.21	1.2
2024	1.2	1.21
2025	1.19	1.21
2026	1.19	1.21
2027	1.19	1.21
2028	1.19	1.22
2029	1.19	1.22
2030	1.2	1.23
2031	1.2	1.23
2032	1.21	1.24
2033	1.21	1.25
2034	1.22	1.25
2035	1.22	1.26
2036	1.23	1.26
2037	1.23	1.27
2038	1.24	1.28
2039	1.24	1.28
2040	1.25	1.28
2041	1.25	1.29
2042	1.26	1.29
2043	1.26	1.3
2044	1.26	1.3
2045	1.27	1.31
2046	1.27	1.31
2047	1.28	1.31
2048	1.28	1.32
2049	1.28	1.32
2050	1.29	1.33

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Thailand	UAE
1960	44.3%	37.8%
1961	44.6%	36.7%
1962	44.8%	35.8%
1963	45.1%	35.1%
1964	45.3%	34.5%
1965	45.4%	33.9%
1966	45.4%	33.2%
1967	45.3%	32.1%
1968	45.2%	31.2%
1969	45%	30.6%
1970	44.8%	29.8%
1971	44.4%	29%
1972	44%	28.3%
1973	43.5%	27.8%
1974	43%	27.4%
1975	42.4%	27.2%
1976	41.8%	26.9%
1977	41.1%	26.8%
1978	40.3%	26.9%
1979	39.5%	27.1%
1980	38.7%	27.4%
1981	37.8%	28%
1982	37%	28.8%
1983	36%	29.5%
1984	35.1%	30.2%
1985	34.1%	30.7%
1986	33.2%	31.2%
1987	32.4%	31.2%
1988	31.5%	30.9%
1989	30.7%	30.3%
1990	30%	29.6%
1991	29.2%	28.8%
1992	28.5%	28.1%
1993	28%	27.4%
1994	27.4%	26.7%
1995	26.9%	25.9%
1996	26.4%	25.2%
1997	25.9%	24.3%
1998	25.4%	23.1%
1999	24.9%	22%
2000	24.4%	20.8%
2001	23.9%	19.8%
2002	23.4%	18.9%
2003	23%	18.3%
2004	22.6%	17.8%
2005	22.2%	17.5%
2006	21.7%	17.2%
2007	21.3%	17%
2008	20.9%	16.9%
2009	20.6%	16.9%
2010	20.1%	16.9%
2011	19.7%	16.8%
2012	19.2%	16.8%
2013	18.8%	16.8%
2014	18.5%	16.8%
2015	18.1%	16.8%
2016	17.7%	16.8%
2017	17.3%	16.8%
2018	16.9%	16.7%
2019	16.6%	16.6%
2020	16.2%	16.6%
2021	15.8%	16.5%
2022	15.4%	16.5%
2023	15.1%	16.3%
2024	14.7%	16.1%
2025	14.4%	16%
2026	14.1%	15.9%
2027	13.7%	15.9%
2028	13.4%	15.9%
2029	13.1%	15.9%
2030	12.9%	16%
2031	12.7%	16.1%
2032	12.5%	16.3%
2033	12.3%	16.5%
2034	12.2%	16.7%
2035	12.1%	16.9%
2036	12%	17.1%
2037	11.9%	17.3%
2038	11.9%	17.5%
2039	11.8%	17.7%
2040	11.8%	17.9%
2041	11.8%	18%
2042	11.8%	18.1%
2043	11.7%	18.2%
2044	11.7%	18.3%
2045	11.7%	18.3%
2046	11.7%	18.3%
2047	11.6%	18.3%
2048	11.6%	18.3%
2049	11.6%	18.2%
2050	11.5%	18.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 14.7% of the population in Thailand and 16.1% in the United Arab Emirates in 2024, compared to 30% and 29.6% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Thailand and the United Arab Emirates compared.

Natural population change in Thailand vs United Arab Emirates by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.18% in Thailand and +0.93% in the United Arab Emirates. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Thailand	UAE
1960	774,190	3,418
1961	801,140	3,657
1962	828,741	3,901
1963	860,728	4,157
1964	885,137	4,410
1965	909,000	4,675
1966	929,469	4,955
1967	944,980	5,264
1968	953,806	5,588
1969	948,314	6,138
1970	937,116	6,922
1971	936,215	7,839
1972	940,420	8,818
1973	933,540	9,822
1974	923,151	10,835
1975	911,980	11,859
1976	894,072	12,876
1977	871,232	15,787
1978	847,799	18,879
1979	843,434	21,987
1980	845,575	25,005
1981	839,297	27,560
1982	817,951	29,585
1983	794,239	31,480
1984	779,856	33,250
1985	776,935	34,855
1986	783,430	36,829
1987	774,498	37,741
1988	765,252	38,861
1989	774,563	40,148
1990	760,808	41,339
1991	760,508	41,409
1992	754,999	42,119
1993	737,696	41,324
1994	712,589	42,976
1995	682,703	38,685
1996	661,397	37,886
1997	644,834	38,207
1998	617,318	41,176
1999	578,073	46,198
2000	543,884	49,993
2001	524,230	52,789
2002	504,299	55,922
2003	488,003	59,118
2004	466,542	60,344
2005	456,378	60,046
2006	441,211	54,338
2007	425,362	55,048
2008	401,730	55,426
2009	382,636	66,521
2010	370,466	69,907
2011	365,670	73,496
2012	351,485	78,682
2013	325,059	82,977
2014	294,628	84,277
2015	266,362	85,044
2016	226,255	87,028
2017	194,695	89,382
2018	159,383	86,840
2019	116,867	86,296
2020	84,107	87,871
2021	57,382	76,802
2022	-61,046	81,758
2023	-46,105	92,698

Maternal mortality chart: Thailand vs United Arab Emirates

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 34 deaths per 100,000 live births in Thailand, compared to 3 deaths in the United Arab Emirates.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Thailand	UAE
1985	88	19
1986	78	19
1987	72	19
1988	67	19
1989	64	19
1990	60	19
1991	59	19
1992	58	19
1993	57	19
1994	54	19
1995	52	18
1996	49	16
1997	48	14
1998	47	12
1999	48	10
2000	49	8
2001	47	7
2002	44	5
2003	42	5
2004	44	4
2005	40	4
2006	38	3
2007	38	3
2008	37	3
2009	37	3
2010	37	3
2011	37	4
2012	36	4
2013	35	4
2014	34	3
2015	34	3
2016	34	3
2017	34	3
2018	34	3
2019	34	3
2020	36	6
2021	38	6
2022	112	2
2023	34	3

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.92% in Thailand and 0.5% in the United Arab Emirates. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Thailand	UAE
1960	14.7%	20.1%
1961	14.2%	19%
1962	13.7%	18%
1963	13.2%	16.9%
1964	12.8%	15.8%
1965	12.3%	14.8%
1966	11.8%	13.7%
1967	11.4%	12.6%
1968	10.9%	11.6%
1969	10.4%	10.6%
1970	9.95%	9.62%
1971	9.47%	8.72%
1972	9.01%	7.89%
1973	8.56%	7.12%
1974	8.14%	6.43%
1975	7.73%	5.8%
1976	7.35%	5.23%
1977	7%	4.7%
1978	6.67%	4.22%
1979	6.36%	3.78%
1980	6.07%	3.4%
1981	5.79%	3.06%
1982	5.53%	2.77%
1983	5.28%	2.52%
1984	5.03%	2.31%
1985	4.8%	2.12%
1986	4.57%	1.97%
1987	4.34%	1.83%
1988	4.12%	1.71%
1989	3.91%	1.61%
1990	3.69%	1.51%
1991	3.49%	1.43%
1992	3.3%	1.37%
1993	3.12%	1.31%
1994	2.96%	1.26%
1995	2.81%	1.21%
1996	2.67%	1.18%
1997	2.53%	1.15%
1998	2.41%	1.12%
1999	2.29%	1.09%
2000	2.18%	1.07%
2001	2.08%	1.05%
2002	1.98%	1.03%
2003	1.89%	1.01%
2004	1.81%	1%
2005	1.73%	0.98%
2006	1.66%	0.96%
2007	1.59%	0.94%
2008	1.53%	0.92%
2009	1.47%	0.9%
2010	1.42%	0.88%
2011	1.37%	0.86%
2012	1.32%	0.84%
2013	1.27%	0.82%
2014	1.23%	0.79%
2015	1.19%	0.77%
2016	1.15%	0.73%
2017	1.11%	0.7%
2018	1.08%	0.67%
2019	1.04%	0.63%
2020	1.01%	0.6%
2021	0.98%	0.56%
2022	0.95%	0.53%
2023	0.92%	0.5%