Fertility & birth rates in Thailand and United States

Fertility rate in Thailand vs United States 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 1.62 in the United States in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Thailand vs the United States 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	United States
1960	6.33	3.65
1961	6.32	3.62
1962	6.33	3.46
1963	6.34	3.32
1964	6.31	3.19
1965	6.26	2.91
1966	6.18	2.72
1967	6.08	2.56
1968	5.93	2.46
1969	5.7	2.46
1970	5.45	2.48
1971	5.25	2.27
1972	5.08	2.01
1973	4.85	1.88
1974	4.6	1.84
1975	4.36	1.77
1976	4.12	1.74
1977	3.87	1.79
1978	3.62	1.76
1979	3.45	1.81
1980	3.29	1.84
1981	3.13	1.81
1982	2.94	1.83
1983	2.76	1.8
1984	2.58	1.81
1985	2.45	1.84
1986	2.36	1.84
1987	2.26	1.87
1988	2.17	1.93
1989	2.14	2.01
1990	2.07	2.08
1991	2.04	2.06
1992	2.01	2.05
1993	1.97	2.02
1994	1.93	2
1995	1.89	1.98
1996	1.87	1.98
1997	1.85	1.97
1998	1.82	2
1999	1.77	2.01
2000	1.73	2.06
2001	1.71	2.03
2002	1.69	2.02
2003	1.67	2.05
2004	1.67	2.05
2005	1.64	2.06
2006	1.63	2.11
2007	1.62	2.12
2008	1.59	2.07
2009	1.57	2
2010	1.56	1.93
2011	1.57	1.89
2012	1.56	1.88
2013	1.53	1.86
2014	1.48	1.86
2015	1.45	1.84
2016	1.4	1.82
2017	1.36	1.77
2018	1.32	1.73
2019	1.29	1.71
2020	1.26	1.64
2021	1.23	1.66
2022	1.22	1.66
2023	1.21	1.62
2024	1.2	1.62
2025	1.19	1.62
2026	1.19	1.62
2027	1.19	1.62
2028	1.19	1.62
2029	1.19	1.62
2030	1.2	1.62
2031	1.2	1.62
2032	1.21	1.62
2033	1.21	1.63
2034	1.22	1.62
2035	1.22	1.63
2036	1.23	1.63
2037	1.23	1.63
2038	1.24	1.63
2039	1.24	1.63
2040	1.25	1.63
2041	1.25	1.63
2042	1.26	1.63
2043	1.26	1.63
2044	1.26	1.63
2045	1.27	1.64
2046	1.27	1.64
2047	1.28	1.63
2048	1.28	1.64
2049	1.28	1.63
2050	1.29	1.64

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Thailand	United States
1960	44.3%	31.3%
1961	44.6%	31.4%
1962	44.8%	31.3%
1963	45.1%	31.1%
1964	45.3%	30.9%
1965	45.4%	30.7%
1966	45.4%	30.4%
1967	45.3%	30%
1968	45.2%	29.5%
1969	45%	29%
1970	44.8%	28.6%
1971	44.4%	28%
1972	44%	27.4%
1973	43.5%	26.6%
1974	43%	25.9%
1975	42.4%	25.2%
1976	41.8%	24.4%
1977	41.1%	23.8%
1978	40.3%	23.2%
1979	39.5%	22.8%
1980	38.7%	22.4%
1981	37.8%	22.1%
1982	37%	22%
1983	36%	21.8%
1984	35.1%	21.7%
1985	34.1%	21.5%
1986	33.2%	21.3%
1987	32.4%	21.3%
1988	31.5%	21.3%
1989	30.7%	21.5%
1990	30%	21.6%
1991	29.2%	21.7%
1992	28.5%	21.8%
1993	28%	21.9%
1994	27.4%	21.9%
1995	26.9%	21.8%
1996	26.4%	21.7%
1997	25.9%	21.5%
1998	25.4%	21.4%
1999	24.9%	21.3%
2000	24.4%	21.2%
2001	23.9%	21%
2002	23.4%	20.9%
2003	23%	20.7%
2004	22.6%	20.5%
2005	22.2%	20.3%
2006	21.7%	20.2%
2007	21.3%	20%
2008	20.9%	19.9%
2009	20.6%	19.8%
2010	20.1%	19.7%
2011	19.7%	19.6%
2012	19.2%	19.5%
2013	18.8%	19.4%
2014	18.5%	19.3%
2015	18.1%	19.2%
2016	17.7%	19.1%
2017	17.3%	18.9%
2018	16.9%	18.8%
2019	16.6%	18.6%
2020	16.2%	18.4%
2021	15.8%	18.1%
2022	15.4%	17.9%
2023	15.1%	17.6%
2024	14.7%	17.3%
2025	14.4%	17.1%
2026	14.1%	16.9%
2027	13.7%	16.7%
2028	13.4%	16.6%
2029	13.1%	16.4%
2030	12.9%	16.3%
2031	12.7%	16.1%
2032	12.5%	16%
2033	12.3%	16%
2034	12.2%	15.9%
2035	12.1%	15.9%
2036	12%	15.9%
2037	11.9%	15.9%
2038	11.9%	15.9%
2039	11.8%	15.9%
2040	11.8%	15.9%
2041	11.8%	16%
2042	11.8%	16%
2043	11.7%	16%
2044	11.7%	16%
2045	11.7%	16%
2046	11.7%	16%
2047	11.6%	16%
2048	11.6%	16%
2049	11.6%	15.9%
2050	11.5%	15.9%

Children aged 0-14 make up 14.7% of the population in Thailand and 17.3% in the United States in 2024, compared to 30% and 21.6% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Thailand and the United States compared.

Natural population change in Thailand vs United States by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.18% in Thailand and +0.25% in the United States. 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	United States
1960	774,190	2,565,530
1961	801,140	2,571,681
1962	828,741	2,406,337
1963	860,728	2,289,826
1964	885,137	2,245,099
1965	909,000	1,943,030
1966	929,469	1,749,387
1967	944,980	1,669,181
1968	953,806	1,565,507
1969	948,314	1,702,487
1970	937,116	1,824,965
1971	936,215	1,640,519
1972	940,420	1,301,355
1973	933,540	1,165,499
1974	923,151	1,218,968
1975	911,980	1,252,644
1976	894,072	1,264,604
1977	871,232	1,431,556
1978	847,799	1,402,283
1979	843,434	1,597,894
1980	845,575	1,608,450
1981	839,297	1,652,153
1982	817,951	1,714,317
1983	794,239	1,636,544
1984	779,856	1,627,192
1985	776,935	1,689,258
1986	783,430	1,656,917
1987	774,498	1,720,252
1988	765,252	1,735,943
1989	774,563	1,875,826
1990	760,808	2,026,068
1991	760,508	1,926,543
1992	754,999	1,875,328
1993	737,696	1,717,685
1994	712,589	1,633,302
1995	682,703	1,546,031
1996	661,397	1,510,137
1997	644,834	1,501,014
1998	617,318	1,573,857
1999	578,073	1,564,050
2000	543,884	1,664,758
2001	524,230	1,595,826
2002	504,299	1,581,938
2003	488,003	1,653,615
2004	466,542	1,698,271
2005	456,378	1,684,445
2006	441,211	1,849,955
2007	425,362	1,897,757
2008	401,730	1,794,154
2009	382,636	1,717,920
2010	370,466	1,548,182
2011	365,670	1,441,697
2012	351,485	1,411,822
2013	325,059	1,322,711
2014	294,628	1,357,281
2015	266,362	1,270,126
2016	226,255	1,197,627
2017	194,695	1,028,037
2018	159,383	955,022
2019	116,867	887,476
2020	84,107	208,862
2021	57,382	199,137
2022	-61,046	399,926
2023	-46,105	502,372

Maternal mortality chart: Thailand vs United States

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 17 deaths in the United States.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Thailand	United States
1985	88	11
1986	78	11
1987	72	11
1988	67	12
1989	64	12
1990	60	12
1991	59	12
1992	58	11
1993	57	12
1994	54	11
1995	52	12
1996	49	11
1997	48	11
1998	47	11
1999	48	12
2000	49	12
2001	47	13
2002	44	13
2003	42	13
2004	44	13
2005	40	13
2006	38	13
2007	38	13
2008	37	14
2009	37	15
2010	37	15
2011	37	15
2012	36	16
2013	35	16
2014	34	17
2015	34	17
2016	34	18
2017	34	18
2018	34	18
2019	34	18
2020	36	22
2021	38	31
2022	112	20
2023	34	17

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.92% in Thailand and 0.65% in the United States. 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	United States
1960	14.7%	3.01%
1961	14.2%	2.95%
1962	13.7%	2.89%
1963	13.2%	2.83%
1964	12.8%	2.77%
1965	12.3%	2.71%
1966	11.8%	2.64%
1967	11.4%	2.57%
1968	10.9%	2.49%
1969	10.4%	2.41%
1970	9.95%	2.32%
1971	9.47%	2.24%
1972	9.01%	2.15%
1973	8.56%	2.06%
1974	8.14%	1.97%
1975	7.73%	1.88%
1976	7.35%	1.79%
1977	7%	1.71%
1978	6.67%	1.63%
1979	6.36%	1.56%
1980	6.07%	1.5%
1981	5.79%	1.44%
1982	5.53%	1.39%
1983	5.28%	1.34%
1984	5.03%	1.3%
1985	4.8%	1.27%
1986	4.57%	1.24%
1987	4.34%	1.21%
1988	4.12%	1.19%
1989	3.91%	1.16%
1990	3.69%	1.12%
1991	3.49%	1.09%
1992	3.3%	1.05%
1993	3.12%	1.01%
1994	2.96%	0.98%
1995	2.81%	0.95%
1996	2.67%	0.92%
1997	2.53%	0.89%
1998	2.41%	0.87%
1999	2.29%	0.86%
2000	2.18%	0.84%
2001	2.08%	0.83%
2002	1.98%	0.82%
2003	1.89%	0.81%
2004	1.81%	0.81%
2005	1.73%	0.8%
2006	1.66%	0.79%
2007	1.59%	0.77%
2008	1.53%	0.76%
2009	1.47%	0.75%
2010	1.42%	0.73%
2011	1.37%	0.72%
2012	1.32%	0.7%
2013	1.27%	0.69%
2014	1.23%	0.68%
2015	1.19%	0.68%
2016	1.15%	0.67%
2017	1.11%	0.66%
2018	1.08%	0.65%
2019	1.04%	0.65%
2020	1.01%	0.65%
2021	0.98%	0.65%
2022	0.95%	0.65%
2023	0.92%	0.65%