Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Thailand
Thailand: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income was 9.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
9.6%
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
90th
of 130 countries
All-time high
17.7%
in 1981
All-time low
9.4%
in 2023
Years of data
30
1981–2024
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Thailand, 1981–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Thailand stood at 9.6%.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Thailand peaked at 17.7% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 2023.
Thailand ranks 90th of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 17.7% | — |
| 1988 | 14.0% | -20.9% |
| 1990 | 11.4% | -18.6% |
| 1992 | 13.6% | +19.3% |
| 1994 | 12.1% | -11.0% |
| 1996 | 12.2% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 12.2% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 13.4% | +9.8% |
| 2000 | 12.2% | -9.0% |
| 2002 | 12.9% | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 13.7% | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 15.0% | +9.5% |
| 2007 | 13.1% | -12.7% |
| 2008 | 13.6% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 13.3% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 12.4% | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 10.4% | -16.1% |
| 2012 | 12.8% | +23.1% |
| 2013 | 11.8% | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 11.3% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 10.0% | -11.5% |
| 2016 | 10.7% | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 11.0% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 11.3% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 9.6% | -15.0% |
| 2020 | 10.6% | +10.4% |
| 2021 | 10.0% | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 10.3% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 9.4% | -8.7% |
| 2024 | 9.6% | +2.1% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 9.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.8%, 65% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 9.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 11.3%, 85% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.8% | 14.0% | 17.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 12.5% | 11.4% | 13.6% | 6 |
| 2000s | 13.4% | 12.2% | 15.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 9.6% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.0% | 9.4% | 10.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More infrastructure data for Thailand
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 115.13 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 160.64 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3.90 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 5.45 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0545 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -4.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 3.90 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.61 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Thailand?
- Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Thailand was 9.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 17.7% in 1981.
- What is the lowest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 2023.
- How does Thailand rank for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Thailand ranks 90th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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