Country profile
Thailand
Kingdom of Thailand · South-Eastern Asia
👥 Population
71,619,863
World Bank · 2025
🏛 Capital
Bangkok
🗺 Area
513,120 km²
💹 GDP (nominal)
$577.01B
World Bank · 2025
📈 HDI
0.798
UNDP · 2023
📍 Pop. density
140 /km²
💱 Currency
THB
Thai baht
🗣 Languages
Thai
About Thailand
Thailand (officially Kingdom of Thailand) is a country in South-Eastern Asia, with Bangkok as its capital. It is home to roughly 71.62 million people, giving a population density of about 140 people per square kilometre. The country covers 513,120 km² of land and shares land borders with 4 neighbouring countries. Its economy is valued at approximately $577.01B in nominal GDP (2025), and it records a Human Development Index of 0.798. The official currency is the Thai baht (THB), and the main language is Thai.
Key indicators
Latest available data · World Bank & UNDP.
💹 Economy
GDP (PPP)
$1.77T
GDP/capita (PPP)
$24,712
GDP growth
2.4%
Inflation
-0.1%
Unemployment
0.8%
👥 People
Life expectancy
76.6 yrs
Fertility rate
1.2
Pop. growth
-0.1%
Urban population
62.8%
Infant mortality /1k
7.7
🌍 Quality of Life
Internet users
90.9%
Literacy rate
91.1%
Physicians /1k
0.54
Renewable energy
19.0%
Travel & practical
Capital
Bangkok
Currency
THB
Dialing code
+66
Internet TLD
.th
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Fun facts about Thailand
- Thailand is the 20th most populous country in the world, with about 71.62 million people.
- By land area it is the 50th-largest country in the world, covering 513,120 km².
- It has the world's 29th-largest economy by nominal GDP ($577.01B).
- Thailand shares land borders with 4 countries.
- It is classed by the UN as a country of high human development, with an HDI of 0.798.
- Thailand has a population density of about 140 people per square kilometre.
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