Place profile

Thailand

Area, population and population density of Thailand, with reference dates, geographic scope, official sources and an outline preview.

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Area
513,139.5 km²

Reference date:

Population
65,951,210

Reference date:

Population density
128.5 people/km²

Calculated from the population and area above; their reference dates may differ.

On a familiar scale
≈ 14.2 × Taiwan

The closest rung on the Taiwan reference ladder; see the sources below.

Land per resident
7,781 m² of land per resident

The inverse of population density, from the same area and population figures.

Outline of Thailand
The outline is fitted to this frame, not a map for measuring distances. Outlying islands may make the main landmass appear smaller.

Scope and definitions

National area and registered population reported in Thailand Statistical Yearbook 2025 for year-end 2024.

Average administrative density does not describe population distribution in every neighborhood. Compare population definitions and reference dates alongside the numbers.

Place guide

How should this Thailand profile be read?

Thailand is a large Southeast Asian country whose national scale is easy to miss when travel concentrates on Bangkok, the north or one island.

What the national total contains

The national outline runs from the northern mainland through the central plain to the Malay Peninsula and includes coastal islands.

Area and registered population come from the same official statistical yearbook and share the 2024 year-end reference.

Choose the right level

Use Thailand for a country comparison and Koh Samui for a physical-island question.

The explorer may pair Thailand with any place, but fixed guides add boundary-specific interpretation.

Data sources

Outline source: Natural Earth · Public domain

Read the methodology and data notes

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