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Thailand ประเทศไทย

Thailand ranks 11th of 11 Southeast Asian countries on momentum. Its strongest lens is urban population growth (+1.4%, 7th); its weakest is employment growth (−0.3%, 11th). Foreign direct investment brought in $18.5B in 2025, 3.2% of GDP.

People

#7 of 11

+1.4%urban population, 2025

Population
71.6M
Urban share
63%
Net migration
+27,509 (2025)
Urban population
26.9M35.1M43.3M20052010201520202025

Jobs

#11 of 11

−0.3%employed people, 2025

Employed
40.6M
Unemployment
0.8% (2025)
Employed people (ILO-modelled)
37.4M39.0M40.6M20052010201520202025

Businesses

#8 of 11

+2.7%new firms registered, 2024

New firms
87.6K (2024)
Per 1,000 aged 15–64
1.75
New limited-liability firms per year
44.8K64.2K83.5K20062011201620212024

Money

#9 of 11

+2.4%real GDP, 2025

GDP
$577.0B (2025)
FDI inflows
$18.5B (2025)
Remittances in
$11.9B (2025)
Real GDP (constant 2015 US$)
$305.7B$387.2B$468.7B20052010201520202025

Go deeper: 77 provinces, 264 districts

Thailand has province-level data on all four lenses and monthly bank data by district.

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