Singapore vs Thailand: Birth rate vs. death rate
Singapore
8.2 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Thailand
8.24 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Singapore rank
208th
Thailand rank
205th
Birth rate vs. death rate over time
- Singapore
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 8.24 births per 1,000 people against 8.2 births per 1,000 people in Singapore, a difference of 0.04 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Singapore ahead.
Singapore ranks 208th and Thailand ranks 205th of 236 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 42.07 births per 1,000 people | 44.55 births per 1,000 people | 2.48 births per 1,000 people | Thailand |
| 1960s | 29.72 births per 1,000 people | 41.94 births per 1,000 people | 12.22 births per 1,000 people | Thailand |
| 1970s | 19.44 births per 1,000 people | 31.66 births per 1,000 people | 12.22 births per 1,000 people | Thailand |
| 1980s | 16.82 births per 1,000 people | 22.59 births per 1,000 people | 5.77 births per 1,000 people | Thailand |
| 1990s | 14.44 births per 1,000 people | 17.89 births per 1,000 people | 3.45 births per 1,000 people | Thailand |
| 2000s | 10.2 births per 1,000 people | 13.62 births per 1,000 people | 3.42 births per 1,000 people | Thailand |
| 2010s | 8.59 births per 1,000 people | 10.7 births per 1,000 people | 2.11 births per 1,000 people | Thailand |
| 2020s | 8.2 births per 1,000 people | 8.49 births per 1,000 people | 0.2892 births per 1,000 people | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate vs. death rate, Singapore or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 8.24 births per 1,000 people against 8.2 births per 1,000 people in Singapore as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate vs. death rate between Singapore and Thailand?
- 0.04 births per 1,000 people, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and Thailand?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Singapore and Thailand rank globally for birth rate vs. death rate?
- Singapore ranks 208th and Thailand ranks 205th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate vs. death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.