Sex ratio in life expectancy in Thailand
Thailand: Sex ratio in life expectancy was 1.12 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.12
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
14th
of 236 countries
All-time high
1.13
in 1996
All-time low
1.04
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex ratio in life expectancy in Thailand, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 1.12 for sex ratio in life expectancy in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex ratio in life expectancy in Thailand peaked at 1.13 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 1.04, in 1950.
Thailand ranks 14th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Sex ratio in life expectancy in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.04 | — |
| 1951 | 1.04 | +0.4% |
| 1952 | 1.05 | +0.2% |
| 1953 | 1.05 | +0.2% |
| 1954 | 1.05 | +0.2% |
| 1955 | 1.05 | +0.2% |
| 1956 | 1.05 | +0.1% |
| 1957 | 1.05 | +0.2% |
| 1958 | 1.06 | +0.2% |
| 1959 | 1.06 | +0.4% |
| 1960 | 1.07 | +0.7% |
| 1961 | 1.07 | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 1.08 | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 1.08 | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 1.08 | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 1.08 | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 1.09 | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 1.09 | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 1.09 | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 1.09 | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 1.09 | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1.1 | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 1.1 | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 1.1 | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 1.11 | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 1.11 | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 1.11 | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 1.12 | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 1.12 | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 1.12 | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 1.12 | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 1.11 | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 1.1 | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 1.1 | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 1.1 | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1.1 | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 1.1 | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 1.1 | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 1.11 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 1.11 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 1.11 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 1.12 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 1.12 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 1.13 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 1.12 | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 1.12 | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 1.12 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.12 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 1.12 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.11 | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 1.11 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 1.11 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 1.1 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.1 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.1 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.1 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.1 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 1.11 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 1.11 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.11 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.11 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.12 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.12 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.12 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.12 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.12 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.12 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.12 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.12 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 1.12 | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.05 | 1.04 | 1.06 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.08 | 1.07 | 1.09 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.1 | 1.09 | 1.12 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.11 | 1.1 | 1.12 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.11 | 1.1 | 1.13 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.11 | 1.1 | 1.12 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.11 | 1.1 | 1.12 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.12 | 1.12 | 1.12 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 11 El Salvador 1.13 compare
- 12 Namibia 1.13 compare
- 13 Latvia 1.12 compare
- 15 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 1.12 compare
- 16 Micronesia (country) 1.12 compare
- 17 Kazakhstan 1.12 compare
More health data for Thailand
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.6 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0316 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,582 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 677 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0699 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -2.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0742 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex ratio in life expectancy in Thailand?
- Sex ratio in life expectancy in Thailand was 1.12 in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex ratio in life expectancy recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 1.13 in 1996.
- What is the lowest sex ratio in life expectancy recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.04 in 1950.
- How does Thailand rank for sex ratio in life expectancy?
- Thailand ranks 14th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex ratio in life expectancy rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex ratio in life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of period life expectancy (females/males) at a given age.