Population pushed below a relative poverty line by household health in Thailand

Thailand: Population pushed below a relative poverty line by household health was 0.8% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.8%
Change on year
down 7.6%
World rank
37th
of 40 countries
All-time high
2.4%
in 1994
All-time low
0.7%
in 2018
Years of data
22
1994–2021

Population pushed below a relative poverty line by household health in Thailand, 1994–2021

0.511.522.51994200720211994: 2.41996: 2.21998: 1.42000: 1.92002: 0.82004: 0.982006: 1.12007: 1.12008: 0.812009: 0.872010: 0.742011: 0.752012: 0.82013: 0.782014: 0.952015: 0.82016: 0.82017: 0.82018: 0.712019: 0.742020: 0.922021: 0.85

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Thailand recorded 0.8% for population pushed below a relative poverty line by household health in 2021.

That represents a change of down 7.6% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population pushed below a relative poverty line by household health in Thailand peaked at 2.4% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2018.

That places Thailand 37th out of 40 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Population pushed below a relative poverty line by household health in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Population pushed below a relative poverty line by household health expenditures - 60% of median daily per capita consumption or income (%, national, rural, urban) in Thailand, 1994 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1994 2.4%
1996 2.2% -6.8%
1998 1.4% -37.3%
2000 1.9% +34.1%
2002 0.8% -56.8%
2004 1.0% +22.5%
2006 1.1% +14.3%
2007 1.1% -0.9%
2008 0.8% -27.0%
2009 0.9% +7.4%
2010 0.7% -14.9%
2011 0.8% +1.4%
2012 0.8% +6.7%
2013 0.8% -2.5%
2014 0.9% +21.8%
2015 0.8% -15.8%
2016 0.8% +0.0%
2017 0.8% +0.0%
2018 0.7% -11.3%
2019 0.7% +4.2%
2020 0.9% +24.3%
2021 0.8% -7.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.0% 1.4% 2.4% 3
2000s 1.1% 0.8% 1.9% 7
2010s 0.8% 0.7% 0.9% 10
2020s 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is population pushed below a relative poverty line by household health in Thailand?
Population pushed below a relative poverty line by household health in Thailand was 0.8% in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest population pushed below a relative poverty line by household health recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 1994.
What is the lowest population pushed below a relative poverty line by household health recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2018.
How does Thailand rank for population pushed below a relative poverty line by household health?
Thailand ranks 37th out of 40 countries with data for 2021.
Is population pushed below a relative poverty line by household health rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Thailand data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population pushed below a relative poverty line by household health expenditures - 60% of median daily per capita consumption or income (%, national, rural, urban). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population pushed below a relative poverty line by household health expenditures - 60% of median daily per capita consumption or income (%, national, rural, urban)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
40 places, 421 data points, 1992–2021
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