Editing Demographics of Thailand (section)

=== Total fertility rate ===
Thailand’s population declined by 100,000 in 2024 to 65.95 million in 2024.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=17 January 2025 |title=Thailand's population drops below 66 million as births hit 75-year low |url=https://www.khaosodenglish.com/featured/2025/01/17/thailands-population-drops-below-66-million-as-births-hit-75-year-low/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250118055652/https://www.khaosodenglish.com/featured/2025/01/17/thailands-population-drops-below-66-million-as-births-hit-75-year-low/ |archive-date=18 Jan 2025 |access-date=25 March 2025 |website=Khaosod}}</ref> Annual births fell below 500,000 for the first time since 1949.<ref name=":1" /> In 2024, 462,240 births versus 571,646 deaths were recorded.<ref name=":1" /> Thailand’s Total Fertility Rate (TFR) declined to 1.0, which is lower than Japan’s 1.2.<ref name=":1" /> This makes Thailand an ultra-low fertility country like South Korea and Singapore.<ref name=":1" /> Demographic projections predict that the population could shrink to 40 million in 50 years.<ref name=":1" /> This would be a decrease of 25 million or 1 million people per 2 years.<ref name=":1" /> A survey with over 1,000 Thais showed that 71% regard the low birthrate as a national crisis, while only 35.8% of fertile people plan to have children.<ref name=":1" /> The government's “Having Children for the Nation” campaign proves to be ineffective.<ref name=":1" />