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Thailand's population is mostly rural. It is concentrated in the rice growing areas of the central, northeastern, and northern regions. Its urban population—principally in greater Bangkok—was 45.7 percent of the total population in 2010 according to National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB). Accurate statistics are difficult to ...
Bangkok, [a] officially known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon [b] and colloquially as Krung Thep, [c] is the capital and most populous city of Thailand.The city occupies 1,568.7 square kilometres (605.7 sq mi) in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estimated population of 9.0 million as of 2021, 13% of the country's population.
Own work, data taken from the National Statistical Office of Thailand on Demography Population and Housing Branch; Number of Population from Registration by Age, Sex, Region and Province: 2021: Author: Tweedle
Ranking Name Image Country Population Year (Census or Estimate) 1 Manila Philippines 14,942,000: 2020C 2 Jakarta Indonesia 10,562,088: 2020C 3 Bangkok Thailand 9,034,000: 2021E
Chiang Mai is the only city outside Bangkok to cover multiple districts in its urban area. Together, Bangkok and Chiang Mai are the only cities in Thailand with a population of over one million. Thailand has an urbanization rate of 52% (2021), translating to 36,217,020 people of the total population.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Bangkok: . Bangkok – capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies 1,568.7 square kilometres (605.7 sq mi) in the Chao Phraya River delta in Central Thailand, and has a population of over 8 million, or 12.6 percent of the country's population.
This is a list of the largest cities in Asia ranked according to population within their city limits. It deals exclusively with the areas within city administrative boundaries ( municipalities ) as opposed to urban areas or metropolitan areas , which are generally larger in terms of population than the main city.
In both 1970 and 2000, almost every Thai province's population was 95.0% or more Thai nationals. Bangkok was the only exception to this rule in 1970, and just barely, whereas Chiang Rai, Tak, Ranong, and Mae Hong Son (but not Bangkok) were the only exceptions to this rule in 2000.