Number of local governments in Thailand
Thailand: Number of local governments was 7,772 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
7,772
World rank
2nd
of 75 countries
All-time high
7,852
in 2015
All-time low
7,772
in 2024
Years of data
7
2015–2024
Number of local governments in Thailand, 2015–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 7,772 for number of local governments in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of local governments in Thailand peaked at 7,852 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 7,772, in 2024.
Thailand ranks 2nd of 75 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Number of local governments in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 7,852 | — |
| 2016 | 7,852 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7,852 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7,852 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7,852 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7,852 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 7,772 | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7,852 | 7,852 | 7,852 | 5 |
| 2020s | 7,812 | 7,772 | 7,852 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More public sector data for Thailand
- Arms imports 73.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.02 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -74.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 73.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 77.06 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0104 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -3.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 5.52 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 569.59 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local governments in Thailand?
- Number of local governments in Thailand was 7,772 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of local governments recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 7,852 in 2015.
- What is the lowest number of local governments recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,772 in 2024.
- How does Thailand rank for number of local governments?
- Thailand ranks 2nd out of 75 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of local governments rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of local governments (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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