Number of local governments (number) in Thailand
Thailand: Number of local governments (number) was 7,772 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
7,772
World rank
3rd
of 82 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 3rd of 82 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Number of local governments (number) 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% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 7,772 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 45, 172.7× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 7,772 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 22, 353.3× the median. (19 countries reporting)
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
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Arms imports 33.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2025)
- 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)
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 3rd out of 82 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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