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At A Glance

8.3 million population
30% population growth between 2000 and 2010
14.5 million population (metro area)
80,000 population of one of Bangkok’s largest slums (Klong Toey)
57% share of Thailand’s GDP generated by the informal economy
(Statistics are estimates and compiled from multiple sources)

Notable Facts

Thailand’s World Bank income categorization was upgraded in 2011 from a lower-middle income economy to an upper-middle income economy.
Poverty in Thailand fell from 21 percent in the late 1990s to 8 percent in 2009. Only 12 percent of impoverished Thais live in urban areas.
The number of registered vehicles in Bangkok rose from 600,000 in 1980 to 6.8 million today.

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