Some impacts of rapid fertility decline: It
is the changing population structure that is
now of crucial importance – changes in age
structure, educational and skill structure, state
of health and geographical distribution. In all
these respects, changes in Thailand’s population
over the coming two decades promise to be farreaching,
raising important planning issues both
with respect to adapting to those population
changes that are inevitable and influencing
aspects of demographic change that are
amenable to modification