Thailand has a population of about 64 million people as of 2010 with a relatively high literacy rate of >90%. The population is projected to decline in the next two decades.
The successful family planning program in the country resulted in the latest population growth rate of 0.8 %. In 2009, fertility rate was 1.6%, with a birth rate of 13.87
children per 1000 population. Annually, there have been about 800,000 births. The proportion of children under 5 years old is 6% of the total population. In 2010, the proportion of elderly was 12%. This number is projected to rise to 16% by 2020. Life expectancy at birth is 70 and
78 years old for males and females, respectively.