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Bangkok, [a] officially known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon [b] and colloquially as Krung Thep, [c] is the capital and most populous city of Thailand.The city occupies 1,568.7 square kilometres (605.7 sq mi) in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estimated population of 9.0 million as of 2021, 13% of the country's population.
The United Nations classifies Thailand as an "aging society" (one-tenth of the population above 60), on track to become an "aged society" (one-fifth of the population above 60) by 2025. The Fiscal Policy Office projects that the number of Thais aged 60-plus will increase from 14 percent in 2016 to 17.5 percent in 2020, 21.2 percent in 2025, and ...
Thailand has an urbanization rate of 52% (2021), translating to 36,217,020 people of the total population. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] This rate is based on the thesaban system, meaning that 8,442,107 people live in city municipalities, 4,437,112 people live in town municipalities and 23,337,801 people live in townships (subdistrict municipalities).
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Bangkok: . Bangkok – capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies 1,568.7 square kilometres (605.7 sq mi) in the Chao Phraya River delta in Central Thailand, and has a population of over 8 million, or 12.6 percent of the country's population.
The Bangkok Metropolitan Region (political definition) covers an area of 7,762 km 2.. Due to the success of the service and tourism industry in Bangkok, the city has gained in popularity for work among provincial Thais from the rural areas and with people from many countries in the Indochina region as well as many South Asian countries.
This is a list of national capitals, ordered according to population. The population statistics given refer only to the official capital area, and do not include the wider metropolitan/urban district.
16 January – The Thai cabinet approves a 1 baht per litre cut on the diesel tax, which will last until the end of April. [4] 17 January: Around 15 to 23 people are killed during an explosion at a fireworks factory in Suphan Buri. [5] [6] Activist Arnon Nampa is sentenced to four years in prison for a 2021 royal insult on social media. [7]
This is a list of population milestones by country (and year first reached). Only existing countries are included, not former countries. ... 2021 Nepal: 2022 ...