Thai population on course to drop by half in 60 years, warns deputy PM

BANGKOK: The ongoing trend of declining birthrate could see Thailand’s population drop from the current 66 million to 33 million in 60 years, Deputy Prime Minister Somsak Thepsutin warned on Thursday (March 7).

This would result in the working-age population shrinking from 46 million to about 14 million, severely affecting the country’s economic development and national security, he added.