This statistic presents the results of a survey on perceived percentage of population over 65 years old by 2050 in Thailand as of 2018. According to data published by Ipsos, Thai respondents overestimated the proportion of their population who will be over 65 in 2050. On average, the respondents thought that around 60 out of every 100 people in Thailand will be over 65 years old in 2050, when the actual share of elderly population, according to projections by the World Bank, will be around 29 percent in Thailand.
Perceived and actual percentage of population over 65 years old by 2050 in Thailand as of October 2018
samples represent a more urban and educated population with higher incomes
Method of interview
Online panel
Supplementary notes
Survey question:
Now thinking about 2050, out of every 100 people in Thailand, about how many do you think will be over 65, according to projections by the World Bank?
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Ipsos. (December 5, 2018). Perceived and actual percentage of population over 65 years old by 2050 in Thailand as of October 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/953668/thailand-perceived-and-actual-share-of-population-over-65-years-by-2050/
Ipsos. "Perceived and actual percentage of population over 65 years old by 2050 in Thailand as of October 2018." Chart. December 5, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/953668/thailand-perceived-and-actual-share-of-population-over-65-years-by-2050/
Ipsos. (2018). Perceived and actual percentage of population over 65 years old by 2050 in Thailand as of October 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/953668/thailand-perceived-and-actual-share-of-population-over-65-years-by-2050/
Ipsos. "Perceived and Actual Percentage of Population over 65 Years Old by 2050 in Thailand as of October 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Dec 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/953668/thailand-perceived-and-actual-share-of-population-over-65-years-by-2050/
Ipsos, Perceived and actual percentage of population over 65 years old by 2050 in Thailand as of October 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/953668/thailand-perceived-and-actual-share-of-population-over-65-years-by-2050/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Perceived and actual percentage of population over 65 years old by 2050 in Thailand as of October 2018 [Graph], Ipsos, December 5, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/953668/thailand-perceived-and-actual-share-of-population-over-65-years-by-2050/
