PUBLISHED : 2 Feb 2025 at 09: 12
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The government must take immediate action to reverse Thailand’s declining birth rate, an expert warned, saying that if the trend continues, the nation’s workforce will shrink.
The director of Mahidol University’s Institute for Population and Social Research, Chalermpol Chamchan, expressed his concern at a recent press briefing. The Bureau of Registration Administration under the Department of Provincial Administration says Thailand’s population stood at 65,951,210 as of Dec 31 last year.
However, only 462,240 births were reported last year, making 2024 the first time the number has dropped below 500,000 since 1949, Mr Chalermpol said, before adding 2024 was also the fourth consecutive year in which deaths exc
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