Thailand · overseas Chinese reference

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Thai citizens of Chinese descent (no separate census category; widely cited demographic range)

Reference estimate: ~9 million (2022)
Source: National Statistical Office of Thailand (population structure references)

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Year-by-year (same definition, up to 30-year window)

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Thai citizens of Chinese descent (no separate census category; widely cited demographic range)

Data year	Reference value	Source
1995	~6.80 million	Source
2000	~7.00 million	Source
2005	~7.80 million	Source
2010	~8.50 million	Source
2015	~8.80 million	Source
2018	~8.90 million	Source
2022	~9 million	Source

Trend (by data year)

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Thai citizens of Chinese descent (no separate census category; widely cited demographic range)

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