Poverty and living standards in Lop Buri, Thailand: official figures
6.6% of people in Lop Buri lived below the national poverty line in 2024 (B.E. 2567), ranking 26th highest of 75 provinces with data (Thailand: 4.9%).
How many poor people are there in Lop Buri?
About 50,600 people in Lop Buri were poor in 2024, 1.5% of the 3,433,000 poor people in Thailand.
Source: National Statistical Office of Thailand, from NESDC poverty statistics · saved copyWhat is the poverty line in Lop Buri?
The poverty line used for Lop Buri in 2024 was 3,191 baht per person per month of spending, against 3,078 baht for Thailand as a whole.
Source: National Statistical Office of Thailand, from NESDC poverty statistics · saved copyIs poverty rising or falling in Lop Buri?
The poverty rate in Lop Buri was 4.8% in 2022, 4.7% in 2023 and 6.6% in 2024; across Thailand it was 5.4% in 2022, 3.4% in 2023 and 4.9% in 2024.
Source: National Statistical Office of Thailand, from NESDC poverty statistics · saved copyHow has the number of poor people in Lop Buri changed?
The number of poor people in Lop Buri went from 37,300 in 2022 to 50,600 in 2024, up 36%; for Thailand the number went from 3,793,000 to 3,433,000.
Source: National Statistical Office of Thailand, from NESDC poverty statistics · saved copyHow Lop Buri compares with other provinces
Share of people below the poverty line (2024 (B.E. 2567))
Lop Buri ranks 26 of 75, highest first. Share of the population spending less than the national poverty line (consumption expenditure basis).
| Rank | Region | Share of people below the poverty line |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | Nan | 7.4% |
| 24 | Kalasin | 7.1% |
| 25 | Uttaradit | 6.9% |
| 26 | Lop Buri | 6.6% |
| 27 | Mukdahan | 6.4% |
| 28 | Lampang | 6.4% |
| 29 | Kanchanaburi | 6.2% |
Poverty line (2024 (B.E. 2567))
Lop Buri ranks 17 of 77, highest first. Baht per person per month; the line differs by province with local prices.
| Rank | Region | Poverty line |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Suphan Buri | 3,206 baht |
| 15 | Samut Prakan | 3,205 baht |
| 16 | Chanthaburi | 3,198 baht |
| 17 | Lop Buri | 3,191 baht |
| 18 | Trat | 3,166 baht |
| 19 | Chumphon | 3,165 baht |
| 20 | Nakhon Pathom | 3,164 baht |
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Sources
- National Statistical Office of Thailand, from NESDC poverty statistics: Poverty by expenditure (poverty line, number of poor people and poverty headcount ratio by province, to B.E. 2567 / 2024), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 0cf03dc02dc6…)
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