Thailand's population has increased rapidly in the 20th century, especially between 1950 and 1970, when the government supported such growth. Since then, official policies and private family-planning programs have slowed this growth dramatically, making the country a model for other nations seeking to reduce their high growth rates. The more youthful age profile of the population that resulted from the earlier growth, however, has begun to place increasing demands on the country's education, housing, health, and employment systems.
Internal migration in Thailand occurs primarily between rural areas and has had little effect on the regional distribution of population. Nonetheless, migration from the countryside has contributed significantly to the growth of Bangkok. Since 1960 Bangkok has received two-fifths of all interregional migrants in the country, many of whom have come from the central and northeast regions. As in most other areas of the world, these migrants are mainly young adults less than 30 years of age.
After 1975, Thailand also received large numbers of Cambodian, Vietnamese, Laotian, and Hmong refugees who fled political conflicts in their own countries and settled in camps along the Thai border; most refugees, however, have been resettled in other countries or repatriated to their own countries.
Internal migration in Thailand occurs primarily between rural areas and has had little effect on the regional distribution of population. Nonetheless, migration from the countryside has contributed significantly to the growth of Bangkok. Since 1960 Bangkok has received two-fifths of all interregional migrants in the country, many of whom have come from the central and northeast regions. As in most other areas of the world, these migrants are mainly young adults less than 30 years of age.
After 1975, Thailand also received large numbers of Cambodian, Vietnamese, Laotian, and Hmong refugees who fled political conflicts in their own countries and settled in camps along the Thai border; most refugees, however, have been resettled in other countries or repatriated to their own countries.
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