The yearly record
| Fiscal year | K-1 | K-2 | Rank | World K-1 share | Rank movement, positive is up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 218 | 16 | 14th | 1.80% | Unavailable |
| 1998 | 220 | 19 | 16th | 1.70% | -2 |
| 1999 | 303 | 31 | 12th | 1.78% | 4 |
| 2000 | 427 | 53 | 11th | 1.99% | 1 |
| 2001 | 562 | 91 | 11th | 2.25% | 0 |
| 2002 | 706 | 103 | 11th | 2.49% | 0 |
| 2003 | 567 | 83 | 12th | 2.24% | -1 |
| 2004 | 805 | 104 | 11th | 2.71% | 1 |
| 2005 | 1,185 | 169 | seventh | 3.49% | 4 |
| 2006 | 969 | 138 | eighth | 3.17% | -1 |
| 2007 | 1,117 | 147 | seventh | 3.37% | 1 |
| 2008 | 882 | 151 | eighth | 2.91% | -1 |
| 2009 | 803 | 119 | seventh | 2.90% | 1 |
| 2010 | 765 | 94 | 11th | 2.47% | -4 |
| 2011 | 640 | 86 | tenth | 2.60% | 1 |
| 2012 | 734 | 98 | ninth | 2.65% | 1 |
| 2013 | 547 | 101 | 13th | 2.08% | -4 |
| 2014 | 717 | 77 | 11th | 2.00% | 2 |
| 2015 | 616 | 84 | 11th | 1.99% | 0 |
| 2016 | 640 | 86 | 15th | 1.67% | -4 |
| 2017 | 629 | 72 | 14th | 1.81% | 1 |
| 2018 | 590 | 64 | 12th | 2.39% | 2 |
| 2019 | 855 | 124 | tenth | 2.38% | 2 |
| 2020 | 343 | 44 | 12th | 2.04% | -2 |
| 2021 | 752 | 108 | fourth | 3.91% | 8 |
| 2022 | 349 | 49 | 16th | 1.63% | -12 |
| 2023 | 374 | 44 | 12th | 1.89% | 4 |
| 2024 | 1,201 | 154 | sixth | 2.52% | 6 |
| 2025 | Not obtained | Not obtained | Not obtained | Not obtained | Not obtained |
| 2026 | Not obtained | Not obtained | Not obtained | Not obtained | Not obtained |
The State Department recorded 1,201 K-1 issuances for Thailand in FY2024. That put Thailand sixth, following 12th in FY2023, when its annual count was 374.
Thailand accumulated 3,019 K-1 issuances during FY2020 to FY2024, representing 2.42% worldwide. The annual count for Thailand was 343 at the start of that window and 349 in FY2022.
Highs, lows and annual changes
The earliest publishable row for Thailand records 218 in FY1997. The K-1 maximum for Thailand is 1,201 in FY2024, and its visible minimum is 218 in FY1997. The series for Thailand ends in FY2024 at 1,201.
FY2024 brought the biggest annual increase for Thailand, up 827 from FY2023, moving from 374 to 1,201 visas. The largest decline for Thailand occurred in FY2020, down 512 from 855 in FY2019 to 343.
Rank, volume and worldwide share
The visible rank range for Thailand runs from fourth in FY2021 to 16th in FY1998. At its stronger position, Thailand received 752 K-1 visas and held 3.91% worldwide. At its lower position, the figures were 220 and 1.70%. The latest annual rank is sixth.
The longer endpoint comparison for Thailand starts with 717 K-1 visas in FY2014 and ends at 1,201 in FY2024, a 67.50% change. The more recent FY2019 starting point has 855 visas and a 40.47% endpoint change. A year before the latest total, Thailand received 374 visas.
The world-share peak for Thailand occurs in FY2021, when 752 K-1 visas out of 19,218 worldwide give it 3.91%. The largest annual volume for Thailand is 1,201 in FY2024. Its latest 1,201 visas in FY2024 represent 2.52% of the worldwide 47,579.
Within the FY2020 to FY2024 period, Thailand received 3,019 K-1 visas. Its FY2024 contribution is 39.78% of that total. The opening FY2020 figure of 343 accounts for 11.36%, while later Thailand counts are 349 in FY2022 and 374 in FY2023.
For the recent period as a whole, Thailand represents 2.42% of worldwide K-1 issuances. The latest 2.52% share differs by 0.11 percentage points when the period figure is subtracted. The Thailand FY1997 row starts with 218 visas and 1.80% worldwide, compared with 1.89% in FY2023.
At the start of the visible record, Thailand has 218 K-1 and 16 K-2 visas in FY1997, rank 14th with 1.80% of worldwide K-1 issuances, 220 K-1 and 19 K-2 visas in FY1998, rank 16th with 1.70% of worldwide K-1 issuances, 303 K-1 and 31 K-2 visas in FY1999, rank 12th with 1.78% of worldwide K-1 issuances, 427 K-1 and 53 K-2 visas in FY2000, rank 11th with 1.99% of worldwide K-1 issuances.
Children and the latest comparison
Thailand received 154 child-class K-2 visas in FY2024. The largest child-visa entry for Thailand is 169 in FY2005, with 1,185 K-1 visas in that row. That represents 14.3 K-2 visas per 100 K-1 visas for Thailand.
A neighboring nationality by recent K-1 volume is Nigeria. Over FY2020 to FY2024, it received 2,528 visas, alongside 3,019 for Thailand. Its latest 984 compares with 1,201 for Thailand.