Where Is War

Is there a war in Thailand?

Yes. UCDP lists 2 active armed conflicts with fighting recorded in Thailand.

None at war level (1,000+ deaths in a year). Largest: Cambodia (Kampuchea) - Thailand, 252 deaths in 2025.

Updated 30 October 2026 · UCDP data through 30 September 2026 · View on map →

Deaths recorded in Thailand in 2025

113in state-based fighting
0in fighting between armed groups
9in attacks on civilians (one-sided violence)

UCDP GED Global 26.1: best estimates for events located in Thailand (as UCDP places them), by type of violence. The three are shown separately, as UCDP counts them, and are not added together here.

The conflicts

Each conflict as UCDP defines it: a dispute with at least 25 battle-related deaths in a year. Figures are UCDP best estimates; the newest months are preliminary and can change. UCDP does not record who started each clash.

Armed conflictState-based conflict · UCDP start year 1975

Cambodia (Kampuchea) - Thailand

252deaths in 2025UCDP Battle-Related Deaths Dataset 26.1 (conflict level)
281total 2011–2025sum of the UCDP yearly figures below (2 years listed)

Who is fighting: Government of Cambodia (Kampuchea) vs Government of Thailand

1989: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)1990: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)1991: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)1992: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)1993: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)1994: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)1995: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)1996: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)1997: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)1998: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)1999: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2000: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2001: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2002: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2003: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2004: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2005: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2006: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2007: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2008: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2009: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2010: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2011: 292012: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2013: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2014: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2015: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2016: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2017: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2018: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2019: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2020: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2021: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2022: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2023: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2024: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2025: 252
1989highest: 2522025

Grey: year not in the dataset (UCDP lists a conflict-year only with at least 25 deaths).

Latest recorded fighting: December 2025

Conflict-wide figures (not only Thailand). Also recorded in: Cambodia.

Figures by year
YearDeaths (best estimate)
2025252
201129

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Armed conflictState-based conflict · UCDP start year 1965

Thailand: Patani

36deaths in 2025UCDP Battle-Related Deaths Dataset 26.1 (conflict level)
42deaths in Jan–Sep 2026preliminary · UCDP Candidate Events Dataset 26.01.26.09
2,133total 2003–2025sum of the UCDP yearly figures below (23 years listed)

Who is fighting: Government of Thailand vs Patani insurgents

1989: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)1990: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)1991: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)1992: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)1993: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)1994: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)1995: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)1996: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)1997: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)1998: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)1999: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2000: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2001: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2002: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2003: 262004: 1642005: 2052006: 2122007: 1972008: 1302009: 1382010: 762011: 1432012: 1312013: 1892014: 682015: 572016: 502017: 432018: 362019: 552020: 462021: 382022: 292023: 302024: 342025: 362026: 42 (Jan–Sep 2026, preliminary)
1989highest: 2122026*

* Jan–Sep 2026, preliminary (hatched). Grey: year not in the dataset (UCDP lists a conflict-year only with at least 25 deaths).

Latest recorded fighting: September 2026

Figures by year
YearDeaths (best estimate)
Jan–Sep 2026 preliminary42
202536
202434
202330
202229
202138
202046
201955
201836
201743
201650
201557
201468
2013189
2012131
2011143
201076
2009138
2008130
2007197
2006212
2005205
2004164
200326

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Military personnel

455,000own armed forces (2020)World Bank / IISS · active + paramilitary

Foreign military personnel in Thailand

United States105

assigned · 31 Aug 2026 · DoD DMDC

Other countries may have forces here; only official, reusable figures are shown.

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