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Population in Estonia compared to Thailand: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Estonia was 1,372,341 in 2024 vs 71,668,011 people in Thailand in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Estonia's population is 1,339,590 people compared to 71,571,743 in Thailand.

Population statistics:

  • Thailand's population is 53.4 times bigger than Estonia's.
  • Estonia is ranked the 155th most populous country in the world, while Thailand is the 21st.
  • The countries together account for 0.88% of the world: 0.02% for Estonia vs 0.86% for Thailand.
  • For the last 10 years, Estonia has had an average growth rate of +0.37% per year vs +0.23% in Thailand.
  • Since 2006, the population of Estonia has decreased from 1.35M people to 1.34M (0.54% decline), while Thailand has grown from 66.6M to 71.6M (7.52% growth).

Estonia vs Thailand: population by year and forecast

Estonia
Factual

Projection
Thailand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Estonia Thailand
2100 831,394 45,712,111
2099 836,965 46,056,854
2098 842,414 46,406,925
2097 847,873 46,761,683
2096 853,472 47,122,446
2095 859,044 47,487,866
2094 864,547 47,857,414
2093 870,136 48,230,566
2092 875,676 48,609,149
2091 881,282 48,988,448
2090 887,028 49,372,024
2089 892,857 49,760,635
2088 898,736 50,146,313
2087 904,914 50,536,233
2086 911,254 50,929,394
2085 917,722 51,326,092
2084 924,458 51,728,619
2083 931,259 52,131,789
2082 938,110 52,537,598
2081 944,978 52,942,608
2080 952,018 53,352,029
2079 959,194 53,766,821
2078 966,496 54,181,891
2077 973,883 54,599,508
2076 981,283 55,019,721
2075 988,735 55,442,571
2074 996,352 55,872,412
2073 1,004,078 56,304,891
2072 1,011,873 56,739,842
2071 1,019,779 57,177,118
2070 1,027,821 57,621,370
2069 1,035,828 58,066,637
2068 1,043,819 58,516,959
2067 1,051,892 58,967,738
2066 1,059,940 59,418,676
2065 1,068,064 59,878,082
2064 1,076,199 60,336,709
2063 1,084,303 60,797,201
2062 1,092,418 61,262,000
2061 1,100,514 61,724,999
2060 1,108,650 62,192,387
2059 1,116,534 62,656,203
2058 1,124,375 63,118,413
2057 1,132,033 63,577,864
2056 1,139,610 64,032,675
2055 1,147,117 64,478,337
2054 1,154,317 64,917,436
2053 1,161,452 65,343,383
2052 1,168,381 65,763,356
2051 1,175,291 66,167,939
2050 1,182,029 66,558,274
2049 1,188,633 66,936,876
2048 1,194,960 67,296,897
2047 1,201,294 67,641,907
2046 1,207,577 67,972,603
2045 1,213,815 68,287,399
2044 1,220,042 68,585,177
2043 1,226,162 68,870,333
2042 1,232,282 69,139,548
2041 1,238,386 69,396,419
2040 1,244,441 69,632,464
2039 1,250,581 69,854,146
2038 1,256,780 70,062,543
2037 1,263,149 70,256,027
2036 1,269,700 70,435,348
2035 1,276,331 70,604,705
2034 1,283,159 70,756,791
2033 1,290,037 70,897,217
2032 1,297,036 71,025,384
2031 1,304,102 71,140,609
2030 1,311,189 71,247,320
2029 1,318,225 71,342,891
2028 1,325,354 71,428,869
2027 1,332,492 71,505,168
2026 1,339,590 71,571,743
2025 1,358,931 71,625,629
2024 1,372,341 71,668,011
2023 1,370,286 71,702,435
2022 1,348,840 71,735,329
2021 1,330,932 71,727,332
2020 1,329,522 71,641,484
2019 1,326,898 71,522,271
2018 1,321,977 71,376,079
2017 1,317,384 71,160,187
2016 1,315,790 70,859,841
2015 1,315,407 70,540,795
2014 1,314,545 70,216,367
2013 1,317,997 69,845,114
2012 1,322,696 69,436,098
2011 1,327,439 69,007,208
2010 1,331,475 68,579,447
2009 1,334,515 68,121,080
2008 1,337,090 67,619,830
2007 1,340,680 67,102,394
2006 1,346,810 66,567,687
2005 1,354,775 66,017,420
2004 1,362,550 65,452,047
2003 1,370,720 64,868,166
2002 1,379,350 64,266,437
2001 1,388,115 63,651,141
2000 1,396,985 63,007,815
1999 1,390,244 62,299,043
1998 1,386,156 61,522,630
1997 1,399,535 60,724,584
1996 1,415,594 59,920,064
1995 1,436,634 59,098,232
1994 1,462,514 58,260,854
1993 1,494,128 57,408,198
1992 1,533,091 56,528,834
1991 1,561,314 55,637,434
1990 1,569,174 54,738,329
1989 1,568,131 53,848,956
1988 1,561,900 52,969,595
1987 1,552,221 52,074,105
1986 1,540,190 51,177,834
1985 1,528,781 50,270,753
1984 1,518,617 49,351,708
1983 1,508,745 48,423,309
1982 1,498,414 47,494,577
1981 1,487,666 46,575,855
1980 1,477,219 45,650,022
1979 1,468,333 44,718,434
1978 1,460,188 43,788,976
1977 1,450,211 42,843,974
1976 1,439,576 41,896,504
1975 1,429,352 40,940,005
1974 1,418,169 39,952,891
1973 1,405,951 38,947,787
1972 1,392,518 37,933,929
1971 1,376,955 36,937,387
1970 1,360,076 35,954,408
1969 1,345,249 34,973,782
1968 1,331,214 34,002,560
1967 1,318,946 33,037,801
1966 1,308,597 32,086,071
1965 1,294,566 31,149,337
1964 1,277,086 30,232,141
1963 1,258,857 29,342,322
1962 1,241,623 28,481,040
1961 1,225,077 27,650,334
1960 1,211,537 26,851,747

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Estonia decreased by 31,020 people (a 2.3% decline), while Thailand gained 4,292,154 people (a 6.45% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Estonia gained 23,800 people (a 1.81% growth), while Thailand's population increased by 711,902 people (a 1% growth).

Estonia was ranked 149th most populous country in 2006 and is 155th in 2026. Thailand was ranked 19th in 2006 and ranked 21st now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Estonia's population will shrink by 11.8% to 1,182,029 people with a rank change from 155th to 159th. The population of Thailand will decrease by 7% to 66,558,274 people and rank change from 21st to 31st.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 26.7% of the population in Estonia and 23.1% in Thailand.

Population growth rate by year

Estonia
Factual

Projection
Thailand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Estonia Thailand
2100 -0.67% -0.75%
2099 -0.65% -0.75%
2098 -0.64% -0.76%
2097 -0.66% -0.77%
2096 -0.65% -0.77%
2095 -0.64% -0.77%
2094 -0.64% -0.77%
2093 -0.63% -0.78%
2092 -0.64% -0.77%
2091 -0.65% -0.78%
2090 -0.65% -0.78%
2089 -0.65% -0.77%
2088 -0.68% -0.77%
2087 -0.7% -0.77%
2086 -0.7% -0.77%
2085 -0.73% -0.78%
2084 -0.73% -0.77%
2083 -0.73% -0.77%
2082 -0.73% -0.76%
2081 -0.74% -0.77%
2080 -0.75% -0.77%
2079 -0.76% -0.77%
2078 -0.76% -0.76%
2077 -0.75% -0.76%
2076 -0.75% -0.76%
2075 -0.76% -0.77%
2074 -0.77% -0.77%
2073 -0.77% -0.77%
2072 -0.78% -0.76%
2071 -0.78% -0.77%
2070 -0.77% -0.77%
2069 -0.77% -0.77%
2068 -0.77% -0.76%
2067 -0.76% -0.76%
2066 -0.76% -0.77%
2065 -0.76% -0.76%
2064 -0.75% -0.76%
2063 -0.74% -0.76%
2062 -0.74% -0.75%
2061 -0.73% -0.75%
2060 -0.71% -0.74%
2059 -0.7% -0.73%
2058 -0.68% -0.72%
2057 -0.66% -0.71%
2056 -0.65% -0.69%
2055 -0.62% -0.68%
2054 -0.61% -0.65%
2053 -0.59% -0.64%
2052 -0.59% -0.61%
2051 -0.57% -0.59%
2050 -0.56% -0.57%
2049 -0.53% -0.53%
2048 -0.53% -0.51%
2047 -0.52% -0.49%
2046 -0.51% -0.46%
2045 -0.51% -0.43%
2044 -0.5% -0.41%
2043 -0.5% -0.39%
2042 -0.49% -0.37%
2041 -0.49% -0.34%
2040 -0.49% -0.32%
2039 -0.49% -0.3%
2038 -0.5% -0.28%
2037 -0.52% -0.25%
2036 -0.52% -0.24%
2035 -0.53% -0.21%
2034 -0.53% -0.2%
2033 -0.54% -0.18%
2032 -0.54% -0.16%
2031 -0.54% -0.15%
2030 -0.53% -0.13%
2029 -0.54% -0.12%
2028 -0.54% -0.11%
2027 -0.53% -0.09%
2026 -1.42% -0.08%
2025 -0.98% -0.06%
2024 0.15% -0.05%
2023 1.59% -0.05%
2022 1.35% 0.01%
2021 0.11% 0.12%
2020 0.2% 0.17%
2019 0.37% 0.2%
2018 0.35% 0.3%
2017 0.12% 0.42%
2016 0.03% 0.45%
2015 0.07% 0.46%
2014 -0.26% 0.53%
2013 -0.36% 0.59%
2012 -0.36% 0.62%
2011 -0.3% 0.62%
2010 -0.23% 0.67%
2009 -0.19% 0.74%
2008 -0.27% 0.77%
2007 -0.46% 0.8%
2006 -0.59% 0.83%
2005 -0.57% 0.86%
2004 -0.6% 0.9%
2003 -0.63% 0.94%
2002 -0.63% 0.97%
2001 -0.63% 1.02%
2000 0.48% 1.14%
1999 0.29% 1.26%
1998 -0.96% 1.31%
1997 -1.13% 1.34%
1996 -1.46% 1.39%
1995 -1.77% 1.44%
1994 -2.12% 1.49%
1993 -2.54% 1.56%
1992 -1.81% 1.6%
1991 -0.5% 1.64%
1990 0.07% 1.65%
1989 0.4% 1.66%
1988 0.62% 1.72%
1987 0.78% 1.75%
1986 0.75% 1.8%
1985 0.67% 1.86%
1984 0.65% 1.92%
1983 0.69% 1.96%
1982 0.72% 1.97%
1981 0.71% 2.03%
1980 0.61% 2.08%
1979 0.56% 2.12%
1978 0.69% 2.21%
1977 0.74% 2.26%
1976 0.72% 2.34%
1975 0.79% 2.47%
1974 0.87% 2.58%
1973 0.96% 2.67%
1972 1.13% 2.7%
1971 1.24% 2.73%
1970 1.1% 2.8%
1969 1.05% 2.86%
1968 0.93% 2.92%
1967 0.79% 2.97%
1966 1.08% 3.01%
1965 1.37% 3.03%
1964 1.45% 3.03%
1963 1.39% 3.02%
1962 1.35% 3%
1961 1.12% 2.97%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Estonia grew by 0.15%, while Thailand's population declined by 0.05%.

Live population counters

Estonia Thailand
Current population
1339590
71571743
Population rank 155/197 21/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.86%
One net population change
4.26 hours
15.3 minutes
One birth every
47.9 minutes
53.3 seconds
One death every
32.8 minutes
49.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline +6 -94
Annual growth/decline +2,055 -34,424
Annual growth/decline rate +0.15% -0.05%
Population growth rate rank 158/197 168/197
One migration net change every
39.5 minutes
19.2 minutes
Annual migration change -13,350 +27,509
Net migration rank 141/196 30/196
Foreign-born residents 203,046 3,179,399
Foreign-born residents rank 110/195 21/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.9% 4.4%
Foreign-born share rank 43/195 100/195

Natural population change vs migration

Estonia
Natural

Migration
Thailand
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Estonia Thailand
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -13,350 - 27,509
2024 - -7,742 - 23,321
2023 -5,070 5,717 -46,105 19,648
2022 -5,665 39,754 -61,046 21,683
2021 -5,324 7,043 57,382 -2,093
2020 -2,659 3,694 84,107 32,277
2019 -1,327 5,386 116,867 5,221
2018 -1,322 7,089 159,383 10,984
2017 -1,713 5,202 194,695 66,805
2016 -1,316 1,081 226,255 112,978
2015 -1,315 4,261 266,362 32,500
2014 -1,972 -674 294,628 55,358
2013 -1,713 -2,688 325,059 67,452
2012 -1,455 -3,674 351,485 74,033
2011 -531 -3,941 365,670 66,607
2010 0 -3,781 370,466 52,791
2009 -400 -2,089 382,636 110,883
2008 -668 -2,034 401,730 107,333
2007 -1,608 -2,941 425,362 100,486
2006 -2,559 -5,351 441,211 102,362
2005 -2,981 -5,208 456,378 100,542
2004 -3,679 -3,681 466,542 107,199
2003 -5,072 -3,705 488,003 105,917
2002 -5,380 -2,889 504,299 105,215
2001 -5,830 -3,280 524,230 96,817
2000 -5,309 -3,083 543,884 121,640
1999 -6,117 1,419 578,073 173,924
1998 -7,208 -3,296 617,318 183,471
1997 -6,018 -4,066 644,834 150,411
1996 -5,662 -10,540 661,397 152,397
1995 -7,327 -12,655 682,703 147,226
1994 -8,044 -17,984 712,589 132,271
1993 -5,976 -25,501 737,696 122,746
1992 -1,993 -38,391 754,999 143,318
1991 -312 -9,712 760,508 124,034
1990 2,825 -2,660 760,808 152,916
1989 5,803 -368 774,563 90,497
1988 6,404 5,256 765,252 128,469
1987 6,829 5,389 774,498 122,791
1986 6,160 5,260 783,430 111,820
1985 4,281 5,097 776,935 141,963
1984 5,163 5,006 779,856 139,345
1983 5,884 4,986 794,239 143,393
1982 5,244 4,832 817,951 101,885
1981 4,612 4,789 839,297 78,337
1980 3,989 4,619 845,575 88,478
1979 3,818 4,521 843,434 85,693
1978 4,088 7,234 847,799 82,011
1977 4,931 7,189 871,232 88,937
1976 4,319 6,942 894,072 40,656
1975 4,717 6,737 911,980 66,306
1974 5,956 6,594 923,151 72,801
1973 5,623 6,488 933,540 80,704
1972 6,267 6,432 940,420 73,082
1971 7,160 6,392 936,215 43,400
1970 6,257 6,158 937,116 49,221
1969 5,515 8,650 948,314 26,551
1968 5,592 9,403 953,806 13,718
1967 5,012 9,115 944,980 17,005
1966 4,842 8,998 929,469 12,016
1965 5,437 8,851 909,000 22,995
1964 6,897 8,734 885,137 17,249
1963 6,043 8,410 860,728 16,494
1962 6,457 8,248 828,741 16,605
1961 7,228 7,991 801,140 14,968
1960 7,511 7,762 774,190 6,886

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 26.1% of the population change in Estonia is from natural causes (a loss of 27,683 people) and 73.9% is from migration (a gain of 78,553 people). In Thailand 78.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,292,528 people) and 21.6% is from migration (a gain of 355,361 people).

As of 2024, 203,046 residents or 14.9% of the population were not native-born in Estonia, compared to 3,179,399 people or 4.4% in Thailand.

Biggest cities by population

Estonia
City Population
Tallinn 458K
Tartu 97.8K
Narva 53.4K
Parnu 41.5K
Kohtla-Jarve 33.4K
Viljandi 17.3K
Maardu 17K
Rakvere 15.7K
Kuressaare 13.2K
Sillamae 12.4K
Thailand
City Population
Bangkok 5.68M
Chiang Mai 1.2M
Nonthaburi 256K
Pak Kret 190K
Hat Yai 159K
Nakhon Ratchasima 134K
Chaophraya Surasak 133K
Surat Thani 131K
Udon Thani 130K
Klaeng 130K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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