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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of India was 1,450,935,791 in 2024 vs 71,668,011 people in Thailand in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current India's population is 1,480,351,380 people compared to 71,571,743 in Thailand.

Population statistics:

  • India's population is 20.7 times bigger than Thailand's.
  • India is ranked the 1st most populous country in the world, while Thailand is the 21st.
  • The countries together account for 18.7% of the world: 17.9% for India vs 0.86% for Thailand.
  • For the last 10 years, India has had an average growth rate of +1.03% per year vs +0.23% in Thailand.
  • Since 2006, the population of India has increased from 1.17B people to 1.48B (26.2% growth), while Thailand has grown from 66.6M to 71.6M (7.52% growth).

India vs Thailand: population by year and forecast

India
Factual

Projection
Thailand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
India Thailand
2100 1,515,897,176 45,712,111
2099 1,523,583,618 46,056,854
2098 1,531,281,096 46,406,925
2097 1,538,914,978 46,761,683
2096 1,546,515,506 47,122,446
2095 1,554,100,337 47,487,866
2094 1,561,632,624 47,857,414
2093 1,569,112,481 48,230,566
2092 1,576,470,228 48,609,149
2091 1,583,793,450 48,988,448
2090 1,591,038,578 49,372,024
2089 1,598,165,996 49,760,635
2088 1,605,169,643 50,146,313
2087 1,612,023,916 50,536,233
2086 1,618,795,931 50,929,394
2085 1,625,424,591 51,326,092
2084 1,631,854,605 51,728,619
2083 1,638,132,423 52,131,789
2082 1,644,206,476 52,537,598
2081 1,650,106,942 52,942,608
2080 1,655,799,569 53,352,029
2079 1,661,261,962 53,766,821
2078 1,666,477,951 54,181,891
2077 1,671,444,317 54,599,508
2076 1,676,151,275 55,019,721
2075 1,680,606,119 55,442,571
2074 1,684,743,082 55,872,412
2073 1,688,579,113 56,304,891
2072 1,692,138,648 56,739,842
2071 1,695,351,098 57,177,118
2070 1,698,255,829 57,621,370
2069 1,700,813,392 58,066,637
2068 1,703,025,450 58,516,959
2067 1,704,872,725 58,967,738
2066 1,706,347,017 59,418,676
2065 1,707,540,131 59,878,082
2064 1,708,362,011 60,336,709
2063 1,708,845,280 60,797,201
2062 1,709,011,618 61,262,000
2061 1,708,866,368 61,724,999
2060 1,708,344,645 62,192,387
2059 1,707,488,768 62,656,203
2058 1,706,314,224 63,118,413
2057 1,704,805,210 63,577,864
2056 1,703,013,988 64,032,675
2055 1,700,890,479 64,478,337
2054 1,698,473,703 64,917,436
2053 1,695,661,388 65,343,383
2052 1,692,531,993 65,763,356
2051 1,689,057,795 66,167,939
2050 1,685,236,057 66,558,274
2049 1,681,083,344 66,936,876
2048 1,676,576,931 67,296,897
2047 1,671,678,054 67,641,907
2046 1,666,371,707 67,972,603
2045 1,660,667,112 68,287,399
2044 1,654,556,840 68,585,177
2043 1,648,067,988 68,870,333
2042 1,641,136,901 69,139,548
2041 1,633,771,970 69,396,419
2040 1,625,990,392 69,632,464
2039 1,617,818,911 69,854,146
2038 1,609,238,166 70,062,543
2037 1,600,212,760 70,256,027
2036 1,590,731,970 70,435,348
2035 1,580,864,963 70,604,705
2034 1,570,629,033 70,756,791
2033 1,560,043,145 70,897,217
2032 1,549,098,676 71,025,384
2031 1,537,810,507 71,140,609
2030 1,526,192,552 71,247,320
2029 1,514,274,850 71,342,891
2028 1,502,102,657 71,428,869
2027 1,489,628,314 71,505,168
2026 1,476,911,618 71,571,743
2025 1,463,993,377 71,625,629
2024 1,450,935,791 71,668,011
2023 1,438,069,596 71,702,435
2022 1,425,423,212 71,735,329
2021 1,414,203,896 71,727,332
2020 1,402,617,695 71,641,484
2019 1,389,030,312 71,522,271
2018 1,374,659,064 71,376,079
2017 1,359,657,400 71,160,187
2016 1,343,944,296 70,859,841
2015 1,328,024,498 70,540,795
2014 1,312,277,191 70,216,367
2013 1,295,829,511 69,845,114
2012 1,278,674,502 69,436,098
2011 1,261,224,954 69,007,208
2010 1,243,481,564 68,579,447
2009 1,225,524,753 68,121,080
2008 1,207,930,964 67,619,830
2007 1,190,676,021 67,102,394
2006 1,172,878,890 66,567,687
2005 1,154,676,322 66,017,420
2004 1,135,991,513 65,452,047
2003 1,116,803,006 64,868,166
2002 1,097,600,380 64,266,437
2001 1,077,898,575 63,651,141
2000 1,057,922,733 63,007,815
1999 1,038,225,823 62,299,043
1998 1,018,665,080 61,522,630
1997 999,133,762 60,724,584
1996 979,678,458 59,920,064
1995 960,301,044 59,098,232
1994 941,163,767 58,260,854
1993 922,118,387 57,408,198
1992 902,957,070 56,528,834
1991 883,927,600 55,637,434
1990 864,972,221 54,738,329
1989 846,039,529 53,848,956
1988 827,342,990 52,969,595
1987 808,931,270 52,074,105
1986 790,689,978 51,177,834
1985 772,647,793 50,270,753
1984 754,875,449 49,351,708
1983 737,372,681 48,423,309
1982 720,313,473 47,494,577
1981 703,696,250 46,575,855
1980 687,354,025 45,650,022
1979 671,155,747 44,718,434
1978 655,728,229 43,788,976
1977 640,801,103 42,843,974
1976 625,861,883 41,896,504
1975 611,309,535 40,940,005
1974 597,041,391 39,952,891
1973 583,465,598 38,947,787
1972 570,482,142 37,933,929
1971 558,096,387 36,937,387
1970 545,864,268 35,954,408
1969 533,880,544 34,973,782
1968 522,716,889 34,002,560
1967 511,606,372 33,037,801
1966 500,740,247 32,086,071
1965 490,140,146 31,149,337
1964 479,229,598 30,232,141
1963 468,138,575 29,342,322
1962 457,283,090 28,481,040
1961 446,564,729 27,650,334
1960 435,990,338 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 India increased by 171,065,406 people (a 14.6% growth), while Thailand gained 4,292,154 people (a 6.45% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, India gained 136,407,084 people (a 10.1% growth), while Thailand's population increased by 711,902 people (a 1% growth).

India was ranked 2nd most populous country in 2006 and is 1st 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) India's population will grow by 13.8% to 1,685,236,057 people and will still be ranked 1st. The population of Thailand will decrease by 7% to 66,558,274 people and rank change from 21st to 31st.

India is projected to reach its peak in 2062 at 1.71B people, while Thailand's population already peaked in 2022 at 71.7M people and is projected to decrease to 45.7M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

India
Factual

Projection
Thailand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
India Thailand
2100 -0.5% -0.75%
2099 -0.5% -0.75%
2098 -0.5% -0.76%
2097 -0.49% -0.77%
2096 -0.49% -0.77%
2095 -0.48% -0.77%
2094 -0.48% -0.77%
2093 -0.47% -0.78%
2092 -0.46% -0.77%
2091 -0.46% -0.78%
2090 -0.45% -0.78%
2089 -0.44% -0.77%
2088 -0.43% -0.77%
2087 -0.42% -0.77%
2086 -0.41% -0.77%
2085 -0.39% -0.78%
2084 -0.38% -0.77%
2083 -0.37% -0.77%
2082 -0.36% -0.76%
2081 -0.34% -0.77%
2080 -0.33% -0.77%
2079 -0.31% -0.77%
2078 -0.3% -0.76%
2077 -0.28% -0.76%
2076 -0.27% -0.76%
2075 -0.25% -0.77%
2074 -0.23% -0.77%
2073 -0.21% -0.77%
2072 -0.19% -0.76%
2071 -0.17% -0.77%
2070 -0.15% -0.77%
2069 -0.13% -0.77%
2068 -0.11% -0.76%
2067 -0.09% -0.76%
2066 -0.07% -0.77%
2065 -0.05% -0.76%
2064 -0.03% -0.76%
2063 -0.01% -0.76%
2062 0.008% -0.75%
2061 0.03% -0.75%
2060 0.05% -0.74%
2059 0.07% -0.73%
2058 0.09% -0.72%
2057 0.11% -0.71%
2056 0.12% -0.69%
2055 0.14% -0.68%
2054 0.17% -0.65%
2053 0.18% -0.64%
2052 0.21% -0.61%
2051 0.23% -0.59%
2050 0.25% -0.57%
2049 0.27% -0.53%
2048 0.29% -0.51%
2047 0.32% -0.49%
2046 0.34% -0.46%
2045 0.37% -0.43%
2044 0.39% -0.41%
2043 0.42% -0.39%
2042 0.45% -0.37%
2041 0.48% -0.34%
2040 0.51% -0.32%
2039 0.53% -0.3%
2038 0.56% -0.28%
2037 0.6% -0.25%
2036 0.62% -0.24%
2035 0.65% -0.21%
2034 0.68% -0.2%
2033 0.71% -0.18%
2032 0.73% -0.16%
2031 0.76% -0.15%
2030 0.79% -0.13%
2029 0.81% -0.12%
2028 0.84% -0.11%
2027 0.86% -0.09%
2026 0.88% -0.08%
2025 0.9% -0.06%
2024 0.89% -0.05%
2023 0.89% -0.05%
2022 0.79% 0.01%
2021 0.83% 0.12%
2020 0.98% 0.17%
2019 1.05% 0.2%
2018 1.1% 0.3%
2017 1.17% 0.42%
2016 1.2% 0.45%
2015 1.2% 0.46%
2014 1.27% 0.53%
2013 1.34% 0.59%
2012 1.38% 0.62%
2011 1.43% 0.62%
2010 1.47% 0.67%
2009 1.46% 0.74%
2008 1.45% 0.77%
2007 1.52% 0.8%
2006 1.58% 0.83%
2005 1.64% 0.86%
2004 1.72% 0.9%
2003 1.75% 0.94%
2002 1.83% 0.97%
2001 1.89% 1.02%
2000 1.9% 1.14%
1999 1.92% 1.26%
1998 1.95% 1.31%
1997 1.99% 1.34%
1996 2.02% 1.39%
1995 2.03% 1.44%
1994 2.07% 1.49%
1993 2.12% 1.56%
1992 2.15% 1.6%
1991 2.19% 1.64%
1990 2.24% 1.65%
1989 2.26% 1.66%
1988 2.28% 1.72%
1987 2.31% 1.75%
1986 2.34% 1.8%
1985 2.35% 1.86%
1984 2.37% 1.92%
1983 2.37% 1.96%
1982 2.36% 1.97%
1981 2.38% 2.03%
1980 2.41% 2.08%
1979 2.35% 2.12%
1978 2.33% 2.21%
1977 2.39% 2.26%
1976 2.38% 2.34%
1975 2.39% 2.47%
1974 2.33% 2.58%
1973 2.28% 2.67%
1972 2.22% 2.7%
1971 2.24% 2.73%
1970 2.24% 2.8%
1969 2.14% 2.86%
1968 2.17% 2.92%
1967 2.17% 2.97%
1966 2.16% 3.01%
1965 2.28% 3.03%
1964 2.37% 3.03%
1963 2.37% 3.02%
1962 2.4% 3%
1961 2.43% 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 India grew by 0.89%, while Thailand's population declined by 0.05%.

Live population counters

India Thailand
Current population
1480351380
71571743
Population rank 1/197 21/197
Percent of world population 17.9% 0.86%
One net population change
2.45 seconds
15.3 minutes
One birth every
1.36 seconds
53.3 seconds
One death every
3.32 seconds
49.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline +35,250 -94
Annual growth/decline +12,866,195 -34,424
Annual growth/decline rate +0.89% -0.05%
Population growth rate rank 107/197 168/197
One migration net change every
1.06 minutes
19.2 minutes
Annual migration change -495,753 +27,509
Net migration rank 195/196 30/196
Foreign-born residents 4,796,255 3,179,399
Foreign-born residents rank 15/195 21/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.3% 4.4%
Foreign-born share rank 181/195 100/195

Natural population change vs migration

India
Natural

Migration
Thailand
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
India Thailand
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -495,753 - 27,509
2024 - -630,830 - 23,321
2023 13,711,993 -979,179 -46,105 19,648
2022 13,912,130 -1,353,478 -61,046 21,683
2021 10,227,523 -348,916 57,382 -2,093
2020 13,366,946 -73,806 84,107 32,277
2019 14,859,846 -978,969 116,867 5,221
2018 15,451,168 -589,794 159,383 10,984
2017 15,394,041 -251,642 194,695 66,805
2016 16,202,593 81,248 226,255 112,978
2015 16,211,195 -655,085 266,362 32,500
2014 16,165,943 -227,263 294,628 55,358
2013 17,107,541 -151,372 325,059 67,452
2012 17,552,365 -198,935 351,485 74,033
2011 17,793,362 -247,017 365,670 66,607
2010 17,991,935 -50,905 370,466 52,791
2009 18,286,055 -312,905 382,636 110,883
2008 18,234,926 -1,020,047 401,730 107,333
2007 18,331,648 -1,037,200 425,362 100,486
2006 18,641,737 -342,177 441,211 102,362
2005 19,034,839 -929,454 456,378 100,542
2004 19,469,758 -206,660 466,542 107,199
2003 19,720,507 -606,970 488,003 105,917
2002 20,024,621 -732,419 504,299 105,215
2001 20,182,573 -70,346 524,230 96,817
2000 19,984,160 -143,960 543,884 121,640
1999 19,648,424 -95,320 578,073 173,924
1998 19,569,575 -1,049 617,318 183,471
1997 19,494,098 880 644,834 150,411
1996 19,442,699 -26,388 661,397 152,397
1995 19,396,161 -57,297 682,703 147,226
1994 19,310,798 -375,253 712,589 132,271
1993 19,152,399 2,364 737,696 122,746
1992 19,132,757 35,155 754,999 143,318
1991 19,049,524 -157,911 760,508 124,034
1990 18,893,588 125,514 760,808 152,916
1989 18,848,915 -2,907 774,563 90,497
1988 18,702,916 -155,676 765,252 128,469
1987 18,496,213 -219,150 774,498 122,791
1986 18,455,495 -249,545 783,430 111,820
1985 17,968,697 -89,991 776,935 141,963
1984 17,698,810 -32,313 779,856 139,345
1983 17,219,127 119,694 794,239 143,393
1982 16,790,507 -10,687 817,951 101,885
1981 16,422,159 33,243 839,297 78,337
1980 16,018,786 210,914 845,575 88,478
1979 15,392,957 774,094 843,434 85,693
1978 14,898,145 -210,444 847,799 82,011
1977 14,575,662 590,626 871,232 88,937
1976 14,435,504 275,984 894,072 40,656
1975 13,958,642 434,205 911,980 66,306
1974 13,795,836 347,869 923,151 72,801
1973 13,412,707 -404,743 933,540 80,704
1972 13,041,792 -82,816 940,420 73,082
1971 12,787,104 -974,574 936,215 43,400
1970 12,417,866 233,782 937,116 49,221
1969 12,167,671 -851,844 948,314 26,551
1968 12,006,807 -995,416 953,806 13,718
1967 11,279,897 -70,314 944,980 17,005
1966 11,089,894 -566,982 929,469 12,016
1965 10,925,714 -248,299 909,000 22,995
1964 11,285,378 -141,916 885,137 17,249
1963 11,016,705 21,640 860,728 16,494
1962 10,743,409 -70,514 828,741 16,605
1961 10,468,816 295,177 801,140 14,968
1960 10,237,489 146,955 774,190 6,886

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

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Over the last 10 years, 96.4% of the population change in India is from natural causes (a gain of 145,503,378 people) and 3.56% is from migration (a loss of 5,376,884 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, 4,796,255 residents or 0.3% of the population were not native-born in India, compared to 3,179,399 people or 4.4% in Thailand.

Biggest cities by population

India
City Population
Delhi 26.5M
Mumbai 15.4M
Bangalore 12.3M
Hyderabad 9.3M
Ahmedabad 7.64M
Chennai 6.6M
Pune 5.94M
Surat 5.94M
Kolkata 4.5M
Lucknow 3.38M
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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