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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Israel was 9,974,400 in 2024 vs 71,668,011 people in Thailand in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Israel's population is 10,290,887 people compared to 71,571,743 in Thailand.

Population statistics:

  • Thailand's population is 6.95 times bigger than Israel's.
  • Israel is ranked the 95th most populous country in the world, while Thailand is the 21st.
  • The countries together account for 0.99% of the world: 0.12% for Israel vs 0.86% for Thailand.
  • For the last 10 years, Israel has had an average growth rate of +1.96% per year vs +0.23% in Thailand.
  • Since 2006, the population of Israel has increased from 7.05M people to 10.3M (45.9% growth), while Thailand has grown from 66.6M to 71.6M (7.52% growth).

Israel vs Thailand: population by year and forecast

Israel
Factual

Projection
Thailand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Israel Thailand
2100 21,079,031 45,712,111
2099 20,971,907 46,056,854
2098 20,869,188 46,406,925
2097 20,764,637 46,761,683
2096 20,651,056 47,122,446
2095 20,537,392 47,487,866
2094 20,420,251 47,857,414
2093 20,294,077 48,230,566
2092 20,167,075 48,609,149
2091 20,038,540 48,988,448
2090 19,910,123 49,372,024
2089 19,788,579 49,760,635
2088 19,660,357 50,146,313
2087 19,527,597 50,536,233
2086 19,388,628 50,929,394
2085 19,246,899 51,326,092
2084 19,099,510 51,728,619
2083 18,955,502 52,131,789
2082 18,813,463 52,537,598
2081 18,667,367 52,942,608
2080 18,512,469 53,352,029
2079 18,362,060 53,766,821
2078 18,208,724 54,181,891
2077 18,053,774 54,599,508
2076 17,908,513 55,019,721
2075 17,761,880 55,442,571
2074 17,618,257 55,872,412
2073 17,477,875 56,304,891
2072 17,343,227 56,739,842
2071 17,195,556 57,177,118
2070 17,043,216 57,621,370
2069 16,890,521 58,066,637
2068 16,742,334 58,516,959
2067 16,593,617 58,967,738
2066 16,448,006 59,418,676
2065 16,297,575 59,878,082
2064 16,152,550 60,336,709
2063 15,997,249 60,797,201
2062 15,847,545 61,262,000
2061 15,695,962 61,724,999
2060 15,537,020 62,192,387
2059 15,383,512 62,656,203
2058 15,227,838 63,118,413
2057 15,069,709 63,577,864
2056 14,910,638 64,032,675
2055 14,746,579 64,478,337
2054 14,578,352 64,917,436
2053 14,414,886 65,343,383
2052 14,252,277 65,763,356
2051 14,090,930 66,167,939
2050 13,927,651 66,558,274
2049 13,765,178 66,936,876
2048 13,606,737 67,296,897
2047 13,448,310 67,641,907
2046 13,286,110 67,972,603
2045 13,126,049 68,287,399
2044 12,960,184 68,585,177
2043 12,796,533 68,870,333
2042 12,632,183 69,139,548
2041 12,471,494 69,396,419
2040 12,312,998 69,632,464
2039 12,152,920 69,854,146
2038 11,995,851 70,062,543
2037 11,841,052 70,256,027
2036 11,693,469 70,435,348
2035 11,543,041 70,604,705
2034 11,396,608 70,756,791
2033 11,252,344 70,897,217
2032 11,108,763 71,025,384
2031 10,961,050 71,140,609
2030 10,815,614 71,247,320
2029 10,675,258 71,342,891
2028 10,533,711 71,428,869
2027 10,393,227 71,505,168
2026 10,252,942 71,571,743
2025 10,113,937 71,625,629
2024 9,974,400 71,668,011
2023 9,849,000 71,702,435
2022 9,557,500 71,735,329
2021 9,371,400 71,727,332
2020 9,215,100 71,641,484
2019 9,054,000 71,522,271
2018 8,882,800 71,376,079
2017 8,713,300 71,160,187
2016 8,546,000 70,859,841
2015 8,380,100 70,540,795
2014 8,215,700 70,216,367
2013 8,059,500 69,845,114
2012 7,910,500 69,436,098
2011 7,765,800 69,007,208
2010 7,623,600 68,579,447
2009 7,485,600 68,121,080
2008 7,308,800 67,619,830
2007 7,180,100 67,102,394
2006 7,053,700 66,567,687
2005 6,930,100 66,017,420
2004 6,809,000 65,452,047
2003 6,689,700 64,868,166
2002 6,570,000 64,266,437
2001 6,439,000 63,651,141
2000 6,289,000 63,007,815
1999 6,125,000 62,299,043
1998 5,971,000 61,522,630
1997 5,836,000 60,724,584
1996 5,692,000 59,920,064
1995 5,545,000 59,098,232
1994 5,399,000 58,260,854
1993 5,261,000 57,408,198
1992 5,123,000 56,528,834
1991 4,949,000 55,637,434
1990 4,660,000 54,738,329
1989 4,518,000 53,848,956
1988 4,442,000 52,969,595
1987 4,369,000 52,074,105
1986 4,299,000 51,177,834
1985 4,233,000 50,270,753
1984 4,159,000 49,351,708
1983 4,105,000 48,423,309
1982 4,031,000 47,494,577
1981 3,956,000 46,575,855
1980 3,878,000 45,650,022
1979 3,786,000 44,718,434
1978 3,690,000 43,788,976
1977 3,613,000 42,843,974
1976 3,533,000 41,896,504
1975 3,455,000 40,940,005
1974 3,377,000 39,952,891
1973 3,278,000 38,947,787
1972 3,148,000 37,933,929
1971 3,069,000 36,937,387
1970 2,974,000 35,954,408
1969 2,877,000 34,973,782
1968 2,803,000 34,002,560
1967 2,745,000 33,037,801
1966 2,629,000 32,086,071
1965 2,563,000 31,149,337
1964 2,475,000 30,232,141
1963 2,379,000 29,342,322
1962 2,293,000 28,481,040
1961 2,185,000 27,650,334
1960 2,114,020 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).

GeoRank.org/population/israel/thailand | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Israel increased by 1,492,300 people (a 21.2% growth), while Thailand gained 4,292,154 people (a 6.45% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Israel gained 1,744,887 people (a 20.4% growth), while Thailand's population increased by 711,902 people (a 1% growth).

Israel was ranked 99th most populous country in 2006 and is 95th 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) Israel's population will grow by 35.3% to 13,927,651 people with a rank change from 95th to 88th. The population of Thailand will decrease by 7% to 66,558,274 people and rank change from 21st to 31st.

Israel is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 21.1M 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

Israel
Factual

Projection
Thailand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Israel Thailand
2100 0.51% -0.75%
2099 0.49% -0.75%
2098 0.5% -0.76%
2097 0.55% -0.77%
2096 0.55% -0.77%
2095 0.57% -0.77%
2094 0.62% -0.77%
2093 0.63% -0.78%
2092 0.64% -0.77%
2091 0.64% -0.78%
2090 0.61% -0.78%
2089 0.65% -0.77%
2088 0.68% -0.77%
2087 0.72% -0.77%
2086 0.74% -0.77%
2085 0.77% -0.78%
2084 0.76% -0.77%
2083 0.75% -0.77%
2082 0.78% -0.76%
2081 0.84% -0.77%
2080 0.82% -0.77%
2079 0.84% -0.77%
2078 0.86% -0.76%
2077 0.81% -0.76%
2076 0.83% -0.76%
2075 0.82% -0.77%
2074 0.8% -0.77%
2073 0.78% -0.77%
2072 0.86% -0.76%
2071 0.89% -0.77%
2070 0.9% -0.77%
2069 0.89% -0.77%
2068 0.9% -0.76%
2067 0.89% -0.76%
2066 0.92% -0.77%
2065 0.9% -0.76%
2064 0.97% -0.76%
2063 0.94% -0.76%
2062 0.97% -0.75%
2061 1.02% -0.75%
2060 1% -0.74%
2059 1.02% -0.73%
2058 1.05% -0.72%
2057 1.07% -0.71%
2056 1.11% -0.69%
2055 1.15% -0.68%
2054 1.13% -0.65%
2053 1.14% -0.64%
2052 1.15% -0.61%
2051 1.17% -0.59%
2050 1.18% -0.57%
2049 1.16% -0.53%
2048 1.18% -0.51%
2047 1.22% -0.49%
2046 1.22% -0.46%
2045 1.28% -0.43%
2044 1.28% -0.41%
2043 1.3% -0.39%
2042 1.29% -0.37%
2041 1.29% -0.34%
2040 1.32% -0.32%
2039 1.31% -0.3%
2038 1.31% -0.28%
2037 1.26% -0.25%
2036 1.3% -0.24%
2035 1.28% -0.21%
2034 1.28% -0.2%
2033 1.29% -0.18%
2032 1.35% -0.16%
2031 1.34% -0.15%
2030 1.31% -0.13%
2029 1.34% -0.12%
2028 1.35% -0.11%
2027 1.37% -0.09%
2026 1.37% -0.08%
2025 1.4% -0.06%
2024 1.27% -0.05%
2023 3.05% -0.05%
2022 1.99% 0.01%
2021 1.7% 0.12%
2020 1.78% 0.17%
2019 1.93% 0.2%
2018 1.95% 0.3%
2017 1.96% 0.42%
2016 1.98% 0.45%
2015 2% 0.46%
2014 1.94% 0.53%
2013 1.88% 0.59%
2012 1.86% 0.62%
2011 1.87% 0.62%
2010 1.84% 0.67%
2009 2.42% 0.74%
2008 1.79% 0.77%
2007 1.79% 0.8%
2006 1.78% 0.83%
2005 1.78% 0.86%
2004 1.78% 0.9%
2003 1.82% 0.94%
2002 2.03% 0.97%
2001 2.39% 1.02%
2000 2.68% 1.14%
1999 2.58% 1.26%
1998 2.31% 1.31%
1997 2.53% 1.34%
1996 2.65% 1.39%
1995 2.7% 1.44%
1994 2.62% 1.49%
1993 2.69% 1.56%
1992 3.52% 1.6%
1991 6.2% 1.64%
1990 3.14% 1.65%
1989 1.71% 1.66%
1988 1.67% 1.72%
1987 1.63% 1.75%
1986 1.56% 1.8%
1985 1.78% 1.86%
1984 1.32% 1.92%
1983 1.84% 1.96%
1982 1.9% 1.97%
1981 2.01% 2.03%
1980 2.43% 2.08%
1979 2.6% 2.12%
1978 2.13% 2.21%
1977 2.26% 2.26%
1976 2.26% 2.34%
1975 2.31% 2.47%
1974 3.02% 2.58%
1973 4.13% 2.67%
1972 2.57% 2.7%
1971 3.19% 2.73%
1970 3.37% 2.8%
1969 2.64% 2.86%
1968 2.11% 2.92%
1967 4.41% 2.97%
1966 2.58% 3.01%
1965 3.56% 3.03%
1964 4.04% 3.03%
1963 3.75% 3.02%
1962 4.94% 3%
1961 3.36% 2.97%

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

GeoRank.org/population/israel/thailand | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Israel grew by 1.27%, while Thailand's population declined by 0.05%.

Live population counters

Israel Thailand
Current population
10290887
71571743
Population rank 95/197 21/197
Percent of world population 0.12% 0.86%
One net population change
4.19 minutes
15.3 minutes
One birth every
2.87 minutes
53.3 seconds
One death every
10.3 minutes
49.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline +344 -94
Annual growth/decline +125,400 -34,424
Annual growth/decline rate +1.27% -0.05%
Population growth rate rank 84/197 168/197
One migration net change every
46 minutes
19.2 minutes
Annual migration change +11,466 +27,509
Net migration rank 42/196 30/196
Foreign-born residents 2,091,569 3,179,399
Foreign-born residents rank 35/195 21/195
Foreign-born share of population 22.3% 4.4%
Foreign-born share rank 26/195 100/195

Natural population change vs migration

Israel
Natural

Migration
Thailand
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Israel Thailand
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,466 - 27,509
2024 - 10,612 - 23,321
2023 131,977 9,999 -46,105 19,648
2022 129,982 50,004 -61,046 21,683
2021 134,011 16,859 57,382 -2,093
2020 128,089 16,573 84,107 32,277
2019 135,810 16,134 116,867 5,221
2018 140,348 15,615 159,383 10,984
2017 138,541 14,518 194,695 66,805
2016 136,736 24,308 226,255 112,978
2015 134,082 29,735 266,362 32,500
2014 133,916 25,303 294,628 55,358
2013 129,758 17,075 325,059 67,452
2012 128,941 16,549 351,485 74,033
2011 125,030 10,470 365,670 66,607
2010 126,552 12,906 370,466 52,791
2009 122,015 7,269 382,636 110,883
2008 117,672 7,974 401,730 107,333
2007 111,292 9,654 425,362 100,486
2006 109,332 11,446 441,211 102,362
2005 105,338 10,975 456,378 100,542
2004 106,901 8,494 466,542 107,199
2003 106,366 6,684 488,003 105,917
2002 101,178 17,420 504,299 105,215
2001 99,160 38,643 524,230 96,817
2000 98,737 63,409 543,884 121,640
1999 94,325 78,422 578,073 173,924
1998 93,744 52,713 617,318 183,471
1997 88,707 60,297 644,834 150,411
1996 86,518 66,811 661,397 152,397
1995 82,066 61,800 682,703 147,226
1994 79,365 57,273 712,589 132,271
1993 77,337 49,345 737,696 122,746
1992 77,357 57,522 754,999 143,318
1991 73,740 153,141 760,508 124,034
1990 71,764 178,732 760,808 152,916
1989 68,674 14,192 774,563 90,497
1988 71,072 1,675 765,252 128,469
1987 69,904 7,511 774,498 122,791
1986 70,073 -3,598 783,430 111,820
1985 71,538 -3,686 776,935 141,963
1984 70,703 10,933 779,856 139,345
1983 70,196 689 794,239 143,393
1982 68,931 16,563 817,951 101,885
1981 67,647 16,021 839,297 78,337
1980 68,253 16,284 845,575 88,478
1979 68,148 15,591 843,434 85,693
1978 67,158 15,556 847,799 82,011
1977 70,092 12,747 871,232 88,937
1976 74,899 10,459 894,072 40,656
1975 70,828 11,726 911,980 66,306
1974 68,891 11,929 923,151 72,801
1973 65,560 14,310 933,540 80,704
1972 62,960 27,415 940,420 73,082
1971 64,449 52,632 936,215 43,400
1970 56,506 56,173 937,116 49,221
1969 53,800 59,928 948,314 26,551
1968 51,014 60,804 953,806 13,718
1967 47,488 59,483 944,980 17,005
1966 50,477 57,347 929,469 12,016
1965 49,979 54,694 909,000 22,995
1964 48,015 54,050 885,137 17,249
1963 44,964 53,877 860,728 16,494
1962 43,337 52,313 828,741 16,605
1961 42,170 34,482 801,140 14,968
1960 44,818 10,990 774,190 6,886

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

GeoRank.org/population/israel/thailand | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 86% of the population change in Israel is from natural causes (a gain of 1,343,492 people) and 14% is from migration (a gain of 219,048 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, 2,091,569 residents or 22.3% of the population were not native-born in Israel, compared to 3,179,399 people or 4.4% in Thailand.

Biggest cities by population

Israel
City Population
Jerusalem 936K
Tel Aviv 468K
Haifa 283K
Rishon LeZion 250K
Petah Tikva 236K
Netanya 217K
Beersheba 209K
Holon 194K
Bnei Brak 194K
Ramat Gan 159K
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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