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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Portugal was 10,694,681 in 2024 vs 71,668,011 people in Thailand in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Portugal's population is 10,667,081 people compared to 71,571,743 in Thailand.

Population statistics:

  • Thailand's population is 6.71 times bigger than Portugal's.
  • Portugal is ranked the 92nd most populous country in the world, while Thailand is the 21st.
  • The countries together account for 0.99% of the world: 0.13% for Portugal vs 0.86% for Thailand.
  • For the last 10 years, Portugal has had an average growth rate of +0.21% per year vs +0.23% in Thailand.
  • Since 2006, the population of Portugal has increased from 10.5M people to 10.7M (1.38% growth), while Thailand has grown from 66.6M to 71.6M (7.52% growth).

Portugal vs Thailand: population by year and forecast

Portugal
Factual

Projection
Thailand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Portugal Thailand
2100 8,977,781 45,712,111
2099 8,983,042 46,056,854
2098 8,987,129 46,406,925
2097 8,992,549 46,761,683
2096 8,998,689 47,122,446
2095 9,006,394 47,487,866
2094 9,011,158 47,857,414
2093 9,016,023 48,230,566
2092 9,021,257 48,609,149
2091 9,025,345 48,988,448
2090 9,029,722 49,372,024
2089 9,034,399 49,760,635
2088 9,039,122 50,146,313
2087 9,045,400 50,536,233
2086 9,050,153 50,929,394
2085 9,055,552 51,326,092
2084 9,062,369 51,728,619
2083 9,068,714 52,131,789
2082 9,077,003 52,537,598
2081 9,087,394 52,942,608
2080 9,098,423 53,352,029
2079 9,111,057 53,766,821
2078 9,125,056 54,181,891
2077 9,140,039 54,599,508
2076 9,158,661 55,019,721
2075 9,178,289 55,442,571
2074 9,201,245 55,872,412
2073 9,225,478 56,304,891
2072 9,248,867 56,739,842
2071 9,275,782 57,177,118
2070 9,304,137 57,621,370
2069 9,334,425 58,066,637
2068 9,367,211 58,516,959
2067 9,399,389 58,967,738
2066 9,432,609 59,418,676
2065 9,466,860 59,878,082
2064 9,503,941 60,336,709
2063 9,540,829 60,797,201
2062 9,578,098 61,262,000
2061 9,614,549 61,724,999
2060 9,652,893 62,192,387
2059 9,691,151 62,656,203
2058 9,731,557 63,118,413
2057 9,769,285 63,577,864
2056 9,807,403 64,032,675
2055 9,847,280 64,478,337
2054 9,885,446 64,917,436
2053 9,924,814 65,343,383
2052 9,963,090 65,763,356
2051 9,999,372 66,167,939
2050 10,035,796 66,558,274
2049 10,072,922 66,936,876
2048 10,106,403 67,296,897
2047 10,140,325 67,641,907
2046 10,173,871 67,972,603
2045 10,206,046 68,287,399
2044 10,237,224 68,585,177
2043 10,268,090 68,870,333
2042 10,296,167 69,139,548
2041 10,322,968 69,396,419
2040 10,351,965 69,632,464
2039 10,379,824 69,854,146
2038 10,405,843 70,062,543
2037 10,430,143 70,256,027
2036 10,454,779 70,435,348
2035 10,478,501 70,604,705
2034 10,502,828 70,756,791
2033 10,525,638 70,897,217
2032 10,548,736 71,025,384
2031 10,569,489 71,140,609
2030 10,588,717 71,247,320
2029 10,609,556 71,342,891
2028 10,631,437 71,428,869
2027 10,649,916 71,505,168
2026 10,667,081 71,571,743
2025 10,683,692 71,625,629
2024 10,694,681 71,668,011
2023 10,578,174 71,702,435
2022 10,434,332 71,735,329
2021 10,361,831 71,727,332
2020 10,297,081 71,641,484
2019 10,286,263 71,522,271
2018 10,283,822 71,376,079
2017 10,300,300 71,160,187
2016 10,325,452 70,859,841
2015 10,358,076 70,540,795
2014 10,401,062 70,216,367
2013 10,457,295 69,845,114
2012 10,514,844 69,436,098
2011 10,557,560 69,007,208
2010 10,573,100 68,579,447
2009 10,568,247 68,121,080
2008 10,558,177 67,619,830
2007 10,542,964 67,102,394
2006 10,522,288 66,567,687
2005 10,503,330 66,017,420
2004 10,483,861 65,452,047
2003 10,458,821 64,868,166
2002 10,419,631 64,266,437
2001 10,362,722 63,651,141
2000 10,289,898 63,007,815
1999 10,217,828 62,299,043
1998 10,160,196 61,522,630
1997 10,108,977 60,724,584
1996 10,063,945 59,920,064
1995 10,026,176 59,098,232
1994 9,991,525 58,260,854
1993 9,964,675 57,408,198
1992 9,952,494 56,528,834
1991 9,960,235 55,637,434
1990 9,983,218 54,738,329
1989 10,005,000 53,848,956
1988 10,019,610 52,969,595
1987 10,030,031 52,074,105
1986 10,032,734 51,177,834
1985 10,023,613 50,270,753
1984 9,996,232 49,351,708
1983 9,957,865 48,423,309
1982 9,911,771 47,494,577
1981 9,851,362 46,575,855
1980 9,766,312 45,650,022
1979 9,661,265 44,718,434
1978 9,558,250 43,788,976
1977 9,455,675 42,843,974
1976 9,355,810 41,896,504
1975 9,093,470 40,940,005
1974 8,754,365 39,952,891
1973 8,633,100 38,947,787
1972 8,630,430 37,933,929
1971 8,643,756 36,937,387
1970 8,680,431 35,954,408
1969 8,757,705 34,973,782
1968 8,836,650 34,002,560
1967 8,874,520 33,037,801
1966 8,930,990 32,086,071
1965 8,998,595 31,149,337
1964 9,035,365 30,232,141
1963 9,030,355 29,342,322
1962 8,993,985 28,481,040
1961 8,929,316 27,650,334
1960 8,857,716 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/portugal/thailand | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Portugal decreased by 196,836 people (a 1.87% decline), while Thailand gained 4,292,154 people (a 6.45% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Portugal gained 341,629 people (a 3.31% growth), while Thailand's population increased by 711,902 people (a 1% growth).

Portugal was ranked 78th most populous country in 2006 and is 92nd 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) Portugal's population will shrink by 5.92% to 10,035,796 people with a rank change from 92nd to 97th. 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 14.1% of the population in Portugal and 23.1% in Thailand.

Population growth rate by year

Portugal
Factual

Projection
Thailand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Portugal Thailand
2100 -0.06% -0.75%
2099 -0.05% -0.75%
2098 -0.06% -0.76%
2097 -0.07% -0.77%
2096 -0.09% -0.77%
2095 -0.05% -0.77%
2094 -0.05% -0.77%
2093 -0.06% -0.78%
2092 -0.05% -0.77%
2091 -0.05% -0.78%
2090 -0.05% -0.78%
2089 -0.05% -0.77%
2088 -0.07% -0.77%
2087 -0.05% -0.77%
2086 -0.06% -0.77%
2085 -0.08% -0.78%
2084 -0.07% -0.77%
2083 -0.09% -0.77%
2082 -0.11% -0.76%
2081 -0.12% -0.77%
2080 -0.14% -0.77%
2079 -0.15% -0.77%
2078 -0.16% -0.76%
2077 -0.2% -0.76%
2076 -0.21% -0.76%
2075 -0.25% -0.77%
2074 -0.26% -0.77%
2073 -0.25% -0.77%
2072 -0.29% -0.76%
2071 -0.3% -0.77%
2070 -0.32% -0.77%
2069 -0.35% -0.77%
2068 -0.34% -0.76%
2067 -0.35% -0.76%
2066 -0.36% -0.77%
2065 -0.39% -0.76%
2064 -0.39% -0.76%
2063 -0.39% -0.76%
2062 -0.38% -0.75%
2061 -0.4% -0.75%
2060 -0.39% -0.74%
2059 -0.42% -0.73%
2058 -0.39% -0.72%
2057 -0.39% -0.71%
2056 -0.4% -0.69%
2055 -0.39% -0.68%
2054 -0.4% -0.65%
2053 -0.38% -0.64%
2052 -0.36% -0.61%
2051 -0.36% -0.59%
2050 -0.37% -0.57%
2049 -0.33% -0.53%
2048 -0.33% -0.51%
2047 -0.33% -0.49%
2046 -0.32% -0.46%
2045 -0.3% -0.43%
2044 -0.3% -0.41%
2043 -0.27% -0.39%
2042 -0.26% -0.37%
2041 -0.28% -0.34%
2040 -0.27% -0.32%
2039 -0.25% -0.3%
2038 -0.23% -0.28%
2037 -0.24% -0.25%
2036 -0.23% -0.24%
2035 -0.23% -0.21%
2034 -0.22% -0.2%
2033 -0.22% -0.18%
2032 -0.2% -0.16%
2031 -0.18% -0.15%
2030 -0.2% -0.13%
2029 -0.21% -0.12%
2028 -0.17% -0.11%
2027 -0.16% -0.09%
2026 -0.16% -0.08%
2025 -0.1% -0.06%
2024 1.1% -0.05%
2023 1.38% -0.05%
2022 0.7% 0.01%
2021 0.63% 0.12%
2020 0.11% 0.17%
2019 0.02% 0.2%
2018 -0.16% 0.3%
2017 -0.24% 0.42%
2016 -0.31% 0.45%
2015 -0.41% 0.46%
2014 -0.54% 0.53%
2013 -0.55% 0.59%
2012 -0.4% 0.62%
2011 -0.15% 0.62%
2010 0.05% 0.67%
2009 0.1% 0.74%
2008 0.14% 0.77%
2007 0.2% 0.8%
2006 0.18% 0.83%
2005 0.19% 0.86%
2004 0.24% 0.9%
2003 0.38% 0.94%
2002 0.55% 0.97%
2001 0.71% 1.02%
2000 0.71% 1.14%
1999 0.57% 1.26%
1998 0.51% 1.31%
1997 0.45% 1.34%
1996 0.38% 1.39%
1995 0.35% 1.44%
1994 0.27% 1.49%
1993 0.12% 1.56%
1992 -0.08% 1.6%
1991 -0.23% 1.64%
1990 -0.22% 1.65%
1989 -0.15% 1.66%
1988 -0.1% 1.72%
1987 -0.03% 1.75%
1986 0.09% 1.8%
1985 0.27% 1.86%
1984 0.39% 1.92%
1983 0.47% 1.96%
1982 0.61% 1.97%
1981 0.87% 2.03%
1980 1.09% 2.08%
1979 1.08% 2.12%
1978 1.08% 2.21%
1977 1.07% 2.26%
1976 2.88% 2.34%
1975 3.87% 2.47%
1974 1.4% 2.58%
1973 0.03% 2.67%
1972 -0.15% 2.7%
1971 -0.42% 2.73%
1970 -0.88% 2.8%
1969 -0.89% 2.86%
1968 -0.43% 2.92%
1967 -0.63% 2.97%
1966 -0.75% 3.01%
1965 -0.41% 3.03%
1964 0.06% 3.03%
1963 0.4% 3.02%
1962 0.72% 3%
1961 0.81% 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/portugal/thailand | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Portugal grew by 1.1%, while Thailand's population declined by 0.05%.

Live population counters

Portugal Thailand
Current population
10667081
71571743
Population rank 92/197 21/197
Percent of world population 0.13% 0.86%
One net population change
4.51 minutes
15.3 minutes
One birth every
6.13 minutes
53.3 seconds
One death every
4.44 minutes
49.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline +319 -94
Annual growth/decline +116,507 -34,424
Annual growth/decline rate +1.1% -0.05%
Population growth rate rank 94/197 168/197
One migration net change every
32 minutes
19.2 minutes
Annual migration change +16,472 +27,509
Net migration rank 38/196 30/196
Foreign-born residents 1,127,184 3,179,399
Foreign-born residents rank 56/195 21/195
Foreign-born share of population 10.8% 4.4%
Foreign-born share rank 61/195 100/195

Natural population change vs migration

Portugal
Natural

Migration
Thailand
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Portugal Thailand
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 16,472 - 27,509
2024 - 20,648 - 23,321
2023 -32,792 29,102 -46,105 19,648
2022 -40,694 68,696 -61,046 21,683
2021 -45,592 69,606 57,382 -2,093
2020 -39,129 54,076 84,107 32,277
2019 -24,687 63,031 116,867 5,221
2018 -25,709 22,495 159,383 10,984
2017 -23,691 13,979 194,695 66,805
2016 -23,749 -775 226,255 112,978
2015 -23,823 -3,209 266,362 32,500
2014 -22,882 -26,447 294,628 55,358
2013 -24,052 -36,342 325,059 67,452
2012 -17,875 -37,083 351,485 74,033
2011 -5,279 -31,513 365,670 66,607
2010 -4,230 -5,627 370,466 52,791
2009 -5,284 14,532 382,636 110,883
2008 0 9,478 401,730 107,333
2007 -1,055 21,064 425,362 100,486
2006 3,156 16,754 441,211 102,362
2005 2,101 15,537 456,378 100,542
2004 7,339 13,928 466,542 107,199
2003 4,184 24,740 488,003 105,917
2002 8,335 42,169 504,299 105,215
2001 8,290 55,565 524,230 96,817
2000 15,435 60,586 543,884 121,640
1999 8,175 49,572 578,073 173,924
1998 7,112 40,931 617,318 183,471
1997 8,087 36,922 644,834 150,411
1996 4,026 32,640 661,397 152,397
1995 4,011 26,971 682,703 147,226
1994 9,991 20,761 712,589 132,271
1993 7,972 8,561 737,696 122,746
1992 13,933 -11,847 754,999 143,318
1991 12,948 -37,914 760,508 124,034
1990 13,976 -34,855 760,808 152,916
1989 22,011 -30,615 774,563 90,497
1988 24,047 -26,595 765,252 128,469
1987 28,084 -23,142 774,498 122,791
1986 31,102 -20,000 783,430 111,820
1985 33,077 -19,183 776,935 141,963
1984 45,983 -16,658 779,856 139,345
1983 47,798 -16,568 794,239 143,393
1982 58,479 -15,006 817,951 101,885
1981 56,152 -7,938 839,297 78,337
1980 63,481 29,881 845,575 88,478
1979 67,628 32,434 843,434 85,693
1978 70,731 34,345 847,799 82,011
1977 84,156 37,779 871,232 88,937
1976 85,138 40,490 894,072 40,656
1975 81,841 42,262 911,980 66,306
1974 74,412 41,254 923,151 72,801
1973 76,835 39,748 933,540 80,704
1972 83,715 39,058 940,420 73,082
1971 82,980 48,944 936,215 43,400
1970 87,672 -191,862 937,116 49,221
1969 89,329 -161,114 948,314 26,551
1968 100,737 -145,200 953,806 13,718
1967 106,495 -136,232 944,980 17,005
1966 107,171 -129,233 929,469 12,016
1965 115,182 -123,855 909,000 22,995
1964 120,170 -118,763 885,137 17,249
1963 113,783 -116,874 860,728 16,494
1962 123,217 -113,947 828,741 16,605
1961 117,867 -112,768 801,140 14,968
1960 118,693 -95,886 774,190 6,886

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

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Over the last 10 years, 51% of the population change in Portugal is from natural causes (a loss of 302,748 people) and 49% is from migration (a gain of 290,554 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, 1,127,184 residents or 10.8% of the population were not native-born in Portugal, compared to 3,179,399 people or 4.4% in Thailand.

Biggest cities by population

Portugal
City Population
Lisbon 546K
Sintra 386K
Vila Nova de Gaia 304K
Porto 232K
Cascais 214K
Loures 202K
Braga 193K
Almada 177K
Matosinhos 173K
Oeiras 172K
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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