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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Singapore was 6,036,860 in 2024 vs 71,668,011 people in Thailand in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Singapore's population is 6,125,852 people compared to 71,571,743 in Thailand.

Population statistics:

  • Thailand's population is 11.7 times bigger than Singapore's.
  • Singapore is ranked the 113th most populous country in the world, while Thailand is the 21st.
  • The countries together account for 0.94% of the world: 0.07% for Singapore vs 0.86% for Thailand.
  • For the last 10 years, Singapore has had an average growth rate of +1.04% per year vs +0.23% in Thailand.
  • Since 2006, the population of Singapore has increased from 4.4M people to 6.13M (39.2% growth), while Thailand has grown from 66.6M to 71.6M (7.52% growth).

Singapore vs Thailand: population by year and forecast

Singapore
Factual

Projection
Thailand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Singapore Thailand
2100 4,344,248 45,712,111
2099 4,387,645 46,056,854
2098 4,435,189 46,406,925
2097 4,483,484 46,761,683
2096 4,533,994 47,122,446
2095 4,585,243 47,487,866
2094 4,639,568 47,857,414
2093 4,692,749 48,230,566
2092 4,745,364 48,609,149
2091 4,802,089 48,988,448
2090 4,859,572 49,372,024
2089 4,919,853 49,760,635
2088 4,977,701 50,146,313
2087 5,036,662 50,536,233
2086 5,096,772 50,929,394
2085 5,155,480 51,326,092
2084 5,212,381 51,728,619
2083 5,269,612 52,131,789
2082 5,327,281 52,537,598
2081 5,383,608 52,942,608
2080 5,438,023 53,352,029
2079 5,491,695 53,766,821
2078 5,541,781 54,181,891
2077 5,589,429 54,599,508
2076 5,632,686 55,019,721
2075 5,679,862 55,442,571
2074 5,725,351 55,872,412
2073 5,764,008 56,304,891
2072 5,799,655 56,739,842
2071 5,833,262 57,177,118
2070 5,864,115 57,621,370
2069 5,896,709 58,066,637
2068 5,927,631 58,516,959
2067 5,955,955 58,967,738
2066 5,988,826 59,418,676
2065 6,020,244 59,878,082
2064 6,046,805 60,336,709
2063 6,069,231 60,797,201
2062 6,093,782 61,262,000
2061 6,116,847 61,724,999
2060 6,142,295 62,192,387
2059 6,163,191 62,656,203
2058 6,185,611 63,118,413
2057 6,203,303 63,577,864
2056 6,221,491 64,032,675
2055 6,240,206 64,478,337
2054 6,261,488 64,917,436
2053 6,277,678 65,343,383
2052 6,290,046 65,763,356
2051 6,307,270 66,167,939
2050 6,325,698 66,558,274
2049 6,342,616 66,936,876
2048 6,355,818 67,296,897
2047 6,373,684 67,641,907
2046 6,387,901 67,972,603
2045 6,399,811 68,287,399
2044 6,412,802 68,585,177
2043 6,420,804 68,870,333
2042 6,427,555 69,139,548
2041 6,433,153 69,396,419
2040 6,434,727 69,632,464
2039 6,431,367 69,854,146
2038 6,422,540 70,062,543
2037 6,410,923 70,256,027
2036 6,398,937 70,435,348
2035 6,382,637 70,604,705
2034 6,360,610 70,756,791
2033 6,333,556 70,897,217
2032 6,306,749 71,025,384
2031 6,277,847 71,140,609
2030 6,250,608 71,247,320
2029 6,221,161 71,342,891
2028 6,186,754 71,428,869
2027 6,150,947 71,505,168
2026 6,116,548 71,571,743
2025 6,078,250 71,625,629
2024 6,036,860 71,668,011
2023 5,917,648 71,702,435
2022 5,637,022 71,735,329
2021 5,453,566 71,727,332
2020 5,685,807 71,641,484
2019 5,703,569 71,522,271
2018 5,638,676 71,376,079
2017 5,612,253 71,160,187
2016 5,607,283 70,859,841
2015 5,535,002 70,540,795
2014 5,469,724 70,216,367
2013 5,399,162 69,845,114
2012 5,312,437 69,436,098
2011 5,183,688 69,007,208
2010 5,076,732 68,579,447
2009 4,987,573 68,121,080
2008 4,839,396 67,619,830
2007 4,588,599 67,102,394
2006 4,401,365 66,567,687
2005 4,265,762 66,017,420
2004 4,166,664 65,452,047
2003 4,114,826 64,868,166
2002 4,175,950 64,266,437
2001 4,138,012 63,651,141
2000 4,027,887 63,007,815
1999 3,958,723 62,299,043
1998 3,927,213 61,522,630
1997 3,796,038 60,724,584
1996 3,670,704 59,920,064
1995 3,524,506 59,098,232
1994 3,419,048 58,260,854
1993 3,313,471 57,408,198
1992 3,230,698 56,528,834
1991 3,135,083 55,637,434
1990 3,047,132 54,738,329
1989 2,930,901 53,848,956
1988 2,846,108 52,969,595
1987 2,774,789 52,074,105
1986 2,733,373 51,177,834
1985 2,735,957 50,270,753
1984 2,732,221 49,351,708
1983 2,681,061 48,423,309
1982 2,646,466 47,494,577
1981 2,532,835 46,575,855
1980 2,413,945 45,650,022
1979 2,383,500 44,718,434
1978 2,353,600 43,788,976
1977 2,325,300 42,843,974
1976 2,293,300 41,896,504
1975 2,262,600 40,940,005
1974 2,229,800 39,952,891
1973 2,193,000 38,947,787
1972 2,152,400 37,933,929
1971 2,112,900 36,937,387
1970 2,074,507 35,954,408
1969 2,042,500 34,973,782
1968 2,012,000 34,002,560
1967 1,977,600 33,037,801
1966 1,934,400 32,086,071
1965 1,886,900 31,149,337
1964 1,841,600 30,232,141
1963 1,795,000 29,342,322
1962 1,750,200 28,481,040
1961 1,702,400 27,650,334
1960 1,646,400 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 Singapore increased by 1,205,918 people (a 27.4% growth), while Thailand gained 4,292,154 people (a 6.45% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Singapore gained 518,569 people (a 9.25% growth), while Thailand's population increased by 711,902 people (a 1% growth).

Singapore was ranked 117th most populous country in 2006 and is 113th 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) Singapore's population will grow by 3.26% to 6,325,698 people with a rank change from 113th to 118th. The population of Thailand will decrease by 7% to 66,558,274 people and rank change from 21st to 31st.

Singapore is projected to reach its peak in 2040 at 6.43M 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

Singapore
Factual

Projection
Thailand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Singapore Thailand
2100 -0.99% -0.75%
2099 -1.07% -0.75%
2098 -1.08% -0.76%
2097 -1.11% -0.77%
2096 -1.12% -0.77%
2095 -1.17% -0.77%
2094 -1.13% -0.77%
2093 -1.11% -0.78%
2092 -1.18% -0.77%
2091 -1.18% -0.78%
2090 -1.23% -0.78%
2089 -1.16% -0.77%
2088 -1.17% -0.77%
2087 -1.18% -0.77%
2086 -1.14% -0.77%
2085 -1.09% -0.78%
2084 -1.09% -0.77%
2083 -1.08% -0.77%
2082 -1.05% -0.76%
2081 -1% -0.77%
2080 -0.98% -0.77%
2079 -0.9% -0.77%
2078 -0.85% -0.76%
2077 -0.77% -0.76%
2076 -0.83% -0.76%
2075 -0.79% -0.77%
2074 -0.67% -0.77%
2073 -0.61% -0.77%
2072 -0.58% -0.76%
2071 -0.53% -0.77%
2070 -0.55% -0.77%
2069 -0.52% -0.77%
2068 -0.48% -0.76%
2067 -0.55% -0.76%
2066 -0.52% -0.77%
2065 -0.44% -0.76%
2064 -0.37% -0.76%
2063 -0.4% -0.76%
2062 -0.38% -0.75%
2061 -0.41% -0.75%
2060 -0.34% -0.74%
2059 -0.36% -0.73%
2058 -0.29% -0.72%
2057 -0.29% -0.71%
2056 -0.3% -0.69%
2055 -0.34% -0.68%
2054 -0.26% -0.65%
2053 -0.2% -0.64%
2052 -0.27% -0.61%
2051 -0.29% -0.59%
2050 -0.27% -0.57%
2049 -0.21% -0.53%
2048 -0.28% -0.51%
2047 -0.22% -0.49%
2046 -0.19% -0.46%
2045 -0.2% -0.43%
2044 -0.12% -0.41%
2043 -0.11% -0.39%
2042 -0.09% -0.37%
2041 -0.02% -0.34%
2040 0.05% -0.32%
2039 0.14% -0.3%
2038 0.18% -0.28%
2037 0.19% -0.25%
2036 0.26% -0.24%
2035 0.35% -0.21%
2034 0.43% -0.2%
2033 0.43% -0.18%
2032 0.46% -0.16%
2031 0.44% -0.15%
2030 0.47% -0.13%
2029 0.56% -0.12%
2028 0.58% -0.11%
2027 0.56% -0.09%
2026 0.63% -0.08%
2025 0.69% -0.06%
2024 2.01% -0.05%
2023 4.98% -0.05%
2022 3.36% 0.01%
2021 -4.08% 0.12%
2020 -0.31% 0.17%
2019 1.15% 0.2%
2018 0.47% 0.3%
2017 0.09% 0.42%
2016 1.31% 0.45%
2015 1.19% 0.46%
2014 1.31% 0.53%
2013 1.63% 0.59%
2012 2.48% 0.62%
2011 2.11% 0.62%
2010 1.79% 0.67%
2009 3.06% 0.74%
2008 5.47% 0.77%
2007 4.25% 0.8%
2006 3.18% 0.83%
2005 2.38% 0.86%
2004 1.26% 0.9%
2003 -1.46% 0.94%
2002 0.92% 0.97%
2001 2.73% 1.02%
2000 1.75% 1.14%
1999 0.8% 1.26%
1998 3.46% 1.31%
1997 3.41% 1.34%
1996 4.15% 1.39%
1995 3.08% 1.44%
1994 3.19% 1.49%
1993 2.56% 1.56%
1992 3.05% 1.6%
1991 2.89% 1.64%
1990 3.97% 1.65%
1989 2.98% 1.66%
1988 2.57% 1.72%
1987 1.52% 1.75%
1986 -0.09% 1.8%
1985 0.14% 1.86%
1984 1.91% 1.92%
1983 1.31% 1.96%
1982 4.49% 1.97%
1981 4.93% 2.03%
1980 1.28% 2.08%
1979 1.27% 2.12%
1978 1.22% 2.21%
1977 1.4% 2.26%
1976 1.36% 2.34%
1975 1.47% 2.47%
1974 1.68% 2.58%
1973 1.89% 2.67%
1972 1.87% 2.7%
1971 1.85% 2.73%
1970 1.57% 2.8%
1969 1.52% 2.86%
1968 1.74% 2.92%
1967 2.23% 2.97%
1966 2.52% 3.01%
1965 2.46% 3.03%
1964 2.6% 3.03%
1963 2.56% 3.02%
1962 2.81% 3%
1961 3.4% 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 Singapore grew by 2.01%, while Thailand's population declined by 0.05%.

Live population counters

Singapore Thailand
Current population
6125852
71571743
Population rank 113/197 21/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.86%
One net population change
4.41 minutes
15.3 minutes
One birth every
12 minutes
53.3 seconds
One death every
14.3 minutes
49.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline +327 -94
Annual growth/decline +119,212 -34,424
Annual growth/decline rate +2.01% -0.05%
Population growth rate rank 50/197 168/197
One migration net change every
31.2 minutes
19.2 minutes
Annual migration change +16,892 +27,509
Net migration rank 36/196 30/196
Foreign-born residents 2,841,665 3,179,399
Foreign-born residents rank 26/195 21/195
Foreign-born share of population 48.7% 4.4%
Foreign-born share rank 9/195 100/195

Natural population change vs migration

Singapore
Natural

Migration
Thailand
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Singapore Thailand
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 16,892 - 27,509
2024 - 20,011 - 23,321
2023 7,101 26,996 -46,105 19,648
2022 9,019 214,842 -61,046 21,683
2021 15,270 -44,030 57,382 -2,093
2020 18,763 -145,556 84,107 32,277
2019 21,674 870 116,867 5,221
2018 21,427 21,820 159,383 10,984
2017 21,888 -8,880 194,695 66,805
2016 25,794 13,737 226,255 112,978
2015 27,121 41,852 266,362 32,500
2014 27,896 40,154 294,628 55,358
2013 25,376 52,176 325,059 67,452
2012 29,750 78,501 351,485 74,033
2011 25,919 89,856 365,670 66,607
2010 24,876 72,571 370,466 52,791
2009 27,930 95,841 382,636 110,883
2008 28,068 176,182 401,730 107,333
2007 26,614 192,292 425,362 100,486
2006 25,968 135,625 441,211 102,362
2005 24,741 92,023 456,378 100,542
2004 24,583 50,487 466,542 107,199
2003 24,689 -30,012 488,003 105,917
2002 29,231 -40,023 504,299 105,215
2001 31,035 45,027 524,230 96,817
2000 37,057 55,218 543,884 121,640
1999 32,857 19,681 578,073 173,924
1998 33,381 51,905 617,318 183,471
1997 37,960 95,241 644,834 150,411
1996 38,542 102,018 661,397 152,397
1995 38,065 91,947 682,703 147,226
1994 39,319 71,170 712,589 132,271
1993 40,425 58,820 737,696 122,746
1992 39,091 54,359 754,999 143,318
1991 39,188 57,821 760,508 124,034
1990 41,136 66,950 760,808 152,916
1989 36,929 68,031 774,563 90,497
1988 42,407 40,976 765,252 128,469
1987 33,020 25,411 774,498 122,791
1986 27,880 -7,858 783,430 111,820
1985 32,010 -31,036 776,935 141,963
1984 31,967 -4,396 779,856 139,345
1983 30,296 11,699 794,239 143,393
1982 33,346 41,568 817,951 101,885
1981 32,167 85,869 839,297 78,337
1980 30,657 42,433 845,575 88,478
1979 28,363 -2,384 843,434 85,693
1978 27,537 436 847,799 82,011
1977 26,508 2,757 871,232 88,937
1976 31,189 949 894,072 40,656
1975 28,509 4,104 911,980 66,306
1974 31,664 2,748 923,151 72,801
1973 36,404 -495 933,540 80,704
1972 38,098 -1,631 940,420 73,082
1971 35,708 573 936,215 43,400
1970 35,059 4,024 937,116 49,221
1969 34,314 6,763 948,314 26,551
1968 36,216 6,792 953,806 13,718
1967 40,145 6,006 944,980 17,005
1966 44,298 3,507 929,469 12,016
1965 45,474 4,199 909,000 22,995
1964 47,697 3,043 885,137 17,249
1963 49,542 2,668 860,728 16,494
1962 48,830 3,714 828,741 16,605
1961 49,880 3,490 801,140 14,968
1960 51,533 2,008 774,190 6,886

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

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Over the last 10 years, 54.8% of the population change in Singapore is from natural causes (a gain of 195,953 people) and 45.2% is from migration (a gain of 161,805 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, 2,841,665 residents or 48.7% of the population were not native-born in Singapore, compared to 3,179,399 people or 4.4% in Thailand.

Biggest cities by population

Singapore
City Population
Singapore 5.87M
Bukit Merah 152K
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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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