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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Spain was 48,848,840 in 2024 vs 71,668,011 people in Thailand in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Spain's population is 48,806,901 people compared to 71,571,743 in Thailand.

Population statistics:

  • Thailand's population is 1.47 times bigger than Spain's.
  • Spain is ranked the 32nd most populous country in the world, while Thailand is the 21st.
  • The countries together account for 1.45% of the world: 0.59% for Spain vs 0.86% for Thailand.
  • For the last 10 years, Spain has had an average growth rate of +0.43% per year vs +0.23% in Thailand.
  • Since 2006, the population of Spain has increased from 44.4M people to 48.8M (9.93% growth), while Thailand has grown from 66.6M to 71.6M (7.52% growth).

Spain vs Thailand: population by year and forecast

Spain
Factual

Projection
Thailand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Spain Thailand
2100 33,862,981 45,712,111
2099 34,039,965 46,056,854
2098 34,215,187 46,406,925
2097 34,387,116 46,761,683
2096 34,552,002 47,122,446
2095 34,719,411 47,487,866
2094 34,882,039 47,857,414
2093 35,044,043 48,230,566
2092 35,204,657 48,609,149
2091 35,366,895 48,988,448
2090 35,535,838 49,372,024
2089 35,707,942 49,760,635
2088 35,877,681 50,146,313
2087 36,043,209 50,536,233
2086 36,210,710 50,929,394
2085 36,386,207 51,326,092
2084 36,564,622 51,728,619
2083 36,749,680 52,131,789
2082 36,936,644 52,537,598
2081 37,133,976 52,942,608
2080 37,337,517 53,352,029
2079 37,551,557 53,766,821
2078 37,771,135 54,181,891
2077 38,002,963 54,599,508
2076 38,249,247 55,019,721
2075 38,506,040 55,442,571
2074 38,777,715 55,872,412
2073 39,056,249 56,304,891
2072 39,348,447 56,739,842
2071 39,642,346 57,177,118
2070 39,949,413 57,621,370
2069 40,256,590 58,066,637
2068 40,575,543 58,516,959
2067 40,893,798 58,967,738
2066 41,218,263 59,418,676
2065 41,543,254 59,878,082
2064 41,878,338 60,336,709
2063 42,208,320 60,797,201
2062 42,542,893 61,262,000
2061 42,874,096 61,724,999
2060 43,191,452 62,192,387
2059 43,506,737 62,656,203
2058 43,809,907 63,118,413
2057 44,112,668 63,577,864
2056 44,415,689 64,032,675
2055 44,691,749 64,478,337
2054 44,958,971 64,917,436
2053 45,223,225 65,343,383
2052 45,470,541 65,763,356
2051 45,695,307 66,167,939
2050 45,911,520 66,558,274
2049 46,127,777 66,936,876
2048 46,322,244 67,296,897
2047 46,510,152 67,641,907
2046 46,687,914 67,972,603
2045 46,858,778 68,287,399
2044 47,016,278 68,585,177
2043 47,158,325 68,870,333
2042 47,301,091 69,139,548
2041 47,434,593 69,396,419
2040 47,563,236 69,632,464
2039 47,685,343 69,854,146
2038 47,798,797 70,062,543
2037 47,910,899 70,256,027
2036 48,020,350 70,435,348
2035 48,124,430 70,604,705
2034 48,220,051 70,756,791
2033 48,311,842 70,897,217
2032 48,402,470 71,025,384
2031 48,495,278 71,140,609
2030 48,579,920 71,247,320
2029 48,648,699 71,342,891
2028 48,707,969 71,428,869
2027 48,758,200 71,505,168
2026 48,806,901 71,571,743
2025 48,838,057 71,625,629
2024 48,848,840 71,668,011
2023 48,352,528 71,702,435
2022 47,786,102 71,735,329
2021 47,443,821 71,727,332
2020 47,359,424 71,641,484
2019 47,118,501 71,522,271
2018 46,782,011 71,376,079
2017 46,571,232 71,160,187
2016 46,458,139 70,859,841
2015 46,422,303 70,540,795
2014 46,460,733 70,216,367
2013 46,604,197 69,845,114
2012 46,773,055 69,436,098
2011 46,742,697 69,007,208
2010 46,576,897 68,579,447
2009 46,362,946 68,121,080
2008 45,954,106 67,619,830
2007 45,226,803 67,102,394
2006 44,397,319 66,567,687
2005 43,653,155 66,017,420
2004 42,921,895 65,452,047
2003 42,187,645 64,868,166
2002 41,431,558 64,266,437
2001 40,850,412 63,651,141
2000 40,567,864 63,007,815
1999 40,386,875 62,299,043
1998 40,223,509 61,522,630
1997 40,057,389 60,724,584
1996 39,889,852 59,920,064
1995 39,724,050 59,098,232
1994 39,549,108 58,260,854
1993 39,361,262 57,408,198
1992 39,157,685 56,528,834
1991 38,966,376 55,637,434
1990 38,867,322 54,738,329
1989 38,827,764 53,848,956
1988 38,766,939 52,969,595
1987 38,684,815 52,074,105
1986 38,584,624 51,177,834
1985 38,469,512 50,270,753
1984 38,330,364 49,351,708
1983 38,171,525 48,423,309
1982 37,986,012 47,494,577
1981 37,758,631 46,575,855
1980 37,491,165 45,650,022
1979 37,191,330 44,718,434
1978 36,864,898 43,788,976
1977 36,511,638 42,843,974
1976 36,137,812 41,896,504
1975 35,757,900 40,940,005
1974 35,373,335 39,952,891
1973 34,988,947 38,947,787
1972 34,604,469 37,933,929
1971 34,224,490 36,937,387
1970 33,814,531 35,954,408
1969 33,441,054 34,973,782
1968 33,113,134 34,002,560
1967 32,682,947 33,037,801
1966 32,283,194 32,086,071
1965 31,954,292 31,149,337
1964 31,609,195 30,232,141
1963 31,296,651 29,342,322
1962 31,023,366 28,481,040
1961 30,739,250 27,650,334
1960 30,455,000 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/spain/thailand | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Spain increased by 2,060,820 people (a 4.64% growth), while Thailand gained 4,292,154 people (a 6.45% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Spain gained 2,348,762 people (a 5.06% growth), while Thailand's population increased by 711,902 people (a 1% growth).

Spain was ranked 28th most populous country in 2006 and is 32nd 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) Spain's population will shrink by 5.93% to 45,911,520 people with a rank change from 32nd to 47th. 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 21.6% of the population in Spain and 23.1% in Thailand.

Population growth rate by year

Spain
Factual

Projection
Thailand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Spain Thailand
2100 -0.52% -0.75%
2099 -0.51% -0.75%
2098 -0.5% -0.76%
2097 -0.48% -0.77%
2096 -0.48% -0.77%
2095 -0.47% -0.77%
2094 -0.46% -0.77%
2093 -0.46% -0.78%
2092 -0.46% -0.77%
2091 -0.48% -0.78%
2090 -0.48% -0.78%
2089 -0.47% -0.77%
2088 -0.46% -0.77%
2087 -0.46% -0.77%
2086 -0.48% -0.77%
2085 -0.49% -0.78%
2084 -0.5% -0.77%
2083 -0.51% -0.77%
2082 -0.53% -0.76%
2081 -0.55% -0.77%
2080 -0.57% -0.77%
2079 -0.58% -0.77%
2078 -0.61% -0.76%
2077 -0.64% -0.76%
2076 -0.67% -0.76%
2075 -0.7% -0.77%
2074 -0.71% -0.77%
2073 -0.74% -0.77%
2072 -0.74% -0.76%
2071 -0.77% -0.77%
2070 -0.76% -0.77%
2069 -0.79% -0.77%
2068 -0.78% -0.76%
2067 -0.79% -0.76%
2066 -0.78% -0.77%
2065 -0.8% -0.76%
2064 -0.78% -0.76%
2063 -0.79% -0.76%
2062 -0.77% -0.75%
2061 -0.73% -0.75%
2060 -0.72% -0.74%
2059 -0.69% -0.73%
2058 -0.69% -0.72%
2057 -0.68% -0.71%
2056 -0.62% -0.69%
2055 -0.59% -0.68%
2054 -0.58% -0.65%
2053 -0.54% -0.64%
2052 -0.49% -0.61%
2051 -0.47% -0.59%
2050 -0.47% -0.57%
2049 -0.42% -0.53%
2048 -0.4% -0.51%
2047 -0.38% -0.49%
2046 -0.36% -0.46%
2045 -0.33% -0.43%
2044 -0.3% -0.41%
2043 -0.3% -0.39%
2042 -0.28% -0.37%
2041 -0.27% -0.34%
2040 -0.26% -0.32%
2039 -0.24% -0.3%
2038 -0.23% -0.28%
2037 -0.23% -0.25%
2036 -0.22% -0.24%
2035 -0.2% -0.21%
2034 -0.19% -0.2%
2033 -0.19% -0.18%
2032 -0.19% -0.16%
2031 -0.17% -0.15%
2030 -0.14% -0.13%
2029 -0.12% -0.12%
2028 -0.1% -0.11%
2027 -0.1% -0.09%
2026 -0.06% -0.08%
2025 -0.02% -0.06%
2024 1.03% -0.05%
2023 1.19% -0.05%
2022 0.72% 0.01%
2021 0.18% 0.12%
2020 0.51% 0.17%
2019 0.72% 0.2%
2018 0.45% 0.3%
2017 0.24% 0.42%
2016 0.08% 0.45%
2015 -0.08% 0.46%
2014 -0.31% 0.53%
2013 -0.36% 0.59%
2012 0.06% 0.62%
2011 0.36% 0.62%
2010 0.46% 0.67%
2009 0.89% 0.74%
2008 1.61% 0.77%
2007 1.87% 0.8%
2006 1.7% 0.83%
2005 1.7% 0.86%
2004 1.74% 0.9%
2003 1.82% 0.94%
2002 1.42% 0.97%
2001 0.7% 1.02%
2000 0.45% 1.14%
1999 0.41% 1.26%
1998 0.41% 1.31%
1997 0.42% 1.34%
1996 0.42% 1.39%
1995 0.44% 1.44%
1994 0.48% 1.49%
1993 0.52% 1.56%
1992 0.49% 1.6%
1991 0.25% 1.64%
1990 0.1% 1.65%
1989 0.16% 1.66%
1988 0.21% 1.72%
1987 0.26% 1.75%
1986 0.3% 1.8%
1985 0.36% 1.86%
1984 0.42% 1.92%
1983 0.49% 1.96%
1982 0.6% 1.97%
1981 0.71% 2.03%
1980 0.81% 2.08%
1979 0.89% 2.12%
1978 0.97% 2.21%
1977 1.03% 2.26%
1976 1.06% 2.34%
1975 1.09% 2.47%
1974 1.1% 2.58%
1973 1.11% 2.67%
1972 1.11% 2.7%
1971 1.21% 2.73%
1970 1.12% 2.8%
1969 0.99% 2.86%
1968 1.32% 2.92%
1967 1.24% 2.97%
1966 1.03% 3.01%
1965 1.09% 3.03%
1964 1% 3.03%
1963 0.88% 3.02%
1962 0.92% 3%
1961 0.93% 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/spain/thailand | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Spain grew by 1.03%, while Thailand's population declined by 0.05%.

Live population counters

Spain Thailand
Current population
48806901
71571743
Population rank 32/197 21/197
Percent of world population 0.59% 0.86%
One net population change
1.06 minutes
15.3 minutes
One birth every
1.62 minutes
53.3 seconds
One death every
1.21 minutes
49.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline +1,360 -94
Annual growth/decline +496,312 -34,424
Annual growth/decline rate +1.03% -0.05%
Population growth rate rank 100/197 168/197
One migration net change every
5.45 minutes
19.2 minutes
Annual migration change +96,630 +27,509
Net migration rank 17/196 30/196
Foreign-born residents 8,870,527 3,179,399
Foreign-born residents rank 6/195 21/195
Foreign-born share of population 18.5% 4.4%
Foreign-born share rank 32/195 100/195

Natural population change vs migration

Spain
Natural

Migration
Thailand
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Spain Thailand
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 96,630 - 27,509
2024 - 111,674 - 23,321
2023 -111,211 119,099 -46,105 19,648
2022 -133,801 299,779 -61,046 21,683
2021 -113,865 144,385 57,382 -2,093
2020 -151,551 236,854 84,107 32,277
2019 -56,542 464,783 116,867 5,221
2018 -56,139 337,467 159,383 10,984
2017 -32,600 201,135 194,695 66,805
2016 0 106,474 226,255 112,978
2015 -4,642 -1,979 266,362 32,500
2014 32,522 -97,870 294,628 55,358
2013 37,284 -250,741 325,059 67,452
2012 51,450 -153,486 351,485 74,033
2011 84,137 60,761 365,670 66,607
2010 102,469 69,406 370,466 52,791
2009 106,635 129,557 382,636 110,883
2008 133,267 434,135 401,730 107,333
2007 108,545 772,317 425,362 100,486
2006 110,994 659,720 441,211 102,362
2005 78,576 629,803 456,378 100,542
2004 85,844 661,158 466,542 107,199
2003 54,844 658,428 488,003 105,917
2002 53,861 737,880 504,299 105,215
2001 44,936 181,307 524,230 96,817
2000 36,512 176,269 543,884 121,640
1999 8,077 178,559 578,073 173,924
1998 4,022 182,926 617,318 183,471
1997 20,028 165,345 644,834 150,411
1996 11,967 162,704 661,397 152,397
1995 15,889 162,434 682,703 147,226
1994 31,639 160,407 712,589 132,271
1993 47,234 160,907 737,696 122,746
1992 62,652 177,544 754,999 143,318
1991 58,450 122,841 760,508 124,034
1990 66,075 -30,684 760,808 152,916
1989 81,538 -25,892 774,563 90,497
1988 100,794 -17,663 765,252 128,469
1987 116,054 -12,681 774,498 122,791
1986 131,188 -13,540 783,430 111,820
1985 146,184 -589 776,935 141,963
1984 172,487 2,754 779,856 139,345
1983 183,223 1,241 794,239 143,393
1982 231,714 -7,384 817,951 101,885
1981 237,879 2,563 839,297 78,337
1980 281,184 20,166 845,575 88,478
1979 312,407 -5,929 843,434 85,693
1978 339,157 -2,504 847,799 82,011
1977 361,465 -1,332 871,232 88,937
1976 375,834 2,804 894,072 40,656
1975 371,882 -218 911,980 66,306
1974 396,182 105,838 923,151 72,801
1973 374,381 8,624 933,540 80,704
1972 391,030 7,935 940,420 73,082
1971 369,625 7,363 936,215 43,400
1970 378,723 -60,580 937,116 49,221
1969 367,851 -49,956 948,314 26,551
1968 387,423 -46,088 953,806 13,718
1967 402,001 -42,344 944,980 17,005
1966 397,084 -41,467 929,469 12,016
1965 405,819 -42,476 909,000 22,995
1964 429,885 -41,461 885,137 17,249
1963 394,338 -44,446 860,728 16,494
1962 384,690 -45,211 828,741 16,605
1961 396,537 -46,517 801,140 14,968
1960 398,960 -154,869 774,190 6,886

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

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

Over the last 10 years, 25.8% of the population change in Spain is from natural causes (a loss of 627,829 people) and 74.2% is from migration (a gain of 1,810,127 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, 8,870,527 residents or 18.5% of the population were not native-born in Spain, compared to 3,179,399 people or 4.4% in Thailand.

Biggest cities by population

Spain
City Population
Madrid 3.51M
Barcelona 1.73M
Tenerife 955K
Valencia 841K
Zaragoza 693K
Seville 689K
Malaga 599K
Palma de Mallorca 435K
Las Palmas 382K
Alicante 366K
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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