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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Syria was 24,672,760 in 2024 vs 71,668,011 people in Thailand in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Syria's population is 26,829,400 people compared to 71,571,743 in Thailand.

Population statistics:

  • Thailand's population is 2.67 times bigger than Syria's.
  • Syria is ranked the 56th most populous country in the world, while Thailand is the 21st.
  • The countries together account for 1.19% of the world: 0.32% for Syria vs 0.86% for Thailand.
  • For the last 10 years, Syria has had an average growth rate of +1.25% per year vs +0.23% in Thailand.
  • Since 2006, the population of Syria has increased from 19.6M people to 26.8M (36.6% growth), while Thailand has grown from 66.6M to 71.6M (7.52% growth).

Syria vs Thailand: population by year and forecast

Syria
Factual

Projection
Thailand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Syria Thailand
2100 44,620,090 45,712,111
2099 44,690,260 46,056,854
2098 44,750,249 46,406,925
2097 44,813,148 46,761,683
2096 44,867,740 47,122,446
2095 44,895,489 47,487,866
2094 44,945,231 47,857,414
2093 44,974,311 48,230,566
2092 45,003,795 48,609,149
2091 45,016,478 48,988,448
2090 45,048,083 49,372,024
2089 45,047,102 49,760,635
2088 45,041,864 50,146,313
2087 45,049,516 50,536,233
2086 45,068,928 50,929,394
2085 45,034,847 51,326,092
2084 44,999,929 51,728,619
2083 44,971,600 52,131,789
2082 44,910,859 52,537,598
2081 44,843,908 52,942,608
2080 44,744,718 53,352,029
2079 44,687,371 53,766,821
2078 44,649,760 54,181,891
2077 44,604,175 54,599,508
2076 44,520,132 55,019,721
2075 44,426,423 55,442,571
2074 44,328,795 55,872,412
2073 44,221,016 56,304,891
2072 44,084,262 56,739,842
2071 43,939,848 57,177,118
2070 43,795,999 57,621,370
2069 43,648,130 58,066,637
2068 43,465,442 58,516,959
2067 43,271,173 58,967,738
2066 43,060,752 59,418,676
2065 42,810,442 59,878,082
2064 42,559,554 60,336,709
2063 42,311,907 60,797,201
2062 42,062,193 61,262,000
2061 41,808,082 61,724,999
2060 41,522,274 62,192,387
2059 41,208,825 62,656,203
2058 40,925,728 63,118,413
2057 40,643,453 63,577,864
2056 40,332,578 64,032,675
2055 40,026,632 64,478,337
2054 39,691,425 64,917,436
2053 39,348,020 65,343,383
2052 39,045,268 65,763,356
2051 38,733,827 66,167,939
2050 38,410,423 66,558,274
2049 38,089,455 66,936,876
2048 37,784,449 67,296,897
2047 37,492,636 67,641,907
2046 37,181,526 67,972,603
2045 36,843,579 68,287,399
2044 36,526,509 68,585,177
2043 36,188,225 68,870,333
2042 35,825,419 69,139,548
2041 35,447,414 69,396,419
2040 35,042,107 69,632,464
2039 34,626,945 69,854,146
2038 34,183,740 70,062,543
2037 33,703,682 70,256,027
2036 33,223,843 70,435,348
2035 32,696,648 70,604,705
2034 32,148,814 70,756,791
2033 31,562,427 70,897,217
2032 30,967,322 71,025,384
2031 30,329,874 71,140,609
2030 29,672,629 71,247,320
2029 28,949,535 71,342,891
2028 28,217,748 71,428,869
2027 27,428,807 71,505,168
2026 26,607,148 71,571,743
2025 25,689,551 71,625,629
2024 24,672,760 71,668,011
2023 23,594,623 71,702,435
2022 22,462,173 71,735,329
2021 21,628,839 71,727,332
2020 21,049,429 71,641,484
2019 20,353,534 71,522,271
2018 19,577,845 71,376,079
2017 19,224,668 71,160,187
2016 19,193,834 70,859,841
2015 19,424,618 70,540,795
2014 20,273,659 70,216,367
2013 21,666,917 69,845,114
2012 22,759,763 69,436,098
2011 22,878,098 69,007,208
2010 22,482,421 68,579,447
2009 21,976,969 68,121,080
2008 21,636,564 67,619,830
2007 20,884,125 67,102,394
2006 19,637,022 66,567,687
2005 18,814,091 66,017,420
2004 18,336,875 65,452,047
2003 17,889,296 64,868,166
2002 17,468,332 64,266,437
2001 17,051,338 63,651,141
2000 16,637,888 63,007,815
1999 16,228,061 62,299,043
1998 15,820,413 61,522,630
1997 15,417,542 60,724,584
1996 15,018,104 59,920,064
1995 14,616,801 59,098,232
1994 14,208,583 58,260,854
1993 13,795,686 57,408,198
1992 13,385,571 56,528,834
1991 12,980,821 55,637,434
1990 12,579,208 54,738,329
1989 12,179,060 53,848,956
1988 11,782,264 52,969,595
1987 11,388,923 52,074,105
1986 11,002,844 51,177,834
1985 10,625,672 50,270,753
1984 10,258,398 49,351,708
1983 9,904,809 48,423,309
1982 9,572,511 47,494,577
1981 9,260,189 46,575,855
1980 8,957,663 45,650,022
1979 8,661,909 44,718,434
1978 8,372,759 43,788,976
1977 8,090,501 42,843,974
1976 7,817,320 41,896,504
1975 7,554,364 40,940,005
1974 7,302,160 39,952,891
1973 7,060,321 38,947,787
1972 6,826,024 37,933,929
1971 6,598,094 36,937,387
1970 6,380,609 35,954,408
1969 6,175,166 34,973,782
1968 5,978,742 34,002,560
1967 5,790,198 33,037,801
1966 5,609,047 32,086,071
1965 5,435,267 31,149,337
1964 5,269,087 30,232,141
1963 5,110,467 29,342,322
1962 4,959,340 28,481,040
1961 4,815,466 27,650,334
1960 4,673,500 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/syria/thailand | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Syria decreased by 443,188 people (a 2.26% decline), while Thailand gained 4,292,154 people (a 6.45% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Syria gained 7,635,566 people (a 39.8% growth), while Thailand's population increased by 711,902 people (a 1% growth).

Syria was ranked 58th most populous country in 2006 and is 56th 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) Syria's population will grow by 43.2% to 38,410,423 people with a rank change from 56th to 53rd. The population of Thailand will decrease by 7% to 66,558,274 people and rank change from 21st to 31st.

Syria is projected to reach its peak in 2086 at 45.1M 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

Syria
Factual

Projection
Thailand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Syria Thailand
2100 -0.16% -0.75%
2099 -0.13% -0.75%
2098 -0.14% -0.76%
2097 -0.12% -0.77%
2096 -0.06% -0.77%
2095 -0.11% -0.77%
2094 -0.06% -0.77%
2093 -0.07% -0.78%
2092 -0.03% -0.77%
2091 -0.07% -0.78%
2090 0.002% -0.78%
2089 0.01% -0.77%
2088 -0.02% -0.77%
2087 -0.04% -0.77%
2086 0.08% -0.77%
2085 0.08% -0.78%
2084 0.06% -0.77%
2083 0.14% -0.77%
2082 0.15% -0.76%
2081 0.22% -0.77%
2080 0.13% -0.77%
2079 0.08% -0.77%
2078 0.1% -0.76%
2077 0.19% -0.76%
2076 0.21% -0.76%
2075 0.22% -0.77%
2074 0.24% -0.77%
2073 0.31% -0.77%
2072 0.33% -0.76%
2071 0.33% -0.77%
2070 0.34% -0.77%
2069 0.42% -0.77%
2068 0.45% -0.76%
2067 0.49% -0.76%
2066 0.58% -0.77%
2065 0.59% -0.76%
2064 0.59% -0.76%
2063 0.59% -0.76%
2062 0.61% -0.75%
2061 0.69% -0.75%
2060 0.76% -0.74%
2059 0.69% -0.73%
2058 0.69% -0.72%
2057 0.77% -0.71%
2056 0.76% -0.69%
2055 0.84% -0.68%
2054 0.87% -0.65%
2053 0.78% -0.64%
2052 0.8% -0.61%
2051 0.84% -0.59%
2050 0.84% -0.57%
2049 0.81% -0.53%
2048 0.78% -0.51%
2047 0.84% -0.49%
2046 0.92% -0.46%
2045 0.87% -0.43%
2044 0.93% -0.41%
2043 1.01% -0.39%
2042 1.07% -0.37%
2041 1.16% -0.34%
2040 1.2% -0.32%
2039 1.3% -0.3%
2038 1.42% -0.28%
2037 1.44% -0.25%
2036 1.61% -0.24%
2035 1.7% -0.21%
2034 1.86% -0.2%
2033 1.92% -0.18%
2032 2.1% -0.16%
2031 2.21% -0.15%
2030 2.5% -0.13%
2029 2.59% -0.12%
2028 2.88% -0.11%
2027 3.09% -0.09%
2026 3.57% -0.08%
2025 4.12% -0.06%
2024 4.57% -0.05%
2023 5.04% -0.05%
2022 3.85% 0.01%
2021 2.75% 0.12%
2020 3.42% 0.17%
2019 3.96% 0.2%
2018 1.84% 0.3%
2017 0.16% 0.42%
2016 -1.19% 0.45%
2015 -4.19% 0.46%
2014 -6.43% 0.53%
2013 -4.8% 0.59%
2012 -0.52% 0.62%
2011 1.76% 0.62%
2010 2.3% 0.67%
2009 1.57% 0.74%
2008 3.6% 0.77%
2007 6.35% 0.8%
2006 4.37% 0.83%
2005 2.6% 0.86%
2004 2.5% 0.9%
2003 2.41% 0.94%
2002 2.45% 0.97%
2001 2.48% 1.02%
2000 2.53% 1.14%
1999 2.58% 1.26%
1998 2.61% 1.31%
1997 2.66% 1.34%
1996 2.75% 1.39%
1995 2.87% 1.44%
1994 2.99% 1.49%
1993 3.06% 1.56%
1992 3.12% 1.6%
1991 3.19% 1.64%
1990 3.29% 1.65%
1989 3.37% 1.66%
1988 3.45% 1.72%
1987 3.51% 1.75%
1986 3.55% 1.8%
1985 3.58% 1.86%
1984 3.57% 1.92%
1983 3.47% 1.96%
1982 3.37% 1.97%
1981 3.38% 2.03%
1980 3.41% 2.08%
1979 3.45% 2.12%
1978 3.49% 2.21%
1977 3.49% 2.26%
1976 3.48% 2.34%
1975 3.45% 2.47%
1974 3.43% 2.58%
1973 3.43% 2.67%
1972 3.45% 2.7%
1971 3.41% 2.73%
1970 3.33% 2.8%
1969 3.29% 2.86%
1968 3.26% 2.92%
1967 3.23% 2.97%
1966 3.2% 3.01%
1965 3.15% 3.03%
1964 3.1% 3.03%
1963 3.05% 3.02%
1962 2.99% 3%
1961 3.04% 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 Syria grew by 4.57%, while Thailand's population declined by 0.05%.

Live population counters

Syria Thailand
Current population
26829400
71571743
Population rank 56/197 21/197
Percent of world population 0.32% 0.86%
One net population change
29.3 seconds
15.3 minutes
One birth every
1.01 minutes
53.3 seconds
One death every
4.42 minutes
49.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline +2,954 -94
Annual growth/decline +1,078,137 -34,424
Annual growth/decline rate +4.57% -0.05%
Population growth rate rank 6/197 168/197
One migration net change every
1.25 minutes
19.2 minutes
Annual migration change +421,693 +27,509
Net migration rank 3/196 30/196
Foreign-born residents 896,042 3,179,399
Foreign-born residents rank 64/195 21/195
Foreign-born share of population 3.6% 4.4%
Foreign-born share rank 110/195 100/195

Natural population change vs migration

Syria
Natural

Migration
Thailand
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Syria Thailand
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 421,693 - 27,509
2024 - 546,494 - 23,321
2023 402,713 757,309 -46,105 19,648
2022 369,750 735,142 -61,046 21,683
2021 350,560 211,220 57,382 -2,093
2020 327,992 269,050 84,107 32,277
2019 293,762 500,985 116,867 5,221
2018 242,530 514,102 159,383 10,984
2017 237,214 -287,501 194,695 66,805
2016 236,007 -124,063 226,255 112,978
2015 253,977 -827,496 266,362 32,500
2014 333,116 -1,457,679 294,628 55,358
2013 419,341 -2,081,303 325,059 67,452
2012 475,520 -999,267 351,485 74,033
2011 543,950 -256,888 365,670 66,607
2010 558,666 -54,359 370,466 52,791
2009 559,314 -52,703 382,636 110,883
2008 576,593 -402,393 401,730 107,333
2007 529,162 801,514 425,362 100,486
2006 480,616 682,911 441,211 102,362
2005 468,960 13,382 456,378 100,542
2004 461,209 10,881 466,542 107,199
2003 457,000 -33,920 488,003 105,917
2002 453,967 -35,096 504,299 105,215
2001 451,503 -36,383 524,230 96,817
2000 446,211 -34,425 543,884 121,640
1999 439,261 -31,394 578,073 173,924
1998 433,447 -26,025 617,318 183,471
1997 429,887 -31,571 644,834 150,411
1996 430,765 -30,197 661,397 152,397
1995 430,172 -28,122 682,703 147,226
1994 426,996 -12,630 712,589 132,271
1993 420,244 -8,828 737,696 122,746
1992 412,878 -4,063 754,999 143,318
1991 410,830 -10,154 760,508 124,034
1990 409,177 -6,620 760,808 152,916
1989 406,111 -8,379 774,563 90,497
1988 404,285 -8,426 765,252 128,469
1987 399,159 -8,335 774,498 122,791
1986 390,821 -9,485 783,430 111,820
1985 379,231 -6,221 776,935 141,963
1984 366,768 -5,245 779,856 139,345
1983 355,375 -9,729 794,239 143,393
1982 319,664 -721 817,951 101,885
1981 330,237 -24,536 839,297 78,337
1980 332,464 -33,114 845,575 88,478
1979 324,943 -32,793 843,434 85,693
1978 316,724 -30,567 847,799 82,011
1977 306,630 -28,275 871,232 88,937
1976 294,267 -26,268 894,072 40,656
1975 282,299 -24,389 911,980 66,306
1974 270,735 -24,242 923,151 72,801
1973 254,687 -17,502 933,540 80,704
1972 249,027 -17,610 940,420 73,082
1971 239,610 -15,167 936,215 43,400
1970 230,117 -19,594 937,116 49,221
1969 219,114 -18,749 948,314 26,551
1968 209,454 -16,968 953,806 13,718
1967 199,223 -14,618 944,980 17,005
1966 191,122 -13,434 929,469 12,016
1965 182,560 -12,704 909,000 22,995
1964 174,549 -12,044 885,137 17,249
1963 166,555 -11,817 860,728 16,494
1962 159,155 -11,641 828,741 16,605
1961 151,485 -11,237 801,140 14,968
1960 143,687 0 774,190 6,886

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

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Over the last 10 years, 91.3% of the population change in Syria is from natural causes (a gain of 3,047,621 people) and 8.72% is from migration (a gain of 291,069 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, 896,042 residents or 3.6% of the population were not native-born in Syria, compared to 3,179,399 people or 4.4% in Thailand.

Biggest cities by population

Syria
City Population
Damascus 2.69M
Aleppo 2M
Homs 775K
Latakia 709K
Hama 697K
Raqqa 300K
Deir ez-Zor 272K
Al-Hasakah 188K
Qamishli 184K
Idlib 165K
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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