The current population of Thailand is 71,619,867 people, as of 2025 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 71,668,011 in 2024.
Population facts:
- For the last 20 years, Thailand has had an average growth rate of 0.42% per year.
- Since 2005, population has increased from 66M people to 71.6M (8.49% growth in 20 years).
- Thailand accounts for 0.87% of the world's population.
- Thailand's population peaked in 2022 at 71.7M people and has been in decline since.
- Thailand is ranked 21/197 by population and was ranked 19th in 2005.
- The UN estimates that Thailand's population is going to decline by -7.31% to 66.4M people by 2050.
Thailand population clock
Thailand
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World
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|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
71619867
|
8266870341
|
| Population rank | 21/197 | N/A |
| Percent of world population | 0.87% | N/A |
| One net population change |
15.3 minutes
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0.41 seconds
|
| One birth every |
53.3 seconds
|
0.24 seconds
|
| One death every |
49.5 seconds
|
0.52 seconds
|
| Daily growth/decline | -94 | +211,178 |
| Annual growth/decline | -34,424 | +77,079,845 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.05% | +0.96% |
| Population growth rate rank | 170/197 | N/A |
| One migration net change every |
22.5 minutes
|
N/A |
| Annual migration change | +23,321 | N/A |
Thailand population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 26,851,747 | - |
| 1961 | 27,650,334 | 2.97% |
| 1962 | 28,481,040 | 3% |
| 1963 | 29,342,322 | 3.02% |
| 1964 | 30,232,141 | 3.03% |
| 1965 | 31,149,337 | 3.03% |
| 1966 | 32,086,071 | 3.01% |
| 1967 | 33,037,801 | 2.97% |
| 1968 | 34,002,560 | 2.92% |
| 1969 | 34,973,782 | 2.86% |
| 1970 | 35,954,408 | 2.8% |
| 1971 | 36,937,387 | 2.73% |
| 1972 | 37,933,929 | 2.7% |
| 1973 | 38,947,787 | 2.67% |
| 1974 | 39,952,891 | 2.58% |
| 1975 | 40,940,005 | 2.47% |
| 1976 | 41,896,504 | 2.34% |
| 1977 | 42,843,974 | 2.26% |
| 1978 | 43,788,976 | 2.21% |
| 1979 | 44,718,434 | 2.12% |
| 1980 | 45,650,022 | 2.08% |
| 1981 | 46,575,855 | 2.03% |
| 1982 | 47,494,577 | 1.97% |
| 1983 | 48,423,309 | 1.96% |
| 1984 | 49,351,708 | 1.92% |
| 1985 | 50,270,753 | 1.86% |
| 1986 | 51,177,834 | 1.8% |
| 1987 | 52,074,105 | 1.75% |
| 1988 | 52,969,595 | 1.72% |
| 1989 | 53,848,956 | 1.66% |
| 1990 | 54,738,329 | 1.65% |
| 1991 | 55,637,434 | 1.64% |
| 1992 | 56,528,834 | 1.6% |
| 1993 | 57,408,198 | 1.56% |
| 1994 | 58,260,854 | 1.49% |
| 1995 | 59,098,232 | 1.44% |
| 1996 | 59,920,064 | 1.39% |
| 1997 | 60,724,584 | 1.34% |
| 1998 | 61,522,630 | 1.31% |
| 1999 | 62,299,043 | 1.26% |
| 2000 | 63,007,815 | 1.14% |
| 2001 | 63,651,141 | 1.02% |
| 2002 | 64,266,437 | 0.97% |
| 2003 | 64,868,166 | 0.94% |
| 2004 | 65,452,047 | 0.9% |
| 2005 | 66,017,420 | 0.86% |
| 2006 | 66,567,687 | 0.83% |
| 2007 | 67,102,394 | 0.8% |
| 2008 | 67,619,830 | 0.77% |
| 2009 | 68,121,080 | 0.74% |
| 2010 | 68,579,447 | 0.67% |
| 2011 | 69,007,208 | 0.62% |
| 2012 | 69,436,098 | 0.62% |
| 2013 | 69,845,114 | 0.59% |
| 2014 | 70,216,367 | 0.53% |
| 2015 | 70,540,795 | 0.46% |
| 2016 | 70,859,841 | 0.45% |
| 2017 | 71,160,187 | 0.42% |
| 2018 | 71,376,079 | 0.3% |
| 2019 | 71,522,271 | 0.2% |
| 2020 | 71,641,484 | 0.17% |
| 2021 | 71,727,332 | 0.12% |
| 2022 | 71,735,329 | 0.01% |
| 2023 | 71,702,435 | -0.05% |
| 2024 | 71,668,011 | -0.05% |
| 2025 | 71,619,867 | -0.07% |
| 2026 | 71,559,621 | -0.08% |
| 2027 | 71,488,156 | -0.1% |
| 2028 | 71,406,996 | -0.11% |
| 2029 | 71,316,195 | -0.13% |
| 2030 | 71,215,017 | -0.14% |
| 2031 | 71,104,025 | -0.16% |
| 2032 | 70,982,286 | -0.17% |
| 2033 | 70,847,947 | -0.19% |
| 2034 | 70,701,651 | -0.21% |
| 2035 | 70,540,884 | -0.23% |
| 2036 | 70,366,496 | -0.25% |
| 2037 | 70,180,031 | -0.26% |
| 2038 | 69,979,034 | -0.29% |
| 2039 | 69,763,928 | -0.31% |
| 2040 | 69,535,003 | -0.33% |
| 2041 | 69,288,477 | -0.35% |
| 2042 | 69,025,348 | -0.38% |
| 2043 | 68,748,075 | -0.4% |
| 2044 | 68,456,533 | -0.42% |
| 2045 | 68,150,148 | -0.45% |
| 2046 | 67,827,309 | -0.47% |
| 2047 | 67,489,358 | -0.5% |
| 2048 | 67,136,737 | -0.52% |
| 2049 | 66,767,316 | -0.55% |
| 2050 | 66,382,732 | -0.58% |
Thailand has a population of 71.6M as of 2025, compared to 70.5M in 2015, 66M in 2005, and 59.1M in 1995.
Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 0.15% per year. Thailand is ranked 156th out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2045) Thailand will have 68,150,148 people (-4.84% decline) with a rank change from 21st to 28th.
By the year 2100, Thailand's population is projected to decline by 36.4% to 45.6M people.
Largest cities by population
|
Thailand
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Bangkok | 5.68M |
| Chiang Mai | 1.2M |
| Nonthaburi | 256K |
| Pak Kret | 185K |
| Hat Yai | 159K |
| Nakhon Ratchasima | 134K |
| Chaophraya Surasak | 133K |
| Surat Thani | 131K |
| Udon Thani | 130K |
| Klaeng | 130K |
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Thailand population statistics
|
Thailand
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 76.8 years | 73.5 years |
| Average age | 40.8 years | 33.8 years |
| Median age | 41.1 years | 31.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.7:51.3 | 50.3:49.7 |
| Fertility rate | 1.21 births per woman | 2.2 births per woman |
| Population density | 363 ppl/mi² | 141.6 ppl/mi² |
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