The latest officially reported population of Thailand was 71,668,011 in 2024 vs 104,175 people in Tonga in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Thailand's population is 71,559,621 people compared to 103,290 in Tonga.
Population statistics:
- Thailand's population is 693 times bigger than Tonga's.
- Thailand is ranked the 21st most populous country in the world, while Tonga is the 183rd.
- The countries together account for 0.87% of the world: 0.86% for Thailand vs 0.001% for Tonga.
- For the last 10 years, Thailand has had an average growth rate of +0.23% per year vs -0.25% in Tonga.
- Since 2006, the population of Thailand has increased from 66.6M people to 71.6M (7.5% growth), while Tonga has declined from 106K to 103K (2.79% decline).
- Tonga is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 118K people, while Thailand's population already peaked in 2022 at 71.7M people and is projected to decrease to 45.6M people by 2100.
Thailand vs Tonga: live population counter
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| Current population |
71559621
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103290
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| Population rank | 21/197 | 183/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.86% | 0.001% |
| One net population change |
15.3 minutes
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20.8 hours
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| One birth every |
53.3 seconds
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3.62 hours
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| One death every |
49.5 seconds
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13 hours
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| One migration net change every |
22.5 minutes
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4.08 hours
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| Annual migration change | +23,321 | -2,149 |
| Daily growth/decline | -94 | -1 |
| Annual growth/decline | -34,424 | -422 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.05% | -0.4% |
| Population growth rate rank | 169/197 | 183/197 |
Thailand and Tonga: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 26,851,747 | 66,170 | - | - |
| 1961 | 27,650,334 | 68,037 | 2.97% | 2.82% |
| 1962 | 28,481,040 | 69,940 | 3% | 2.8% |
| 1963 | 29,342,322 | 71,885 | 3.02% | 2.78% |
| 1964 | 30,232,141 | 73,879 | 3.03% | 2.77% |
| 1965 | 31,149,337 | 75,924 | 3.03% | 2.77% |
| 1966 | 32,086,071 | 78,002 | 3.01% | 2.74% |
| 1967 | 33,037,801 | 79,814 | 2.97% | 2.32% |
| 1968 | 34,002,560 | 81,353 | 2.92% | 1.93% |
| 1969 | 34,973,782 | 82,885 | 2.86% | 1.88% |
| 1970 | 35,954,408 | 84,401 | 2.8% | 1.83% |
| 1971 | 36,937,387 | 85,896 | 2.73% | 1.77% |
| 1972 | 37,933,929 | 87,356 | 2.7% | 1.7% |
| 1973 | 38,947,787 | 88,805 | 2.67% | 1.66% |
| 1974 | 39,952,891 | 90,683 | 2.58% | 2.11% |
| 1975 | 40,940,005 | 93,017 | 2.47% | 2.57% |
| 1976 | 41,896,504 | 95,325 | 2.34% | 2.48% |
| 1977 | 42,843,974 | 96,725 | 2.26% | 1.47% |
| 1978 | 43,788,976 | 97,204 | 2.21% | 0.5% |
| 1979 | 44,718,434 | 97,544 | 2.12% | 0.35% |
| 1980 | 45,650,022 | 97,769 | 2.08% | 0.23% |
| 1981 | 46,575,855 | 97,909 | 2.03% | 0.14% |
| 1982 | 47,494,577 | 97,980 | 1.97% | 0.07% |
| 1983 | 48,423,309 | 97,998 | 1.96% | 0.02% |
| 1984 | 49,351,708 | 97,990 | 1.92% | -0.008% |
| 1985 | 50,270,753 | 97,984 | 1.86% | -0.006% |
| 1986 | 51,177,834 | 98,010 | 1.8% | 0.03% |
| 1987 | 52,074,105 | 98,376 | 1.75% | 0.37% |
| 1988 | 52,969,595 | 98,969 | 1.72% | 0.6% |
| 1989 | 53,848,956 | 99,403 | 1.66% | 0.44% |
| 1990 | 54,738,329 | 99,700 | 1.65% | 0.3% |
| 1991 | 55,637,434 | 99,895 | 1.64% | 0.2% |
| 1992 | 56,528,834 | 100,022 | 1.6% | 0.13% |
| 1993 | 57,408,198 | 100,103 | 1.56% | 0.08% |
| 1994 | 58,260,854 | 100,166 | 1.49% | 0.06% |
| 1995 | 59,098,232 | 100,225 | 1.44% | 0.06% |
| 1996 | 59,920,064 | 100,275 | 1.39% | 0.05% |
| 1997 | 60,724,584 | 100,674 | 1.34% | 0.4% |
| 1998 | 61,522,630 | 101,388 | 1.31% | 0.71% |
| 1999 | 62,299,043 | 102,046 | 1.26% | 0.65% |
| 2000 | 63,007,815 | 102,677 | 1.14% | 0.62% |
| 2001 | 63,651,141 | 103,288 | 1.02% | 0.6% |
| 2002 | 64,266,437 | 103,874 | 0.97% | 0.57% |
| 2003 | 64,868,166 | 104,464 | 0.94% | 0.57% |
| 2004 | 65,452,047 | 105,071 | 0.9% | 0.58% |
| 2005 | 66,017,420 | 105,671 | 0.86% | 0.57% |
| 2006 | 66,567,687 | 106,253 | 0.83% | 0.55% |
| 2007 | 67,102,394 | 106,726 | 0.8% | 0.45% |
| 2008 | 67,619,830 | 107,020 | 0.77% | 0.28% |
| 2009 | 68,121,080 | 107,203 | 0.74% | 0.17% |
| 2010 | 68,579,447 | 107,400 | 0.67% | 0.18% |
| 2011 | 69,007,208 | 107,570 | 0.62% | 0.16% |
| 2012 | 69,436,098 | 107,460 | 0.62% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 69,845,114 | 107,078 | 0.59% | -0.36% |
| 2014 | 70,216,367 | 106,609 | 0.53% | -0.44% |
| 2015 | 70,540,795 | 106,095 | 0.46% | -0.48% |
| 2016 | 70,859,841 | 105,524 | 0.45% | -0.54% |
| 2017 | 71,160,187 | 105,356 | 0.42% | -0.16% |
| 2018 | 71,376,079 | 105,567 | 0.3% | 0.2% |
| 2019 | 71,522,271 | 105,669 | 0.2% | 0.1% |
| 2020 | 71,641,484 | 105,704 | 0.17% | 0.03% |
| 2021 | 71,727,332 | 105,490 | 0.12% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 71,735,329 | 105,042 | 0.01% | -0.42% |
| 2023 | 71,702,435 | 104,597 | -0.05% | -0.42% |
| 2024 | 71,668,011 | 104,175 | -0.05% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 71,619,867 | 103,744 | -0.07% | -0.41% |
| 2026 | 71,559,621 | 103,290 | -0.08% | -0.44% |
| 2027 | 71,488,156 | 102,899 | -0.1% | -0.38% |
| 2028 | 71,406,996 | 102,568 | -0.11% | -0.32% |
| 2029 | 71,316,195 | 102,280 | -0.13% | -0.28% |
| 2030 | 71,215,017 | 102,069 | -0.14% | -0.21% |
| 2031 | 71,104,025 | 101,927 | -0.16% | -0.14% |
| 2032 | 70,982,286 | 101,837 | -0.17% | -0.09% |
| 2033 | 70,847,947 | 101,807 | -0.19% | -0.03% |
| 2034 | 70,701,651 | 101,806 | -0.21% | -0.001% |
| 2035 | 70,540,884 | 101,833 | -0.23% | 0.03% |
| 2036 | 70,366,496 | 101,895 | -0.25% | 0.06% |
| 2037 | 70,180,031 | 101,993 | -0.26% | 0.1% |
| 2038 | 69,979,034 | 102,173 | -0.29% | 0.18% |
| 2039 | 69,763,928 | 102,367 | -0.31% | 0.19% |
| 2040 | 69,535,003 | 102,568 | -0.33% | 0.2% |
| 2041 | 69,288,477 | 102,805 | -0.35% | 0.23% |
| 2042 | 69,025,348 | 103,038 | -0.38% | 0.23% |
| 2043 | 68,748,075 | 103,306 | -0.4% | 0.26% |
| 2044 | 68,456,533 | 103,612 | -0.42% | 0.3% |
| 2045 | 68,150,148 | 103,928 | -0.45% | 0.3% |
| 2046 | 67,827,309 | 104,232 | -0.47% | 0.29% |
| 2047 | 67,489,358 | 104,502 | -0.5% | 0.26% |
| 2048 | 67,136,737 | 104,744 | -0.52% | 0.23% |
| 2049 | 66,767,316 | 104,975 | -0.55% | 0.22% |
| 2050 | 66,382,732 | 105,193 | -0.58% | 0.21% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Thailand increased by 4,292,154 people (a 6.45% growth), while Tonga lost 729 people (a 0.69% decline).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Thailand gained 699,780 (a 0.99% growth), while Tonga's population decreased by -2,234 (a 2.12% decline).
Thailand was ranked 19th most populous country in 2006 and is 21st in 2026. Tonga was ranked 182nd in 2006 and ranked 183rd now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Thailand's population will shrink by 7.23% to 66,382,732 people with a rank change from 21st to 31st. The population of Tonga will increase by 1.84% to 105,193 people and will still be ranked 183rd.
Biggest cities by population
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| 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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Population differences between Thailand and Tonga
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| Life expectancy | 77.1 years | 73.4 years |
| Average age | 40.8 years | 27.9 years |
| Median age | 41.1 years | 21.9 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.7:51.3 | 47.2:52.8 |
| Fertility rate | 1.21 births per woman | 3.13 births per woman |
| Population density | 363 ppl/mi² | 375 ppl/mi² |
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