The latest officially reported population of Thailand was 71,668,011 in 2024 vs 7,494,498 people in Turkmenistan in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Thailand's population is 71,619,867 people compared to 7,713,465 in Turkmenistan.
Population statistics:
- Thailand's population is 9.29 times bigger than Turkmenistan's.
- Thailand is ranked the 21st most populous country in the world, while Turkmenistan is the 104th.
- The countries together account for 0.96% of the world: 0.87% for Thailand vs 0.09% for Turkmenistan.
- For the last 10 years, Thailand has had an average growth rate of +0.23% per year vs +2.14% in Turkmenistan.
- Since 2005, the population of Thailand has increased from 66M people to 71.6M (8.49% growth), while Turkmenistan has grown from 5.05M to 7.71M (52.7% growth).
- Turkmenistan is projected to reach its peak in 2079 at 10.3M 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 Turkmenistan: live population counter
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| Current population |
71619867
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7713465
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| Population rank | 21/197 | 104/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.87% | 0.09% |
| One net population change |
15.3 minutes
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4.04 minutes
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| One birth every |
53.3 seconds
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| One death every |
49.5 seconds
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| One migration net change every |
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| Annual migration change | +23,321 | +14,646 |
| Daily growth/decline | -94 | +356 |
| Annual growth/decline | -34,424 | +130,060 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.05% | +1.77% |
| Population growth rate rank | 170/197 | 64/197 |
Thailand and Turkmenistan: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 26,851,747 | 1,643,457 | - | - |
| 1961 | 27,650,334 | 1,695,400 | 2.97% | 3.16% |
| 1962 | 28,481,040 | 1,749,214 | 3% | 3.17% |
| 1963 | 29,342,322 | 1,804,272 | 3.02% | 3.15% |
| 1964 | 30,232,141 | 1,859,997 | 3.03% | 3.09% |
| 1965 | 31,149,337 | 1,915,916 | 3.03% | 3.01% |
| 1966 | 32,086,071 | 1,971,737 | 3.01% | 2.91% |
| 1967 | 33,037,801 | 2,027,403 | 2.97% | 2.82% |
| 1968 | 34,002,560 | 2,083,069 | 2.92% | 2.75% |
| 1969 | 34,973,782 | 2,139,024 | 2.86% | 2.69% |
| 1970 | 35,954,408 | 2,195,616 | 2.8% | 2.65% |
| 1971 | 36,937,387 | 2,253,119 | 2.73% | 2.62% |
| 1972 | 37,933,929 | 2,311,430 | 2.7% | 2.59% |
| 1973 | 38,947,787 | 2,370,919 | 2.67% | 2.57% |
| 1974 | 39,952,891 | 2,432,028 | 2.58% | 2.58% |
| 1975 | 40,940,005 | 2,494,570 | 2.47% | 2.57% |
| 1976 | 41,896,504 | 2,558,521 | 2.34% | 2.56% |
| 1977 | 42,843,974 | 2,623,948 | 2.26% | 2.56% |
| 1978 | 43,788,976 | 2,691,088 | 2.21% | 2.56% |
| 1979 | 44,718,434 | 2,760,358 | 2.12% | 2.57% |
| 1980 | 45,650,022 | 2,832,203 | 2.08% | 2.6% |
| 1981 | 46,575,855 | 2,907,187 | 2.03% | 2.65% |
| 1982 | 47,494,577 | 2,985,557 | 1.97% | 2.7% |
| 1983 | 48,423,309 | 3,067,534 | 1.96% | 2.75% |
| 1984 | 49,351,708 | 3,154,079 | 1.92% | 2.82% |
| 1985 | 50,270,753 | 3,247,534 | 1.86% | 2.96% |
| 1986 | 51,177,834 | 3,347,809 | 1.8% | 3.09% |
| 1987 | 52,074,105 | 3,452,731 | 1.75% | 3.13% |
| 1988 | 52,969,595 | 3,559,363 | 1.72% | 3.09% |
| 1989 | 53,848,956 | 3,662,459 | 1.66% | 2.9% |
| 1990 | 54,738,329 | 3,760,562 | 1.65% | 2.68% |
| 1991 | 55,637,434 | 3,855,894 | 1.64% | 2.54% |
| 1992 | 56,528,834 | 3,944,689 | 1.6% | 2.3% |
| 1993 | 57,408,198 | 4,032,407 | 1.56% | 2.22% |
| 1994 | 58,260,854 | 4,116,662 | 1.49% | 2.09% |
| 1995 | 59,098,232 | 4,191,203 | 1.44% | 1.81% |
| 1996 | 59,920,064 | 4,263,819 | 1.39% | 1.73% |
| 1997 | 60,724,584 | 4,336,730 | 1.34% | 1.71% |
| 1998 | 61,522,630 | 4,410,507 | 1.31% | 1.7% |
| 1999 | 62,299,043 | 4,492,170 | 1.26% | 1.85% |
| 2000 | 63,007,815 | 4,582,677 | 1.14% | 2.01% |
| 2001 | 63,651,141 | 4,675,409 | 1.02% | 2.02% |
| 2002 | 64,266,437 | 4,769,465 | 0.97% | 2.01% |
| 2003 | 64,868,166 | 4,863,865 | 0.94% | 1.98% |
| 2004 | 65,452,047 | 4,958,093 | 0.9% | 1.94% |
| 2005 | 66,017,420 | 5,052,257 | 0.86% | 1.9% |
| 2006 | 66,567,687 | 5,147,105 | 0.83% | 1.88% |
| 2007 | 67,102,394 | 5,244,046 | 0.8% | 1.88% |
| 2008 | 67,619,830 | 5,345,029 | 0.77% | 1.93% |
| 2009 | 68,121,080 | 5,451,592 | 0.74% | 1.99% |
| 2010 | 68,579,447 | 5,564,356 | 0.67% | 2.07% |
| 2011 | 69,007,208 | 5,683,417 | 0.62% | 2.14% |
| 2012 | 69,436,098 | 5,808,546 | 0.62% | 2.2% |
| 2013 | 69,845,114 | 5,939,341 | 0.59% | 2.25% |
| 2014 | 70,216,367 | 6,075,283 | 0.53% | 2.29% |
| 2015 | 70,540,795 | 6,215,770 | 0.46% | 2.31% |
| 2016 | 70,859,841 | 6,360,041 | 0.45% | 2.32% |
| 2017 | 71,160,187 | 6,507,061 | 0.42% | 2.31% |
| 2018 | 71,376,079 | 6,655,524 | 0.3% | 2.28% |
| 2019 | 71,522,271 | 6,803,944 | 0.2% | 2.23% |
| 2020 | 71,641,484 | 6,949,912 | 0.17% | 2.15% |
| 2021 | 71,727,332 | 7,092,043 | 0.12% | 2.05% |
| 2022 | 71,735,329 | 7,230,193 | 0.01% | 1.95% |
| 2023 | 71,702,435 | 7,364,438 | -0.05% | 1.86% |
| 2024 | 71,668,011 | 7,494,498 | -0.05% | 1.77% |
| 2025 | 71,619,867 | 7,618,855 | -0.07% | 1.66% |
| 2026 | 71,559,621 | 7,736,635 | -0.08% | 1.55% |
| 2027 | 71,488,156 | 7,847,563 | -0.1% | 1.43% |
| 2028 | 71,406,996 | 7,951,300 | -0.11% | 1.32% |
| 2029 | 71,316,195 | 8,047,445 | -0.13% | 1.21% |
| 2030 | 71,215,017 | 8,135,732 | -0.14% | 1.1% |
| 2031 | 71,104,025 | 8,218,959 | -0.16% | 1.02% |
| 2032 | 70,982,286 | 8,300,260 | -0.17% | 0.99% |
| 2033 | 70,847,947 | 8,380,356 | -0.19% | 0.96% |
| 2034 | 70,701,651 | 8,459,731 | -0.21% | 0.95% |
| 2035 | 70,540,884 | 8,538,678 | -0.23% | 0.93% |
| 2036 | 70,366,496 | 8,617,567 | -0.25% | 0.92% |
| 2037 | 70,180,031 | 8,696,458 | -0.26% | 0.92% |
| 2038 | 69,979,034 | 8,775,204 | -0.29% | 0.91% |
| 2039 | 69,763,928 | 8,853,842 | -0.31% | 0.9% |
| 2040 | 69,535,003 | 8,932,237 | -0.33% | 0.89% |
| 2041 | 69,288,477 | 9,010,272 | -0.35% | 0.87% |
| 2042 | 69,025,348 | 9,087,668 | -0.38% | 0.86% |
| 2043 | 68,748,075 | 9,164,056 | -0.4% | 0.84% |
| 2044 | 68,456,533 | 9,239,278 | -0.42% | 0.82% |
| 2045 | 68,150,148 | 9,312,825 | -0.45% | 0.8% |
| 2046 | 67,827,309 | 9,384,188 | -0.47% | 0.77% |
| 2047 | 67,489,358 | 9,452,893 | -0.5% | 0.73% |
| 2048 | 67,136,737 | 9,518,558 | -0.52% | 0.69% |
| 2049 | 66,767,316 | 9,580,906 | -0.55% | 0.66% |
| 2050 | 66,382,732 | 9,639,711 | -0.58% | 0.61% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Thailand increased by 4,523,375 people (a 6.85% growth), while Turkmenistan gained 1,163,513 people (a 23% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Thailand gained 1,079,072 (a 1.53% growth), while Turkmenistan's population increased by 1,497,695 (a 24.1% growth).
Thailand was ranked 19th most populous country in 2005 and is 21st in 2025. Turkmenistan was ranked 113th in 2005 and ranked 104th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Thailand's population will shrink by 7.31% to 66,382,732 people with a rank change from 21st to 31st. The population of Turkmenistan will increase by 25% to 9,639,711 people and rank change from 104th to 101st.
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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| City | Population |
| Ashgabat | 1.03M |
| Turkmenabat | 231K |
| Dasoguz | 227K |
| Mary | 126K |
| Anau | 29.6K |
| Baherden | 24.7K |
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Population differences between Thailand and Turkmenistan
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| Life expectancy | 76.8 years | 70.3 years |
| Average age | 40.8 years | 29.1 years |
| Median age | 41.1 years | 27.5 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.7:51.3 | 49.1:50.9 |
| Fertility rate | 1.21 births per woman | 2.69 births per woman |
| Population density | 363 ppl/mi² | 41.3 ppl/mi² |
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