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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Thailand was 71,668,011 in 2024 vs 7,494,498 people in Turkmenistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Thailand's population is 71,571,743 people compared to 7,776,557 in Turkmenistan.

Population statistics:

  • Thailand's population is 9.2 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: 0.86% 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 2006, the population of Thailand has increased from 66.6M people to 71.6M (7.52% growth), while Turkmenistan has grown from 5.15M to 7.78M (51.1% growth).

Thailand vs Turkmenistan: population by year and forecast

Thailand
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Thailand Turkmenistan
2100 45,712,111 10,046,945
2099 46,056,854 10,075,740
2098 46,406,925 10,103,319
2097 46,761,683 10,129,577
2096 47,122,446 10,154,338
2095 47,487,866 10,178,163
2094 47,857,414 10,200,371
2093 48,230,566 10,221,349
2092 48,609,149 10,240,959
2091 48,988,448 10,259,026
2090 49,372,024 10,276,261
2089 49,760,635 10,291,819
2088 50,146,313 10,306,303
2087 50,536,233 10,319,501
2086 50,929,394 10,331,090
2085 51,326,092 10,341,183
2084 51,728,619 10,349,710
2083 52,131,789 10,356,602
2082 52,537,598 10,362,422
2081 52,942,608 10,366,587
2080 53,352,029 10,369,293
2079 53,766,821 10,370,130
2078 54,181,891 10,369,013
2077 54,599,508 10,366,366
2076 55,019,721 10,361,975
2075 55,442,571 10,355,755
2074 55,872,412 10,348,384
2073 56,304,891 10,339,415
2072 56,739,842 10,328,653
2071 57,177,118 10,316,618
2070 57,621,370 10,303,565
2069 58,066,637 10,289,578
2068 58,516,959 10,274,625
2067 58,967,738 10,258,518
2066 59,418,676 10,241,362
2065 59,878,082 10,223,420
2064 60,336,709 10,204,034
2063 60,797,201 10,183,241
2062 61,262,000 10,160,903
2061 61,724,999 10,136,928
2060 62,192,387 10,111,369
2059 62,656,203 10,083,631
2058 63,118,413 10,052,905
2057 63,577,864 10,019,547
2056 64,032,675 9,983,379
2055 64,478,337 9,943,931
2054 64,917,436 9,901,473
2053 65,343,383 9,854,931
2052 65,763,356 9,804,909
2051 66,167,939 9,751,221
2050 66,558,274 9,693,713
2049 66,936,876 9,632,600
2048 67,296,897 9,567,946
2047 67,641,907 9,500,139
2046 67,972,603 9,429,355
2045 68,287,399 9,356,194
2044 68,585,177 9,280,988
2043 68,870,333 9,204,466
2042 69,139,548 9,126,898
2041 69,396,419 9,048,356
2040 69,632,464 8,969,478
2039 69,854,146 8,890,225
2038 70,062,543 8,810,850
2037 70,256,027 8,731,367
2036 70,435,348 8,651,719
2035 70,604,705 8,572,231
2034 70,756,791 8,492,483
2033 70,897,217 8,412,113
2032 71,025,384 8,330,912
2031 71,140,609 8,248,129
2030 71,247,320 8,163,024
2029 71,342,891 8,070,023
2028 71,428,869 7,969,080
2027 71,505,168 7,860,774
2026 71,571,743 7,745,331
2025 71,625,629 7,623,184
2024 71,668,011 7,494,498
2023 71,702,435 7,364,438
2022 71,735,329 7,230,193
2021 71,727,332 7,092,043
2020 71,641,484 6,949,912
2019 71,522,271 6,803,944
2018 71,376,079 6,655,524
2017 71,160,187 6,507,061
2016 70,859,841 6,360,041
2015 70,540,795 6,215,770
2014 70,216,367 6,075,283
2013 69,845,114 5,939,341
2012 69,436,098 5,808,546
2011 69,007,208 5,683,417
2010 68,579,447 5,564,356
2009 68,121,080 5,451,592
2008 67,619,830 5,345,029
2007 67,102,394 5,244,046
2006 66,567,687 5,147,105
2005 66,017,420 5,052,257
2004 65,452,047 4,958,093
2003 64,868,166 4,863,865
2002 64,266,437 4,769,465
2001 63,651,141 4,675,409
2000 63,007,815 4,582,677
1999 62,299,043 4,492,170
1998 61,522,630 4,410,507
1997 60,724,584 4,336,730
1996 59,920,064 4,263,819
1995 59,098,232 4,191,203
1994 58,260,854 4,116,662
1993 57,408,198 4,032,407
1992 56,528,834 3,944,689
1991 55,637,434 3,855,894
1990 54,738,329 3,760,562
1989 53,848,956 3,662,459
1988 52,969,595 3,559,363
1987 52,074,105 3,452,731
1986 51,177,834 3,347,809
1985 50,270,753 3,247,534
1984 49,351,708 3,154,079
1983 48,423,309 3,067,534
1982 47,494,577 2,985,557
1981 46,575,855 2,907,187
1980 45,650,022 2,832,203
1979 44,718,434 2,760,358
1978 43,788,976 2,691,088
1977 42,843,974 2,623,948
1976 41,896,504 2,558,521
1975 40,940,005 2,494,570
1974 39,952,891 2,432,028
1973 38,947,787 2,370,919
1972 37,933,929 2,311,430
1971 36,937,387 2,253,119
1970 35,954,408 2,195,616
1969 34,973,782 2,139,024
1968 34,002,560 2,083,069
1967 33,037,801 2,027,403
1966 32,086,071 1,971,737
1965 31,149,337 1,915,916
1964 30,232,141 1,859,997
1963 29,342,322 1,804,272
1962 28,481,040 1,749,214
1961 27,650,334 1,695,400
1960 26,851,747 1,643,457

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/thailand/turkmenistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Thailand increased by 4,292,154 people (a 6.45% growth), while Turkmenistan gained 1,212,936 people (a 23.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Thailand gained 711,902 people (a 1% growth), while Turkmenistan's population increased by 1,416,516 people (a 22.3% growth).

Thailand was ranked 19th most populous country in 2006 and is 21st in 2026. Turkmenistan was ranked 113th in 2006 and ranked 104th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Thailand's population will shrink by 7% to 66,558,274 people with a rank change from 21st to 31st. The population of Turkmenistan will increase by 24.7% to 9,693,713 people and rank change from 104th to 101st.

Turkmenistan is projected to reach its peak in 2079 at 10.4M 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

Thailand
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Thailand Turkmenistan
2100 -0.75% -0.29%
2099 -0.75% -0.27%
2098 -0.76% -0.26%
2097 -0.77% -0.24%
2096 -0.77% -0.23%
2095 -0.77% -0.22%
2094 -0.77% -0.21%
2093 -0.78% -0.19%
2092 -0.77% -0.18%
2091 -0.78% -0.17%
2090 -0.78% -0.15%
2089 -0.77% -0.14%
2088 -0.77% -0.13%
2087 -0.77% -0.11%
2086 -0.77% -0.1%
2085 -0.78% -0.08%
2084 -0.77% -0.07%
2083 -0.77% -0.06%
2082 -0.76% -0.04%
2081 -0.77% -0.03%
2080 -0.77% -0.008%
2079 -0.77% 0.01%
2078 -0.76% 0.03%
2077 -0.76% 0.04%
2076 -0.76% 0.06%
2075 -0.77% 0.07%
2074 -0.77% 0.09%
2073 -0.77% 0.1%
2072 -0.76% 0.12%
2071 -0.77% 0.13%
2070 -0.77% 0.14%
2069 -0.77% 0.15%
2068 -0.76% 0.16%
2067 -0.76% 0.17%
2066 -0.77% 0.18%
2065 -0.76% 0.19%
2064 -0.76% 0.2%
2063 -0.76% 0.22%
2062 -0.75% 0.24%
2061 -0.75% 0.25%
2060 -0.74% 0.28%
2059 -0.73% 0.31%
2058 -0.72% 0.33%
2057 -0.71% 0.36%
2056 -0.69% 0.4%
2055 -0.68% 0.43%
2054 -0.65% 0.47%
2053 -0.64% 0.51%
2052 -0.61% 0.55%
2051 -0.59% 0.59%
2050 -0.57% 0.63%
2049 -0.53% 0.68%
2048 -0.51% 0.71%
2047 -0.49% 0.75%
2046 -0.46% 0.78%
2045 -0.43% 0.81%
2044 -0.41% 0.83%
2043 -0.39% 0.85%
2042 -0.37% 0.87%
2041 -0.34% 0.88%
2040 -0.32% 0.89%
2039 -0.3% 0.9%
2038 -0.28% 0.91%
2037 -0.25% 0.92%
2036 -0.24% 0.93%
2035 -0.21% 0.94%
2034 -0.2% 0.96%
2033 -0.18% 0.97%
2032 -0.16% 1%
2031 -0.15% 1.04%
2030 -0.13% 1.15%
2029 -0.12% 1.27%
2028 -0.11% 1.38%
2027 -0.09% 1.49%
2026 -0.08% 1.6%
2025 -0.06% 1.72%
2024 -0.05% 1.77%
2023 -0.05% 1.86%
2022 0.01% 1.95%
2021 0.12% 2.05%
2020 0.17% 2.15%
2019 0.2% 2.23%
2018 0.3% 2.28%
2017 0.42% 2.31%
2016 0.45% 2.32%
2015 0.46% 2.31%
2014 0.53% 2.29%
2013 0.59% 2.25%
2012 0.62% 2.2%
2011 0.62% 2.14%
2010 0.67% 2.07%
2009 0.74% 1.99%
2008 0.77% 1.93%
2007 0.8% 1.88%
2006 0.83% 1.88%
2005 0.86% 1.9%
2004 0.9% 1.94%
2003 0.94% 1.98%
2002 0.97% 2.01%
2001 1.02% 2.02%
2000 1.14% 2.01%
1999 1.26% 1.85%
1998 1.31% 1.7%
1997 1.34% 1.71%
1996 1.39% 1.73%
1995 1.44% 1.81%
1994 1.49% 2.09%
1993 1.56% 2.22%
1992 1.6% 2.3%
1991 1.64% 2.54%
1990 1.65% 2.68%
1989 1.66% 2.9%
1988 1.72% 3.09%
1987 1.75% 3.13%
1986 1.8% 3.09%
1985 1.86% 2.96%
1984 1.92% 2.82%
1983 1.96% 2.75%
1982 1.97% 2.7%
1981 2.03% 2.65%
1980 2.08% 2.6%
1979 2.12% 2.57%
1978 2.21% 2.56%
1977 2.26% 2.56%
1976 2.34% 2.56%
1975 2.47% 2.57%
1974 2.58% 2.58%
1973 2.67% 2.57%
1972 2.7% 2.59%
1971 2.73% 2.62%
1970 2.8% 2.65%
1969 2.86% 2.69%
1968 2.92% 2.75%
1967 2.97% 2.82%
1966 3.01% 2.91%
1965 3.03% 3.01%
1964 3.03% 3.09%
1963 3.02% 3.15%
1962 3% 3.17%
1961 2.97% 3.16%

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 Thailand declined by 0.05%, while Turkmenistan's population grew by 1.77%.

Live population counters

Thailand Turkmenistan
Current population
71571743
7776557
Population rank 21/197 104/197
Percent of world population 0.86% 0.09%
One net population change
15.3 minutes
4.04 minutes
One birth every
53.3 seconds
3.28 minutes
One death every
49.5 seconds
12.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline -94 +356
Annual growth/decline -34,424 +130,060
Annual growth/decline rate -0.05% +1.77%
Population growth rate rank 168/197 61/197
One migration net change every
19.2 minutes
39.7 minutes
Annual migration change +27,509 +13,268
Net migration rank 30/196 39/196
Foreign-born residents 3,179,399 193,763
Foreign-born residents rank 21/195 115/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.4% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 100/195 125/195

Natural population change vs migration

Thailand
Natural

Migration
Turkmenistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Thailand Turkmenistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 27,509 - 13,268
2024 - 23,321 - 14,646
2023 -46,105 19,648 117,529 15,005
2022 -61,046 21,683 121,814 14,141
2021 57,382 -2,093 122,721 17,617
2020 84,107 32,277 124,014 19,913
2019 116,867 5,221 128,275 19,735
2018 159,383 10,984 129,537 19,293
2017 194,695 66,805 131,417 16,678
2016 226,255 112,978 132,581 13,365
2015 266,362 32,500 132,663 9,936
2014 294,628 55,358 129,677 8,696
2013 325,059 67,452 126,217 7,287
2012 351,485 74,033 120,957 7,125
2011 365,670 66,607 115,197 6,992
2010 370,466 52,791 109,318 6,621
2009 382,636 110,883 102,931 6,656
2008 401,730 107,333 96,815 6,734
2007 425,362 100,486 92,038 6,388
2006 441,211 102,362 87,840 7,613
2005 456,378 100,542 83,968 10,263
2004 466,542 107,199 79,850 14,242
2003 488,003 105,917 76,737 17,625
2002 504,299 105,215 75,639 18,803
2001 524,230 96,817 76,682 16,982
2000 543,884 121,640 76,875 14,925
1999 578,073 173,924 76,362 12,859
1998 617,318 183,471 77,342 -3,239
1997 644,834 150,411 79,045 -5,600
1996 661,397 152,397 80,996 -8,627
1995 682,703 147,226 86,289 -13,423
1994 712,589 132,271 89,319 -13,094
1993 737,696 122,746 92,596 -312
1992 754,999 143,318 96,668 -13,517
1991 760,508 124,034 99,297 -4,864
1990 760,808 152,916 101,099 -4,864
1989 774,563 90,497 103,553 -3,576
1988 765,252 128,469 104,802 1,408
1987 774,498 122,791 103,885 3,161
1986 783,430 111,820 100,930 1,878
1985 776,935 141,963 95,890 1,861
1984 779,856 139,345 90,591 -1,427
1983 794,239 143,393 85,183 -1,264
1982 817,951 101,885 80,989 -961
1981 839,297 78,337 77,829 -1,102
1980 845,575 88,478 74,394 -1,152
1979 843,434 85,693 71,135 -677
1978 847,799 82,011 68,437 -350
1977 871,232 88,937 66,318 -132
1976 894,072 40,656 64,513 160
1975 911,980 66,306 62,681 550
1974 923,151 72,801 60,925 924
1973 933,540 80,704 59,169 1,194
1972 940,420 73,082 57,326 1,293
1971 936,215 43,400 56,666 1,348
1970 937,116 49,221 55,617 1,376
1969 948,314 26,551 54,791 1,397
1968 953,806 13,718 54,324 1,401
1967 944,980 17,005 54,209 1,397
1966 929,469 12,016 54,353 1,377
1965 909,000 22,995 54,558 1,366
1964 885,137 17,249 54,574 1,340
1963 860,728 16,494 54,203 1,332
1962 828,741 16,605 53,248 1,337
1961 801,140 14,968 51,659 1,372
1960 774,190 6,886 49,436 1,421

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

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Over the last 10 years, 78.4% of the population change in Thailand is from natural causes (a gain of 1,292,528 people) and 21.6% is from migration (a gain of 355,361 people). In Turkmenistan 89.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,270,228 people) and 10.8% is from migration (a gain of 154,379 people).

As of 2024, 3,179,399 residents or 4.4% of the population were not native-born in Thailand, compared to 193,763 people or 2.6% in Turkmenistan.

Biggest cities by population

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
Turkmenistan
City Population
Ashgabat 1.03M
Turkmenabat 231K
Dasoguz 227K
Mary 126K
Anau 29.6K
Baherden 24.7K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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