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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Thailand was 71,668,011 in 2024 vs 50,015,092 people in Uganda in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Thailand's population is 71,571,743 people compared to 53,170,946 in Uganda.

Population statistics:

  • Thailand's population is 1.35 times bigger than Uganda's.
  • Thailand is ranked the 21st most populous country in the world, while Uganda is the 30th.
  • The countries together account for 1.51% of the world: 0.86% for Thailand vs 0.64% for Uganda.
  • For the last 10 years, Thailand has had an average growth rate of +0.23% per year vs +3.21% in Uganda.
  • Since 2006, the population of Thailand has increased from 66.6M people to 71.6M (7.52% growth), while Uganda has grown from 28.8M to 53.2M (84.7% growth).

Thailand vs Uganda: population by year and forecast

Thailand
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Thailand Uganda
2100 45,712,111 122,497,526
2099 46,056,854 122,436,109
2098 46,406,925 122,364,302
2097 46,761,683 122,266,255
2096 47,122,446 122,146,810
2095 47,487,866 121,976,411
2094 47,857,414 121,799,752
2093 48,230,566 121,584,860
2092 48,609,149 121,336,796
2091 48,988,448 121,070,447
2090 49,372,024 120,767,412
2089 49,760,635 120,427,771
2088 50,146,313 120,064,594
2087 50,536,233 119,668,549
2086 50,929,394 119,256,686
2085 51,326,092 118,815,763
2084 51,728,619 118,339,179
2083 52,131,789 117,821,938
2082 52,537,598 117,274,958
2081 52,942,608 116,707,394
2080 53,352,029 116,096,095
2079 53,766,821 115,474,153
2078 54,181,891 114,805,376
2077 54,599,508 114,118,687
2076 55,019,721 113,390,189
2075 55,442,571 112,637,851
2074 55,872,412 111,863,410
2073 56,304,891 111,070,771
2072 56,739,842 110,240,940
2071 57,177,118 109,392,890
2070 57,621,370 108,505,633
2069 58,066,637 107,607,659
2068 58,516,959 106,677,578
2067 58,967,738 105,722,829
2066 59,418,676 104,739,111
2065 59,878,082 103,737,893
2064 60,336,709 102,701,560
2063 60,797,201 101,646,533
2062 61,262,000 100,561,859
2061 61,724,999 99,450,764
2060 62,192,387 98,334,788
2059 62,656,203 97,187,498
2058 63,118,413 96,014,439
2057 63,577,864 94,821,765
2056 64,032,675 93,613,209
2055 64,478,337 92,385,049
2054 64,917,436 91,132,827
2053 65,343,383 89,857,705
2052 65,763,356 88,568,311
2051 66,167,939 87,270,603
2050 66,558,274 85,957,376
2049 66,936,876 84,632,277
2048 67,296,897 83,284,965
2047 67,641,907 81,928,165
2046 67,972,603 80,569,225
2045 68,287,399 79,208,662
2044 68,585,177 77,834,944
2043 68,870,333 76,453,982
2042 69,139,548 75,075,287
2041 69,396,419 73,701,695
2040 69,632,464 72,333,375
2039 69,854,146 70,963,211
2038 70,062,543 69,580,447
2037 70,256,027 68,186,136
2036 70,435,348 66,804,746
2035 70,604,705 65,411,934
2034 70,756,791 64,023,352
2033 70,897,217 62,634,483
2032 71,025,384 61,235,174
2031 71,140,609 59,825,075
2030 71,247,320 58,415,479
2029 71,342,891 57,006,283
2028 71,428,869 55,596,520
2027 71,505,168 54,191,271
2026 71,571,743 52,792,624
2025 71,625,629 51,400,003
2024 71,668,011 50,015,092
2023 71,702,435 48,656,601
2022 71,735,329 47,312,719
2021 71,727,332 45,910,930
2020 71,641,484 44,457,152
2019 71,522,271 42,999,637
2018 71,376,079 41,565,831
2017 71,160,187 40,177,388
2016 70,859,841 38,799,152
2015 70,540,795 37,531,446
2014 70,216,367 36,395,539
2013 69,845,114 35,337,042
2012 69,436,098 34,337,438
2011 69,007,208 33,354,543
2010 68,579,447 32,390,802
2009 68,121,080 31,451,151
2008 67,619,830 30,539,553
2007 67,102,394 29,653,430
2006 66,567,687 28,794,003
2005 66,017,420 27,963,289
2004 65,452,047 27,154,515
2003 64,868,166 26,352,124
2002 64,266,437 25,532,870
2001 63,651,141 24,745,676
2000 63,007,815 24,000,150
1999 62,299,043 23,257,281
1998 61,522,630 22,515,806
1997 60,724,584 21,856,046
1996 59,920,064 21,231,550
1995 59,098,232 20,665,667
1994 58,260,854 20,108,801
1993 57,408,198 19,445,161
1992 56,528,834 18,785,032
1991 55,637,434 18,155,901
1990 54,738,329 17,569,897
1989 53,848,956 17,010,698
1988 52,969,595 16,470,483
1987 52,074,105 15,954,170
1986 51,177,834 15,467,579
1985 50,270,753 15,023,681
1984 49,351,708 14,607,677
1983 48,423,309 14,221,881
1982 47,494,577 13,873,631
1981 46,575,855 13,556,452
1980 45,650,022 13,275,741
1979 44,718,434 13,002,163
1978 43,788,976 12,692,113
1977 42,843,974 12,359,669
1976 41,896,504 12,037,294
1975 40,940,005 11,725,240
1974 39,952,891 11,424,846
1973 38,947,787 11,144,236
1972 37,933,929 10,885,796
1971 36,937,387 10,618,206
1970 35,954,408 10,321,603
1969 34,973,782 10,014,858
1968 34,002,560 9,708,632
1967 33,037,801 9,408,924
1966 32,086,071 9,122,864
1965 31,149,337 8,849,203
1964 30,232,141 8,586,363
1963 29,342,322 8,333,663
1962 28,481,040 8,092,231
1961 27,650,334 7,862,217
1960 26,851,747 7,640,973

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/uganda | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Thailand increased by 4,292,154 people (a 6.45% growth), while Uganda gained 10,005,149 people (a 34.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Thailand gained 711,902 people (a 1% growth), while Uganda's population increased by 14,371,794 people (a 37% growth).

Thailand was ranked 19th most populous country in 2006 and is 21st in 2026. Uganda was ranked 38th in 2006 and ranked 30th 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 Uganda will increase by 61.7% to 85,957,376 people and rank change from 30th to 20th.

Uganda is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 122M 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
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Thailand Uganda
2100 -0.75% 0.05%
2099 -0.75% 0.06%
2098 -0.76% 0.08%
2097 -0.77% 0.1%
2096 -0.77% 0.14%
2095 -0.77% 0.15%
2094 -0.77% 0.18%
2093 -0.78% 0.2%
2092 -0.77% 0.22%
2091 -0.78% 0.25%
2090 -0.78% 0.28%
2089 -0.77% 0.3%
2088 -0.77% 0.33%
2087 -0.77% 0.35%
2086 -0.77% 0.37%
2085 -0.78% 0.4%
2084 -0.77% 0.44%
2083 -0.77% 0.47%
2082 -0.76% 0.49%
2081 -0.77% 0.53%
2080 -0.77% 0.54%
2079 -0.77% 0.58%
2078 -0.76% 0.6%
2077 -0.76% 0.64%
2076 -0.76% 0.67%
2075 -0.77% 0.69%
2074 -0.77% 0.71%
2073 -0.77% 0.75%
2072 -0.76% 0.78%
2071 -0.77% 0.82%
2070 -0.77% 0.83%
2069 -0.77% 0.87%
2068 -0.76% 0.9%
2067 -0.76% 0.94%
2066 -0.77% 0.97%
2065 -0.76% 1.01%
2064 -0.76% 1.04%
2063 -0.76% 1.08%
2062 -0.75% 1.12%
2061 -0.75% 1.13%
2060 -0.74% 1.18%
2059 -0.73% 1.22%
2058 -0.72% 1.26%
2057 -0.71% 1.29%
2056 -0.69% 1.33%
2055 -0.68% 1.37%
2054 -0.65% 1.42%
2053 -0.64% 1.46%
2052 -0.61% 1.49%
2051 -0.59% 1.53%
2050 -0.57% 1.57%
2049 -0.53% 1.62%
2048 -0.51% 1.66%
2047 -0.49% 1.69%
2046 -0.46% 1.72%
2045 -0.43% 1.76%
2044 -0.41% 1.81%
2043 -0.39% 1.84%
2042 -0.37% 1.86%
2041 -0.34% 1.89%
2040 -0.32% 1.93%
2039 -0.3% 1.99%
2038 -0.28% 2.04%
2037 -0.25% 2.07%
2036 -0.24% 2.13%
2035 -0.21% 2.17%
2034 -0.2% 2.22%
2033 -0.18% 2.29%
2032 -0.16% 2.36%
2031 -0.15% 2.41%
2030 -0.13% 2.47%
2029 -0.12% 2.54%
2028 -0.11% 2.59%
2027 -0.09% 2.65%
2026 -0.08% 2.71%
2025 -0.06% 2.77%
2024 -0.05% 2.79%
2023 -0.05% 2.84%
2022 0.01% 3.05%
2021 0.12% 3.27%
2020 0.17% 3.39%
2019 0.2% 3.45%
2018 0.3% 3.46%
2017 0.42% 3.55%
2016 0.45% 3.38%
2015 0.46% 3.12%
2014 0.53% 3%
2013 0.59% 2.91%
2012 0.62% 2.95%
2011 0.62% 2.98%
2010 0.67% 2.99%
2009 0.74% 2.98%
2008 0.77% 2.99%
2007 0.8% 2.98%
2006 0.83% 2.97%
2005 0.86% 2.98%
2004 0.9% 3.04%
2003 0.94% 3.21%
2002 0.97% 3.18%
2001 1.02% 3.11%
2000 1.14% 3.19%
1999 1.26% 3.29%
1998 1.31% 3.02%
1997 1.34% 2.94%
1996 1.39% 2.74%
1995 1.44% 2.77%
1994 1.49% 3.41%
1993 1.56% 3.51%
1992 1.6% 3.47%
1991 1.64% 3.34%
1990 1.65% 3.29%
1989 1.66% 3.28%
1988 1.72% 3.24%
1987 1.75% 3.15%
1986 1.8% 2.95%
1985 1.86% 2.85%
1984 1.92% 2.71%
1983 1.96% 2.51%
1982 1.97% 2.34%
1981 2.03% 2.11%
1980 2.08% 2.1%
1979 2.12% 2.44%
1978 2.21% 2.69%
1977 2.26% 2.68%
1976 2.34% 2.66%
1975 2.47% 2.63%
1974 2.58% 2.52%
1973 2.67% 2.37%
1972 2.7% 2.52%
1971 2.73% 2.87%
1970 2.8% 3.06%
1969 2.86% 3.15%
1968 2.92% 3.19%
1967 2.97% 3.14%
1966 3.01% 3.09%
1965 3.03% 3.06%
1964 3.03% 3.03%
1963 3.02% 2.98%
1962 3% 2.93%
1961 2.97% 2.9%

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 Uganda's population grew by 2.79%.

Live population counters

Thailand Uganda
Current population
71571743
53170946
Population rank 21/197 30/197
Percent of world population 0.86% 0.64%
One net population change
15.3 minutes
23.2 seconds
One birth every
53.3 seconds
18.4 seconds
One death every
49.5 seconds
2.23 minutes
Daily growth/decline -94 +3,722
Annual growth/decline -34,424 +1,358,491
Annual growth/decline rate -0.05% +2.79%
Population growth rate rank 168/197 22/197
One migration net change every
19.2 minutes
4.43 minutes
Annual migration change +27,509 -119,059
Net migration rank 30/196 183/196
Foreign-born residents 3,179,399 2,057,759
Foreign-born residents rank 21/195 37/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.4% 4.1%
Foreign-born share rank 100/195 106/195

Natural population change vs migration

Thailand
Natural

Migration
Uganda
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Thailand Uganda
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 27,509 - -119,059
2024 - 23,321 - -117,924
2023 -46,105 19,648 1,477,166 -126,181
2022 -61,046 21,683 1,455,576 -118,843
2021 57,382 -2,093 1,423,377 43,464
2020 84,107 32,277 1,397,288 43,464
2019 116,867 5,221 1,367,044 107,210
2018 159,383 10,984 1,332,600 60,724
2017 194,695 66,805 1,290,658 92,879
2016 226,255 112,978 1,249,565 123,379
2015 266,362 32,500 1,224,839 -62,366
2014 294,628 55,358 1,201,599 -92,273
2013 325,059 67,452 1,184,250 -176,579
2012 351,485 74,033 1,167,473 -175,936
2011 365,670 66,607 1,147,263 -173,005
2010 370,466 52,791 1,121,564 -168,322
2009 382,636 110,883 1,090,600 -164,553
2008 401,730 107,333 1,055,935 -158,790
2007 425,362 100,486 1,029,893 -154,773
2006 441,211 102,362 999,958 -156,232
2005 456,378 100,542 969,096 -151,386
2004 466,542 107,199 938,623 -138,770
2003 488,003 105,917 901,374 -96,429
2002 504,299 105,215 868,756 -35,149
2001 524,230 96,817 836,751 -95,956
2000 543,884 121,640 803,069 -52,824
1999 578,073 173,924 775,166 -39,695
1998 617,318 183,471 741,175 6,277
1997 644,834 150,411 727,523 -155,461
1996 661,397 152,397 699,707 -22,795
1995 682,703 147,226 697,218 -242,378
1994 712,589 132,271 675,092 -16,198
1993 737,696 122,746 650,032 18,349
1992 754,999 143,318 627,139 24,723
1991 760,508 124,034 602,740 3,643
1990 760,808 152,916 587,291 -21,688
1989 774,563 90,497 565,367 -12,576
1988 765,252 128,469 547,759 -20,113
1987 774,498 122,791 527,397 -22,415
1986 783,430 111,820 487,693 -19,485
1985 776,935 141,963 462,534 -42,942
1984 779,856 139,345 421,241 -8,818
1983 794,239 143,393 404,940 -45,776
1982 817,951 101,885 390,820 -53,497
1981 839,297 78,337 380,028 -83,010
1980 845,575 88,478 370,287 -105,900
1979 843,434 85,693 381,626 -98,863
1978 847,799 82,011 371,930 -34,606
1977 871,232 88,937 365,216 -37,671
1976 894,072 40,656 359,458 -42,259
1975 911,980 66,306 354,278 -47,359
1974 923,151 72,801 345,773 -51,910
1973 933,540 80,704 340,780 -73,439
1972 940,420 73,082 335,935 -86,409
1971 936,215 43,400 328,294 -42,642
1970 937,116 49,221 333,202 -25,646
1969 948,314 26,551 320,486 -14,548
1968 953,806 13,718 309,725 -3,214
1967 944,980 17,005 296,692 -3,773
1966 929,469 12,016 282,225 -3,021
1965 909,000 22,995 271,830 -3,716
1964 885,137 17,249 260,733 -3,169
1963 860,728 16,494 250,885 -3,058
1962 828,741 16,605 241,513 -6,470
1961 801,140 14,968 232,894 -7,893
1960 774,190 6,886 225,080 -7,586

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 Uganda 99.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,419,712 people) and 0.53% is from migration (a gain of 71,457 people).

As of 2024, 3,179,399 residents or 4.4% of the population were not native-born in Thailand, compared to 2,057,759 people or 4.1% in Uganda.

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
Uganda
City Population
Kampala 1.68M
Mbale 586K
Arua 385K
Kira Town 317K
Jinja 279K
Gulu 177K
Kasese 101K
Entebbe 70K
Tororo 41.9K

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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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