The latest officially reported population of Thailand was 71,668,011 in 2024 vs 10,876,981 people in the United Arab Emirates in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Thailand's population is 71,619,867 people compared to 11,372,700 in the United Arab Emirates.
Population statistics:
- Thailand's population is 6.3 times bigger than the United Arab Emirates'.
- Thailand is ranked the 21st most populous country in the world, while the United Arab Emirates is the 86th.
- The countries together account for 1% of the world: 0.87% for Thailand vs 0.14% for the United Arab Emirates.
- For the last 10 years, Thailand has had an average growth rate of +0.23% per year vs +3.22% in the United Arab Emirates.
- Since 2005, the population of Thailand has increased from 66M people to 71.6M (8.49% growth), while the United Arab Emirates has grown from 4.66M to 11.4M (143.8% growth).
- The United Arab Emirates is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 25.8M 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 United Arab Emirates: live population counter
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| Current population |
71619867
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11372700
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| Population rank | 21/197 | 86/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.87% | 0.14% |
| One net population change |
15.3 minutes
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1.34 minutes
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| One birth every |
53.3 seconds
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5.13 minutes
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| One death every |
49.5 seconds
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53.8 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
22.5 minutes
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1.89 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +23,321 | +278,439 |
| Daily growth/decline | -94 | +1,077 |
| Annual growth/decline | -34,424 | +393,230 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.05% | +3.75% |
| Population growth rate rank | 170/197 | 8/197 |
Thailand and the United Arab Emirates: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 26,851,747 | 131,334 | - | - |
| 1961 | 27,650,334 | 137,989 | 2.97% | 5.07% |
| 1962 | 28,481,040 | 144,946 | 3% | 5.04% |
| 1963 | 29,342,322 | 152,211 | 3.02% | 5.01% |
| 1964 | 30,232,141 | 159,692 | 3.03% | 4.91% |
| 1965 | 31,149,337 | 167,103 | 3.03% | 4.64% |
| 1966 | 32,086,071 | 173,976 | 3.01% | 4.11% |
| 1967 | 33,037,801 | 179,700 | 2.97% | 3.29% |
| 1968 | 34,002,560 | 199,416 | 2.92% | 11% |
| 1969 | 34,973,782 | 239,660 | 2.86% | 20.2% |
| 1970 | 35,954,408 | 286,536 | 2.8% | 19.6% |
| 1971 | 36,937,387 | 335,027 | 2.73% | 16.9% |
| 1972 | 37,933,929 | 385,014 | 2.7% | 14.9% |
| 1973 | 38,947,787 | 436,399 | 2.67% | 13.3% |
| 1974 | 39,952,891 | 489,087 | 2.58% | 12.1% |
| 1975 | 40,940,005 | 542,856 | 2.47% | 11% |
| 1976 | 41,896,504 | 615,866 | 2.34% | 13.4% |
| 1977 | 42,843,974 | 710,209 | 2.26% | 15.3% |
| 1978 | 43,788,976 | 809,274 | 2.21% | 13.9% |
| 1979 | 44,718,434 | 912,010 | 2.12% | 12.7% |
| 1980 | 45,650,022 | 1,015,700 | 2.08% | 11.4% |
| 1981 | 46,575,855 | 1,099,855 | 2.03% | 8.29% |
| 1982 | 47,494,577 | 1,166,370 | 1.97% | 6.05% |
| 1983 | 48,423,309 | 1,235,305 | 1.96% | 5.91% |
| 1984 | 49,351,708 | 1,305,996 | 1.92% | 5.72% |
| 1985 | 50,270,753 | 1,377,911 | 1.86% | 5.51% |
| 1986 | 51,177,834 | 1,467,383 | 1.8% | 6.49% |
| 1987 | 52,074,105 | 1,574,244 | 1.75% | 7.28% |
| 1988 | 52,969,595 | 1,681,788 | 1.72% | 6.83% |
| 1989 | 53,848,956 | 1,789,851 | 1.66% | 6.43% |
| 1990 | 54,738,329 | 1,898,220 | 1.65% | 6.05% |
| 1991 | 55,637,434 | 2,006,626 | 1.64% | 5.71% |
| 1992 | 56,528,834 | 2,114,730 | 1.6% | 5.39% |
| 1993 | 57,408,198 | 2,222,093 | 1.56% | 5.08% |
| 1994 | 58,260,854 | 2,328,188 | 1.49% | 4.77% |
| 1995 | 59,098,232 | 2,434,662 | 1.44% | 4.57% |
| 1996 | 59,920,064 | 2,597,564 | 1.39% | 6.69% |
| 1997 | 60,724,584 | 2,817,410 | 1.34% | 8.46% |
| 1998 | 61,522,630 | 3,040,421 | 1.31% | 7.92% |
| 1999 | 62,299,043 | 3,266,009 | 1.26% | 7.42% |
| 2000 | 63,007,815 | 3,493,575 | 1.14% | 6.97% |
| 2001 | 63,651,141 | 3,723,590 | 1.02% | 6.58% |
| 2002 | 64,266,437 | 3,956,826 | 0.97% | 6.26% |
| 2003 | 64,868,166 | 4,192,457 | 0.94% | 5.96% |
| 2004 | 65,452,047 | 4,428,967 | 0.9% | 5.64% |
| 2005 | 66,017,420 | 4,664,790 | 0.86% | 5.32% |
| 2006 | 66,567,687 | 5,009,100 | 0.83% | 7.38% |
| 2007 | 67,102,394 | 5,624,635 | 0.8% | 12.3% |
| 2008 | 67,619,830 | 6,302,664 | 0.77% | 12.1% |
| 2009 | 68,121,080 | 6,707,058 | 0.74% | 6.42% |
| 2010 | 68,579,447 | 6,869,838 | 0.67% | 2.43% |
| 2011 | 69,007,208 | 7,104,538 | 0.62% | 3.42% |
| 2012 | 69,436,098 | 7,391,448 | 0.62% | 4.04% |
| 2013 | 69,845,114 | 7,693,031 | 0.59% | 4.08% |
| 2014 | 70,216,367 | 8,059,440 | 0.53% | 4.76% |
| 2015 | 70,540,795 | 8,505,237 | 0.46% | 5.53% |
| 2016 | 70,859,841 | 8,935,095 | 0.45% | 5.05% |
| 2017 | 71,160,187 | 9,223,225 | 0.42% | 3.22% |
| 2018 | 71,376,079 | 9,346,701 | 0.3% | 1.34% |
| 2019 | 71,522,271 | 9,445,785 | 0.2% | 1.06% |
| 2020 | 71,641,484 | 9,401,038 | 0.17% | -0.47% |
| 2021 | 71,727,332 | 9,575,152 | 0.12% | 1.85% |
| 2022 | 71,735,329 | 10,074,977 | 0.01% | 5.22% |
| 2023 | 71,702,435 | 10,483,751 | -0.05% | 4.06% |
| 2024 | 71,668,011 | 10,876,981 | -0.05% | 3.75% |
| 2025 | 71,619,867 | 11,191,510 | -0.07% | 2.89% |
| 2026 | 71,559,621 | 11,417,074 | -0.08% | 2.02% |
| 2027 | 71,488,156 | 11,595,528 | -0.1% | 1.56% |
| 2028 | 71,406,996 | 11,750,055 | -0.11% | 1.33% |
| 2029 | 71,316,195 | 11,890,496 | -0.13% | 1.2% |
| 2030 | 71,215,017 | 12,024,613 | -0.14% | 1.13% |
| 2031 | 71,104,025 | 12,159,255 | -0.16% | 1.12% |
| 2032 | 70,982,286 | 12,298,043 | -0.17% | 1.14% |
| 2033 | 70,847,947 | 12,440,531 | -0.19% | 1.16% |
| 2034 | 70,701,651 | 12,586,327 | -0.21% | 1.17% |
| 2035 | 70,540,884 | 12,734,906 | -0.23% | 1.18% |
| 2036 | 70,366,496 | 12,885,831 | -0.25% | 1.19% |
| 2037 | 70,180,031 | 13,038,803 | -0.26% | 1.19% |
| 2038 | 69,979,034 | 13,193,613 | -0.29% | 1.19% |
| 2039 | 69,763,928 | 13,349,897 | -0.31% | 1.18% |
| 2040 | 69,535,003 | 13,507,317 | -0.33% | 1.18% |
| 2041 | 69,288,477 | 13,665,875 | -0.35% | 1.17% |
| 2042 | 69,025,348 | 13,825,473 | -0.38% | 1.17% |
| 2043 | 68,748,075 | 13,986,029 | -0.4% | 1.16% |
| 2044 | 68,456,533 | 14,147,509 | -0.42% | 1.15% |
| 2045 | 68,150,148 | 14,309,823 | -0.45% | 1.15% |
| 2046 | 67,827,309 | 14,473,950 | -0.47% | 1.15% |
| 2047 | 67,489,358 | 14,641,700 | -0.5% | 1.16% |
| 2048 | 67,136,737 | 14,812,411 | -0.52% | 1.17% |
| 2049 | 66,767,316 | 14,984,754 | -0.55% | 1.16% |
| 2050 | 66,382,732 | 15,158,142 | -0.58% | 1.16% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Thailand increased by 4,523,375 people (a 6.85% growth), while the United Arab Emirates gained 3,840,447 people (a 82.3% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Thailand gained 1,079,072 (a 1.53% growth), while the United Arab Emirates' population increased by 2,867,463 (a 33.7% growth).
Thailand was ranked 19th most populous country in 2005 and is 21st in 2025. The United Arab Emirates was ranked 115th in 2005 and ranked 86th 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 the United Arab Emirates will increase by 33.3% to 15,158,142 people and rank change from 86th to 84th.
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 |
| Dubai | 3.94M |
| Abu Dhabi | 1.57M |
| Sharjah | 1.25M |
| Al Ain | 767K |
| Ajman | 490K |
| Fujairah | 119K |
| Ras al-Khaimah | 116K |
| Umm al-Quwain | 44.4K |
| Madinat Zayed | 29.1K |
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Population differences between Thailand and the United Arab Emirates
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| Life expectancy | 76.8 years | 83.2 years |
| Average age | 40.8 years | 32.1 years |
| Median age | 41.1 years | 32.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.7:51.3 | 63.9:36.1 |
| Fertility rate | 1.21 births per woman | 1.2 births per woman |
| Population density | 363 ppl/mi² | 397 ppl/mi² |
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