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Population in Thailand compared to the United States: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Thailand was 71,668,011 in 2024 vs 341,784,857 people in the United States in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Thailand's population is 71,571,743 people compared to 344,023,146 in the United States.

Population statistics:

  • The United States' population is 4.81 times bigger than Thailand's.
  • Thailand is ranked the 21st most populous country in the world, while the United States is the 3rd.
  • The countries together account for 5.01% of the world: 0.86% for Thailand vs 4.15% for the United States.
  • For the last 10 years, Thailand has had an average growth rate of +0.23% per year vs +0.65% in the United States.
  • Since 2006, the population of Thailand has increased from 66.6M people to 71.6M (7.52% growth), while the United States has grown from 298M to 344M (15.3% growth).

Thailand vs United States: population by year and forecast

Thailand
Factual

Projection
United States
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Thailand United States
2100 45,712,111 415,429,771
2099 46,056,854 414,829,167
2098 46,406,925 414,231,720
2097 46,761,683 413,576,381
2096 47,122,446 412,927,393
2095 47,487,866 412,225,379
2094 47,857,414 411,498,749
2093 48,230,566 410,785,729
2092 48,609,149 410,051,921
2091 48,988,448 409,320,183
2090 49,372,024 408,613,732
2089 49,760,635 407,885,645
2088 50,146,313 407,129,733
2087 50,536,233 406,421,298
2086 50,929,394 405,715,343
2085 51,326,092 405,059,379
2084 51,728,619 404,343,130
2083 52,131,789 403,612,785
2082 52,537,598 402,871,293
2081 52,942,608 402,054,554
2080 53,352,029 401,319,194
2079 53,766,821 400,554,914
2078 54,181,891 399,737,968
2077 54,599,508 398,906,565
2076 55,019,721 398,035,750
2075 55,442,571 397,109,170
2074 55,872,412 396,226,412
2073 56,304,891 395,307,725
2072 56,739,842 394,393,561
2071 57,177,118 393,415,363
2070 57,621,370 392,469,727
2069 58,066,637 391,479,981
2068 58,516,959 390,517,695
2067 58,967,738 389,543,856
2066 59,418,676 388,597,719
2065 59,878,082 387,685,327
2064 60,336,709 386,805,026
2063 60,797,201 385,911,917
2062 61,262,000 385,032,627
2061 61,724,999 384,170,837
2060 62,192,387 383,361,269
2059 62,656,203 382,542,030
2058 63,118,413 381,704,804
2057 63,577,864 380,907,023
2056 64,032,675 380,159,777
2055 64,478,337 379,430,756
2054 64,917,436 378,682,851
2053 65,343,383 377,878,421
2052 65,763,356 377,073,303
2051 66,167,939 376,229,840
2050 66,558,274 375,373,155
2049 66,936,876 374,493,150
2048 67,296,897 373,590,762
2047 67,641,907 372,626,259
2046 67,972,603 371,644,809
2045 68,287,399 370,602,914
2044 68,585,177 369,518,897
2043 68,870,333 368,375,680
2042 69,139,548 367,158,772
2041 69,396,419 365,937,822
2040 69,632,464 364,671,837
2039 69,854,146 363,367,337
2038 70,062,543 361,997,023
2037 70,256,027 360,606,236
2036 70,435,348 359,193,245
2035 70,604,705 357,750,686
2034 70,756,791 356,266,726
2033 70,897,217 354,775,032
2032 71,025,384 353,259,037
2031 71,140,609 351,721,511
2030 71,247,320 350,155,042
2029 71,342,891 348,564,667
2028 71,428,869 346,906,294
2027 71,505,168 345,257,605
2026 71,571,743 343,565,426
2025 71,625,629 341,784,857
2024 71,668,011 340,110,988
2023 71,702,435 334,914,895
2022 71,735,329 333,271,411
2021 71,727,332 331,893,745
2020 71,641,484 331,526,933
2019 71,522,271 328,329,953
2018 71,376,079 326,838,199
2017 71,160,187 325,122,128
2016 70,859,841 323,071,755
2015 70,540,795 320,738,994
2014 70,216,367 318,386,329
2013 69,845,114 316,059,947
2012 69,436,098 313,877,662
2011 69,007,208 311,583,481
2010 68,579,447 309,327,143
2009 68,121,080 306,771,529
2008 67,619,830 304,093,966
2007 67,102,394 301,231,207
2006 66,567,687 298,379,912
2005 66,017,420 295,516,599
2004 65,452,047 292,805,298
2003 64,868,166 290,107,933
2002 64,266,437 287,625,193
2001 63,651,141 284,968,955
2000 63,007,815 282,162,411
1999 62,299,043 279,294,713
1998 61,522,630 276,115,288
1997 60,724,584 272,911,760
1996 59,920,064 269,667,391
1995 59,098,232 266,557,091
1994 58,260,854 263,435,673
1993 57,408,198 260,255,352
1992 56,528,834 256,894,189
1991 55,637,434 253,492,503
1990 54,738,329 250,131,894
1989 53,848,956 246,819,222
1988 52,969,595 244,499,004
1987 52,074,105 242,288,936
1986 51,177,834 240,132,831
1985 50,270,753 237,923,734
1984 49,351,708 235,824,908
1983 48,423,309 233,792,014
1982 47,494,577 231,664,432
1981 46,575,855 229,465,744
1980 45,650,022 226,542,250
1979 44,718,434 225,055,487
1978 43,788,976 222,584,545
1977 42,843,974 220,239,425
1976 41,896,504 218,035,164
1975 40,940,005 215,973,199
1974 39,952,891 213,853,928
1973 38,947,787 211,908,788
1972 37,933,929 209,896,021
1971 36,937,387 207,660,677
1970 35,954,408 205,052,174
1969 34,973,782 202,676,946
1968 34,002,560 200,706,052
1967 33,037,801 198,712,056
1966 32,086,071 196,560,338
1965 31,149,337 194,302,963
1964 30,232,141 191,888,791
1963 29,342,322 189,241,798
1962 28,481,040 186,537,737
1961 27,650,334 183,691,481
1960 26,851,747 180,671,158

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Thailand increased by 4,292,154 people (a 6.45% growth), while the United States gained 24,691,843 people (a 8.28% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Thailand gained 711,902 people (a 1% growth), while the United States' population increased by 20,951,391 people (a 6.49% growth).

Thailand was ranked 19th most populous country in 2006 and is 21st in 2026. The United States was ranked 3rd in 2006 and still ranked 3rd 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 the United States will increase by 9.11% to 375,373,155 people and will still be ranked 3rd.

The United States is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 415M 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
United States
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Thailand United States
2100 -0.75% 0.14%
2099 -0.75% 0.14%
2098 -0.76% 0.16%
2097 -0.77% 0.16%
2096 -0.77% 0.17%
2095 -0.77% 0.18%
2094 -0.77% 0.17%
2093 -0.78% 0.18%
2092 -0.77% 0.18%
2091 -0.78% 0.17%
2090 -0.78% 0.18%
2089 -0.77% 0.19%
2088 -0.77% 0.17%
2087 -0.77% 0.17%
2086 -0.77% 0.16%
2085 -0.78% 0.18%
2084 -0.77% 0.18%
2083 -0.77% 0.18%
2082 -0.76% 0.2%
2081 -0.77% 0.18%
2080 -0.77% 0.19%
2079 -0.77% 0.2%
2078 -0.76% 0.21%
2077 -0.76% 0.22%
2076 -0.76% 0.23%
2075 -0.77% 0.22%
2074 -0.77% 0.23%
2073 -0.77% 0.23%
2072 -0.76% 0.25%
2071 -0.77% 0.24%
2070 -0.77% 0.25%
2069 -0.77% 0.25%
2068 -0.76% 0.25%
2067 -0.76% 0.24%
2066 -0.77% 0.24%
2065 -0.76% 0.23%
2064 -0.76% 0.23%
2063 -0.76% 0.23%
2062 -0.75% 0.22%
2061 -0.75% 0.21%
2060 -0.74% 0.21%
2059 -0.73% 0.22%
2058 -0.72% 0.21%
2057 -0.71% 0.2%
2056 -0.69% 0.19%
2055 -0.68% 0.2%
2054 -0.65% 0.21%
2053 -0.64% 0.21%
2052 -0.61% 0.22%
2051 -0.59% 0.23%
2050 -0.57% 0.23%
2049 -0.53% 0.24%
2048 -0.51% 0.26%
2047 -0.49% 0.26%
2046 -0.46% 0.28%
2045 -0.43% 0.29%
2044 -0.41% 0.31%
2043 -0.39% 0.33%
2042 -0.37% 0.33%
2041 -0.34% 0.35%
2040 -0.32% 0.36%
2039 -0.3% 0.38%
2038 -0.28% 0.39%
2037 -0.25% 0.39%
2036 -0.24% 0.4%
2035 -0.21% 0.42%
2034 -0.2% 0.42%
2033 -0.18% 0.43%
2032 -0.16% 0.44%
2031 -0.15% 0.45%
2030 -0.13% 0.46%
2029 -0.12% 0.48%
2028 -0.11% 0.48%
2027 -0.09% 0.49%
2026 -0.08% 0.52%
2025 -0.06% 0.49%
2024 -0.05% 1.55%
2023 -0.05% 0.49%
2022 0.01% 0.42%
2021 0.12% 0.11%
2020 0.17% 0.97%
2019 0.2% 0.46%
2018 0.3% 0.53%
2017 0.42% 0.63%
2016 0.45% 0.73%
2015 0.46% 0.74%
2014 0.53% 0.74%
2013 0.59% 0.7%
2012 0.62% 0.74%
2011 0.62% 0.73%
2010 0.67% 0.83%
2009 0.74% 0.88%
2008 0.77% 0.95%
2007 0.8% 0.96%
2006 0.83% 0.97%
2005 0.86% 0.93%
2004 0.9% 0.93%
2003 0.94% 0.86%
2002 0.97% 0.93%
2001 1.02% 0.99%
2000 1.14% 1.03%
1999 1.26% 1.15%
1998 1.31% 1.17%
1997 1.34% 1.2%
1996 1.39% 1.17%
1995 1.44% 1.18%
1994 1.49% 1.22%
1993 1.56% 1.31%
1992 1.6% 1.34%
1991 1.64% 1.34%
1990 1.65% 1.34%
1989 1.66% 0.95%
1988 1.72% 0.91%
1987 1.75% 0.9%
1986 1.8% 0.93%
1985 1.86% 0.89%
1984 1.92% 0.87%
1983 1.96% 0.92%
1982 1.97% 0.96%
1981 2.03% 1.29%
1980 2.08% 0.66%
1979 2.12% 1.11%
1978 2.21% 1.06%
1977 2.26% 1.01%
1976 2.34% 0.95%
1975 2.47% 0.99%
1974 2.58% 0.92%
1973 2.67% 0.96%
1972 2.7% 1.08%
1971 2.73% 1.27%
1970 2.8% 1.17%
1969 2.86% 0.98%
1968 2.92% 1%
1967 2.97% 1.09%
1966 3.01% 1.16%
1965 3.03% 1.26%
1964 3.03% 1.4%
1963 3.02% 1.45%
1962 3% 1.55%
1961 2.97% 1.67%
1960 - 1.6%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2025, the population of Thailand declined by 0.05%, while the United States' population grew by 0.49%.

Live population counters

Thailand United States
Current population
71571743
344023146
Population rank 21/197 3/197
Percent of world population 0.86% 4.15%
One net population change
15.3 minutes
18.9 seconds
One birth every
53.3 seconds
8.8 seconds
One death every
49.5 seconds
10.2 seconds
Daily growth/decline -94 +4,586
Annual growth/decline -34,424 +1,673,869
Annual growth/decline rate -0.05% +0.49%
Population growth rate rank 168/197 134/197
One migration net change every
19.2 minutes
25.7 seconds
Annual migration change +27,509 +1,230,663
Net migration rank 30/196 2/196
Foreign-born residents 3,179,399 52,375,047
Foreign-born residents rank 21/195 1/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.4% 15.2%
Foreign-born share rank 100/195 41/195

Natural population change vs migration

Thailand
Natural

Migration
United States
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Thailand United States
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 27,509 - 1,230,663
2024 - 23,321 - 1,286,132
2023 -46,105 19,648 502,372 1,322,668
2022 -61,046 21,683 399,926 1,319,009
2021 57,382 -2,093 199,137 674,787
2020 84,107 32,277 208,862 329,769
2019 116,867 5,221 887,476 1,774,500
2018 159,383 10,984 955,022 1,764,961
2017 194,695 66,805 1,028,037 1,864,738
2016 226,255 112,978 1,197,627 1,889,129
2015 266,362 32,500 1,270,126 1,722,127
2014 294,628 55,358 1,357,281 1,672,598
2013 325,059 67,452 1,322,711 1,663,885
2012 351,485 74,033 1,411,822 1,632,007
2011 365,670 66,607 1,441,697 1,624,033
2010 370,466 52,791 1,548,182 1,594,453
2009 382,636 110,883 1,717,920 1,387,306
2008 401,730 107,333 1,794,154 1,416,841
2007 425,362 100,486 1,897,757 1,371,353
2006 441,211 102,362 1,849,955 1,347,750
2005 456,378 100,542 1,684,445 1,369,224
2004 466,542 107,199 1,698,271 1,313,467
2003 488,003 105,917 1,653,615 1,331,376
2002 504,299 105,215 1,581,938 1,336,518
2001 524,230 96,817 1,595,826 1,312,455
2000 543,884 121,640 1,664,758 1,248,392
1999 578,073 173,924 1,564,050 1,156,311
1998 617,318 183,471 1,573,857 1,225,134
1997 644,834 150,411 1,501,014 1,116,922
1996 661,397 152,397 1,510,137 1,141,648
1995 682,703 147,226 1,546,031 1,173,016
1994 712,589 132,271 1,633,302 1,179,309
1993 737,696 122,746 1,717,685 1,228,478
1992 754,999 143,318 1,875,328 1,304,880
1991 760,508 124,034 1,926,543 1,202,426
1990 760,808 152,916 2,026,068 1,084,720
1989 774,563 90,497 1,875,826 400,998
1988 765,252 128,469 1,735,943 460,778
1987 774,498 122,791 1,720,252 480,815
1986 783,430 111,820 1,656,917 493,082
1985 776,935 141,963 1,689,258 598,777
1984 779,856 139,345 1,627,192 622,793
1983 794,239 143,393 1,636,544 662,840
1982 817,951 101,885 1,714,317 600,149
1981 839,297 78,337 1,652,153 583,070
1980 845,575 88,478 1,608,450 595,916
1979 843,434 85,693 1,597,894 503,559
1978 847,799 82,011 1,402,283 556,521
1977 871,232 88,937 1,431,556 577,060
1976 894,072 40,656 1,264,604 635,590
1975 911,980 66,306 1,252,644 655,078
1974 923,151 72,801 1,218,968 706,978
1973 933,540 80,704 1,165,499 783,163
1972 940,420 73,082 1,301,355 833,543
1971 936,215 43,400 1,640,519 833,549
1970 937,116 49,221 1,824,965 744,902
1969 948,314 26,551 1,702,487 523,740
1968 953,806 13,718 1,565,507 594,514
1967 944,980 17,005 1,669,181 585,410
1966 929,469 12,016 1,749,387 637,692
1965 909,000 22,995 1,943,030 644,902
1964 885,137 17,249 2,245,099 618,635
1963 860,728 16,494 2,289,826 639,495
1962 828,741 16,605 2,406,337 625,617
1961 801,140 14,968 2,571,681 580,333
1960 774,190 6,886 2,565,530 422,708

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-02-08).

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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 the United States 35.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 8,005,866 people) and 64.2% is from migration (a gain of 14,334,286 people).

As of 2024, 3,179,399 residents or 4.4% of the population were not native-born in Thailand, compared to 52,375,047 people or 15.2% in the United States.

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
United States
City Population
New York 8.8M
Los Angeles 3.9M
Chicago 2.75M
Houston 2.3M
Phoenix 1.61M
Philadelphia 1.6M
San Antonio 1.43M
San Diego 1.39M
Dallas 1.3M
San Jose 1.01M

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

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