The latest officially reported population of Thailand was 71,668,011 in 2024 vs 327,777 people in Vanuatu in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Thailand's population is 71,619,867 people compared to 341,110 in Vanuatu.
Population statistics:
- Thailand's population is 210 times bigger than Vanuatu's.
- Thailand is ranked the 21st most populous country in the world, while Vanuatu is the 174th.
- The countries together account for 0.87% of the world: 0.87% for Thailand vs 0.004% for Vanuatu.
- For the last 10 years, Thailand has had an average growth rate of +0.23% per year vs +2.33% in Vanuatu.
- Since 2005, the population of Thailand has increased from 66M people to 71.6M (8.49% growth), while Vanuatu has grown from 211K to 341K (61.8% growth).
- Vanuatu is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 875K 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 Vanuatu: live population counter
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| Current population |
71619867
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341110
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| Population rank | 21/197 | 174/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.87% | 0.004% |
| One net population change |
15.3 minutes
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1.19 hours
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| One birth every |
53.3 seconds
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58.5 minutes
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| One death every |
49.5 seconds
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5.38 hours
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| One migration net change every |
22.5 minutes
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1.21 weeks
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| Annual migration change | +23,321 | -43 |
| Daily growth/decline | -94 | +20 |
| Annual growth/decline | -34,424 | +7,368 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.05% | +2.3% |
| Population growth rate rank | 170/197 | 40/197 |
Thailand and Vanuatu: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 26,851,747 | 64,431 | - | - |
| 1961 | 27,650,334 | 66,264 | 2.97% | 2.84% |
| 1962 | 28,481,040 | 68,174 | 3% | 2.88% |
| 1963 | 29,342,322 | 70,159 | 3.02% | 2.91% |
| 1964 | 30,232,141 | 72,219 | 3.03% | 2.94% |
| 1965 | 31,149,337 | 74,358 | 3.03% | 2.96% |
| 1966 | 32,086,071 | 76,590 | 3.01% | 3% |
| 1967 | 33,037,801 | 78,921 | 2.97% | 3.04% |
| 1968 | 34,002,560 | 81,314 | 2.92% | 3.03% |
| 1969 | 34,973,782 | 83,755 | 2.86% | 3% |
| 1970 | 35,954,408 | 86,266 | 2.8% | 3% |
| 1971 | 36,937,387 | 88,862 | 2.73% | 3.01% |
| 1972 | 37,933,929 | 91,562 | 2.7% | 3.04% |
| 1973 | 38,947,787 | 94,362 | 2.67% | 3.06% |
| 1974 | 39,952,891 | 97,260 | 2.58% | 3.07% |
| 1975 | 40,940,005 | 100,269 | 2.47% | 3.09% |
| 1976 | 41,896,504 | 103,388 | 2.34% | 3.11% |
| 1977 | 42,843,974 | 106,618 | 2.26% | 3.12% |
| 1978 | 43,788,976 | 109,963 | 2.21% | 3.14% |
| 1979 | 44,718,434 | 113,040 | 2.12% | 2.8% |
| 1980 | 45,650,022 | 115,660 | 2.08% | 2.32% |
| 1981 | 46,575,855 | 118,249 | 2.03% | 2.24% |
| 1982 | 47,494,577 | 121,035 | 1.97% | 2.36% |
| 1983 | 48,423,309 | 123,998 | 1.96% | 2.45% |
| 1984 | 49,351,708 | 127,109 | 1.92% | 2.51% |
| 1985 | 50,270,753 | 130,356 | 1.86% | 2.55% |
| 1986 | 51,177,834 | 133,720 | 1.8% | 2.58% |
| 1987 | 52,074,105 | 137,187 | 1.75% | 2.59% |
| 1988 | 52,969,595 | 140,756 | 1.72% | 2.6% |
| 1989 | 53,848,956 | 144,393 | 1.66% | 2.58% |
| 1990 | 54,738,329 | 148,063 | 1.65% | 2.54% |
| 1991 | 55,637,434 | 151,793 | 1.64% | 2.52% |
| 1992 | 56,528,834 | 155,608 | 1.6% | 2.51% |
| 1993 | 57,408,198 | 159,463 | 1.56% | 2.48% |
| 1994 | 58,260,854 | 163,314 | 1.49% | 2.41% |
| 1995 | 59,098,232 | 167,137 | 1.44% | 2.34% |
| 1996 | 59,920,064 | 170,911 | 1.39% | 2.26% |
| 1997 | 60,724,584 | 174,626 | 1.34% | 2.17% |
| 1998 | 61,522,630 | 178,313 | 1.31% | 2.11% |
| 1999 | 62,299,043 | 182,048 | 1.26% | 2.09% |
| 2000 | 63,007,815 | 186,281 | 1.14% | 2.33% |
| 2001 | 63,651,141 | 191,031 | 1.02% | 2.55% |
| 2002 | 64,266,437 | 195,863 | 0.97% | 2.53% |
| 2003 | 64,868,166 | 200,746 | 0.94% | 2.49% |
| 2004 | 65,452,047 | 205,711 | 0.9% | 2.47% |
| 2005 | 66,017,420 | 210,760 | 0.86% | 2.45% |
| 2006 | 66,567,687 | 215,923 | 0.83% | 2.45% |
| 2007 | 67,102,394 | 221,276 | 0.8% | 2.48% |
| 2008 | 67,619,830 | 226,896 | 0.77% | 2.54% |
| 2009 | 68,121,080 | 232,731 | 0.74% | 2.57% |
| 2010 | 68,579,447 | 238,248 | 0.67% | 2.37% |
| 2011 | 69,007,208 | 243,474 | 0.62% | 2.19% |
| 2012 | 69,436,098 | 248,883 | 0.62% | 2.22% |
| 2013 | 69,845,114 | 254,482 | 0.59% | 2.25% |
| 2014 | 70,216,367 | 260,240 | 0.53% | 2.26% |
| 2015 | 70,540,795 | 266,101 | 0.46% | 2.25% |
| 2016 | 70,859,841 | 272,087 | 0.45% | 2.25% |
| 2017 | 71,160,187 | 278,507 | 0.42% | 2.36% |
| 2018 | 71,376,079 | 285,259 | 0.3% | 2.42% |
| 2019 | 71,522,271 | 291,985 | 0.2% | 2.36% |
| 2020 | 71,641,484 | 298,858 | 0.17% | 2.35% |
| 2021 | 71,727,332 | 305,868 | 0.12% | 2.35% |
| 2022 | 71,735,329 | 313,046 | 0.01% | 2.35% |
| 2023 | 71,702,435 | 320,409 | -0.05% | 2.35% |
| 2024 | 71,668,011 | 327,777 | -0.05% | 2.3% |
| 2025 | 71,619,867 | 335,169 | -0.07% | 2.26% |
| 2026 | 71,559,621 | 342,565 | -0.08% | 2.21% |
| 2027 | 71,488,156 | 349,970 | -0.1% | 2.16% |
| 2028 | 71,406,996 | 357,397 | -0.11% | 2.12% |
| 2029 | 71,316,195 | 364,883 | -0.13% | 2.09% |
| 2030 | 71,215,017 | 372,429 | -0.14% | 2.07% |
| 2031 | 71,104,025 | 380,015 | -0.16% | 2.04% |
| 2032 | 70,982,286 | 387,657 | -0.17% | 2.01% |
| 2033 | 70,847,947 | 395,366 | -0.19% | 1.99% |
| 2034 | 70,701,651 | 403,188 | -0.21% | 1.98% |
| 2035 | 70,540,884 | 411,061 | -0.23% | 1.95% |
| 2036 | 70,366,496 | 419,006 | -0.25% | 1.93% |
| 2037 | 70,180,031 | 427,031 | -0.26% | 1.92% |
| 2038 | 69,979,034 | 435,150 | -0.29% | 1.9% |
| 2039 | 69,763,928 | 443,311 | -0.31% | 1.88% |
| 2040 | 69,535,003 | 451,509 | -0.33% | 1.85% |
| 2041 | 69,288,477 | 459,733 | -0.35% | 1.82% |
| 2042 | 69,025,348 | 468,003 | -0.38% | 1.8% |
| 2043 | 68,748,075 | 476,308 | -0.4% | 1.77% |
| 2044 | 68,456,533 | 484,636 | -0.42% | 1.75% |
| 2045 | 68,150,148 | 492,989 | -0.45% | 1.72% |
| 2046 | 67,827,309 | 501,316 | -0.47% | 1.69% |
| 2047 | 67,489,358 | 509,621 | -0.5% | 1.66% |
| 2048 | 67,136,737 | 517,889 | -0.52% | 1.62% |
| 2049 | 66,767,316 | 526,138 | -0.55% | 1.59% |
| 2050 | 66,382,732 | 534,374 | -0.58% | 1.57% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Thailand increased by 4,523,375 people (a 6.85% growth), while Vanuatu gained 55,341 people (a 26.3% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Thailand gained 1,079,072 (a 1.53% growth), while Vanuatu's population increased by 75,009 (a 28.2% growth).
Thailand was ranked 19th most populous country in 2005 and is 21st in 2025. Vanuatu was ranked 175th in 2005 and ranked 174th 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 Vanuatu will increase by 56.7% to 534,374 people and rank change from 174th to 169th.
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 |
| Port Vila | 49K |
| Luganville | 17.7K |
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Population differences between Thailand and Vanuatu
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| Life expectancy | 76.8 years | 71.8 years |
| Average age | 40.8 years | 25.6 years |
| Median age | 41.1 years | 21.3 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.7:51.3 | 50.5:49.5 |
| Fertility rate | 1.21 births per woman | 3.6 births per woman |
| Population density | 363 ppl/mi² | 69.6 ppl/mi² |
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