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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Thailand was 71,668,011 in 2024 vs 28,405,543 people in Venezuela in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Thailand's population is 71,571,743 people compared to 28,661,242 in Venezuela.

Population statistics:

  • Thailand's population is 2.5 times bigger than Venezuela's.
  • Thailand is ranked the 21st most populous country in the world, while Venezuela is the 54th.
  • The countries together account for 1.21% of the world: 0.86% for Thailand vs 0.35% for Venezuela.
  • For the last 10 years, Thailand has had an average growth rate of +0.23% per year vs -0.46% in Venezuela.
  • Since 2006, the population of Thailand has increased from 66.6M people to 71.6M (7.52% growth), while Venezuela has grown from 27.2M to 28.7M (5.28% growth).

Thailand vs Venezuela: population by year and forecast

Thailand
Factual

Projection
Venezuela
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Thailand Venezuela
2100 45,712,111 28,408,393
2099 46,056,854 28,554,225
2098 46,406,925 28,705,786
2097 46,761,683 28,850,257
2096 47,122,446 28,995,972
2095 47,487,866 29,132,759
2094 47,857,414 29,262,925
2093 48,230,566 29,392,244
2092 48,609,149 29,508,795
2091 48,988,448 29,621,832
2090 49,372,024 29,732,297
2089 49,760,635 29,838,428
2088 50,146,313 29,934,468
2087 50,536,233 30,028,670
2086 50,929,394 30,118,600
2085 51,326,092 30,199,220
2084 51,728,619 30,274,712
2083 52,131,789 30,346,195
2082 52,537,598 30,416,426
2081 52,942,608 30,482,094
2080 53,352,029 30,547,260
2079 53,766,821 30,610,834
2078 54,181,891 30,672,514
2077 54,599,508 30,728,816
2076 55,019,721 30,777,988
2075 55,442,571 30,827,559
2074 55,872,412 30,866,891
2073 56,304,891 30,911,390
2072 56,739,842 30,954,923
2071 57,177,118 30,997,109
2070 57,621,370 31,037,381
2069 58,066,637 31,075,808
2068 58,516,959 31,109,149
2067 58,967,738 31,145,122
2066 59,418,676 31,175,867
2065 59,878,082 31,200,466
2064 60,336,709 31,215,062
2063 60,797,201 31,230,451
2062 61,262,000 31,243,713
2061 61,724,999 31,253,501
2060 62,192,387 31,262,578
2059 62,656,203 31,270,532
2058 63,118,413 31,271,671
2057 63,577,864 31,274,675
2056 64,032,675 31,266,571
2055 64,478,337 31,250,513
2054 64,917,436 31,236,686
2053 65,343,383 31,220,143
2052 65,763,356 31,192,608
2051 66,167,939 31,172,098
2050 66,558,274 31,137,475
2049 66,936,876 31,102,109
2048 67,296,897 31,060,623
2047 67,641,907 31,007,458
2046 67,972,603 30,958,617
2045 68,287,399 30,903,304
2044 68,585,177 30,843,044
2043 68,870,333 30,774,770
2042 69,139,548 30,692,483
2041 69,396,419 30,605,785
2040 69,632,464 30,502,599
2039 69,854,146 30,387,061
2038 70,062,543 30,266,220
2037 70,256,027 30,143,030
2036 70,435,348 30,012,966
2035 70,604,705 29,868,832
2034 70,756,791 29,716,052
2033 70,897,217 29,572,150
2032 71,025,384 29,426,362
2031 71,140,609 29,278,011
2030 71,247,320 29,137,930
2029 71,342,891 29,002,751
2028 71,428,869 28,878,872
2027 71,505,168 28,749,068
2026 71,571,743 28,628,678
2025 71,625,629 28,514,989
2024 71,668,011 28,405,543
2023 71,702,435 28,300,854
2022 71,735,329 28,213,017
2021 71,727,332 28,237,826
2020 71,641,484 28,444,077
2019 71,522,271 28,938,098
2018 71,376,079 29,807,592
2017 71,160,187 30,565,323
2016 70,859,841 30,765,720
2015 70,540,795 30,573,972
2014 70,216,367 30,254,079
2013 69,845,114 29,912,198
2012 69,436,098 29,553,826
2011 69,007,208 29,185,212
2010 68,579,447 28,813,101
2009 68,121,080 28,438,298
2008 67,619,830 28,053,696
2007 67,102,394 27,649,363
2006 66,567,687 27,224,686
2005 66,017,420 26,785,804
2004 65,452,047 26,340,838
2003 64,868,166 25,892,703
2002 64,266,437 25,435,671
2001 63,651,141 24,979,922
2000 63,007,815 24,526,708
1999 62,299,043 24,066,593
1998 61,522,630 23,601,337
1997 60,724,584 23,131,685
1996 59,920,064 22,662,113
1995 59,098,232 22,193,821
1994 58,260,854 21,725,188
1993 57,408,198 21,254,520
1992 56,528,834 20,780,948
1991 55,637,434 20,304,896
1990 54,738,329 19,827,010
1989 53,848,956 19,348,921
1988 52,969,595 18,871,020
1987 52,074,105 18,394,963
1986 51,177,834 17,923,536
1985 50,270,753 17,461,434
1984 49,351,708 17,008,841
1983 48,423,309 16,562,205
1982 47,494,577 16,121,874
1981 46,575,855 15,687,297
1980 45,650,022 15,258,218
1979 44,718,434 14,834,552
1978 43,788,976 14,416,684
1977 42,843,974 14,006,812
1976 41,896,504 13,606,284
1975 40,940,005 13,215,892
1974 39,952,891 12,835,351
1973 38,947,787 12,463,537
1972 37,933,929 12,099,180
1971 36,937,387 11,741,008
1970 35,954,408 11,387,790
1969 34,973,782 11,040,280
1968 34,002,560 10,697,530
1967 33,037,801 10,358,513
1966 32,086,071 10,024,854
1965 31,149,337 9,697,790
1964 30,232,141 9,377,712
1963 29,342,322 9,064,021
1962 28,481,040 8,756,870
1961 27,650,334 8,455,915
1960 26,851,747 8,160,090

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/venezuela | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Thailand increased by 4,292,154 people (a 6.45% growth), while Venezuela gained 3,541,034 people (a 13% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Thailand gained 711,902 people (a 1% growth), while Venezuela's population decreased by 2,104,478 people (a 6.84% decline).

Thailand was ranked 19th most populous country in 2006 and is 21st in 2026. Venezuela was ranked 41st in 2006 and ranked 54th 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 Venezuela will increase by 8.64% to 31,137,475 people and rank change from 54th to 61st.

Venezuela is projected to reach its peak in 2057 at 31.3M 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
Venezuela
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Thailand Venezuela
2100 -0.75% -0.51%
2099 -0.75% -0.53%
2098 -0.76% -0.5%
2097 -0.77% -0.5%
2096 -0.77% -0.47%
2095 -0.77% -0.44%
2094 -0.77% -0.44%
2093 -0.78% -0.39%
2092 -0.77% -0.38%
2091 -0.78% -0.37%
2090 -0.78% -0.36%
2089 -0.77% -0.32%
2088 -0.77% -0.31%
2087 -0.77% -0.3%
2086 -0.77% -0.27%
2085 -0.78% -0.25%
2084 -0.77% -0.24%
2083 -0.77% -0.23%
2082 -0.76% -0.22%
2081 -0.77% -0.21%
2080 -0.77% -0.21%
2079 -0.77% -0.2%
2078 -0.76% -0.18%
2077 -0.76% -0.16%
2076 -0.76% -0.16%
2075 -0.77% -0.13%
2074 -0.77% -0.14%
2073 -0.77% -0.14%
2072 -0.76% -0.14%
2071 -0.77% -0.13%
2070 -0.77% -0.12%
2069 -0.77% -0.11%
2068 -0.76% -0.12%
2067 -0.76% -0.1%
2066 -0.77% -0.08%
2065 -0.76% -0.05%
2064 -0.76% -0.05%
2063 -0.76% -0.04%
2062 -0.75% -0.03%
2061 -0.75% -0.03%
2060 -0.74% -0.03%
2059 -0.73% -0.004%
2058 -0.72% -0.01%
2057 -0.71% 0.03%
2056 -0.69% 0.05%
2055 -0.68% 0.04%
2054 -0.65% 0.05%
2053 -0.64% 0.09%
2052 -0.61% 0.07%
2051 -0.59% 0.11%
2050 -0.57% 0.11%
2049 -0.53% 0.13%
2048 -0.51% 0.17%
2047 -0.49% 0.16%
2046 -0.46% 0.18%
2045 -0.43% 0.2%
2044 -0.41% 0.22%
2043 -0.39% 0.27%
2042 -0.37% 0.28%
2041 -0.34% 0.34%
2040 -0.32% 0.38%
2039 -0.3% 0.4%
2038 -0.28% 0.41%
2037 -0.25% 0.43%
2036 -0.24% 0.48%
2035 -0.21% 0.51%
2034 -0.2% 0.49%
2033 -0.18% 0.5%
2032 -0.16% 0.51%
2031 -0.15% 0.48%
2030 -0.13% 0.47%
2029 -0.12% 0.43%
2028 -0.11% 0.45%
2027 -0.09% 0.42%
2026 -0.08% 0.4%
2025 -0.06% 0.39%
2024 -0.05% 0.37%
2023 -0.05% 0.31%
2022 0.01% -0.09%
2021 0.12% -0.73%
2020 0.17% -1.71%
2019 0.2% -2.92%
2018 0.3% -2.48%
2017 0.42% -0.65%
2016 0.45% 0.63%
2015 0.46% 1.06%
2014 0.53% 1.14%
2013 0.59% 1.21%
2012 0.62% 1.26%
2011 0.62% 1.29%
2010 0.67% 1.32%
2009 0.74% 1.37%
2008 0.77% 1.46%
2007 0.8% 1.56%
2006 0.83% 1.64%
2005 0.86% 1.69%
2004 0.9% 1.73%
2003 0.94% 1.8%
2002 0.97% 1.82%
2001 1.02% 1.85%
2000 1.14% 1.91%
1999 1.26% 1.97%
1998 1.31% 2.03%
1997 1.34% 2.07%
1996 1.39% 2.11%
1995 1.44% 2.16%
1994 1.49% 2.21%
1993 1.56% 2.28%
1992 1.6% 2.34%
1991 1.64% 2.41%
1990 1.65% 2.47%
1989 1.66% 2.53%
1988 1.72% 2.59%
1987 1.75% 2.63%
1986 1.8% 2.65%
1985 1.86% 2.66%
1984 1.92% 2.7%
1983 1.96% 2.73%
1982 1.97% 2.77%
1981 2.03% 2.81%
1980 2.08% 2.86%
1979 2.12% 2.9%
1978 2.21% 2.93%
1977 2.26% 2.94%
1976 2.34% 2.95%
1975 2.47% 2.96%
1974 2.58% 2.98%
1973 2.67% 3.01%
1972 2.7% 3.05%
1971 2.73% 3.1%
1970 2.8% 3.15%
1969 2.86% 3.2%
1968 2.92% 3.27%
1967 2.97% 3.33%
1966 3.01% 3.37%
1965 3.03% 3.41%
1964 3.03% 3.46%
1963 3.02% 3.51%
1962 3% 3.56%
1961 2.97% 3.63%

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

GeoRank.org/population/thailand/venezuela | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Thailand declined by 0.05%, while Venezuela's population grew by 0.37%.

Live population counters

Thailand Venezuela
Current population
71571743
28661242
Population rank 21/197 54/197
Percent of world population 0.86% 0.35%
One net population change
15.3 minutes
5.02 minutes
One birth every
53.3 seconds
1.23 minutes
One death every
49.5 seconds
2.46 minutes
Daily growth/decline -94 +287
Annual growth/decline -34,424 +104,689
Annual growth/decline rate -0.05% +0.37%
Population growth rate rank 168/197 143/197
One migration net change every
19.2 minutes
5.25 minutes
Annual migration change +27,509 -100,467
Net migration rank 30/196 180/196
Foreign-born residents 3,179,399 1,263,304
Foreign-born residents rank 21/195 51/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.4% 4.4%
Foreign-born share rank 100/195 101/195

Natural population change vs migration

Thailand
Natural

Migration
Venezuela
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Thailand Venezuela
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 27,509 - -100,467
2024 - 23,321 - -105,297
2023 -46,105 19,648 213,020 -112,899
2022 -61,046 21,683 216,619 -141,107
2021 57,382 -2,093 207,746 -332,936
2020 84,107 32,277 237,223 -524,649
2019 116,867 5,221 274,826 -975,534
2018 159,383 10,984 317,302 -1,355,602
2017 194,695 66,805 340,222 -817,376
2016 226,255 112,978 359,651 -283,270
2015 266,362 32,500 384,560 -77,417
2014 294,628 55,358 395,088 -62,437
2013 325,059 67,452 408,930 -57,818
2012 351,485 74,033 420,758 -55,131
2011 365,670 66,607 425,958 -54,384
2010 370,466 52,791 425,397 -52,781
2009 382,636 110,883 427,257 -50,286
2008 401,730 107,333 435,870 -43,636
2007 425,362 100,486 452,482 -36,060
2006 441,211 102,362 460,152 -27,240
2005 456,378 100,542 463,260 -18,407
2004 466,542 107,199 455,881 -10,798
2003 488,003 105,917 456,902 -5,729
2002 504,299 105,215 466,821 -3,944
2001 524,230 96,817 451,487 -2,856
2000 543,884 121,640 459,802 -1,999
1999 578,073 173,924 463,787 -1,376
1998 617,318 183,471 469,123 -1,010
1997 644,834 150,411 472,002 -816
1996 661,397 152,397 468,653 -708
1995 682,703 147,226 469,267 -622
1994 712,589 132,271 469,178 -559
1993 737,696 122,746 473,189 -477
1992 754,999 143,318 474,824 -381
1991 760,508 124,034 477,917 -236
1990 760,808 152,916 478,168 -69
1989 774,563 90,497 478,053 32
1988 765,252 128,469 477,569 137
1987 774,498 122,791 474,204 182
1986 783,430 111,820 468,252 201
1985 776,935 141,963 455,517 237
1984 779,856 139,345 449,186 247
1983 794,239 143,393 443,569 260
1982 817,951 101,885 436,564 260
1981 839,297 78,337 432,059 251
1980 845,575 88,478 425,613 237
1979 843,434 85,693 421,256 228
1978 847,799 82,011 414,032 205
1977 871,232 88,937 405,315 196
1976 894,072 40,656 395,344 190
1975 911,980 66,306 385,045 186
1974 923,151 72,801 375,678 173
1973 933,540 80,704 367,612 171
1972 940,420 73,082 360,749 173
1971 936,215 43,400 355,212 215
1970 937,116 49,221 350,709 305
1969 948,314 26,551 343,596 403
1968 953,806 13,718 340,973 532
1967 944,980 17,005 335,813 717
1966 929,469 12,016 329,697 1,087
1965 909,000 22,995 321,695 1,656
1964 885,137 17,249 314,397 2,410
1963 860,728 16,494 307,279 3,296
1962 828,741 16,605 299,345 4,386
1961 801,140 14,968 292,109 6,069
1960 774,190 6,886 285,105 8,369

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 Venezuela 38.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,946,257 people) and 61.4% is from migration (a loss of 4,683,227 people).

As of 2024, 3,179,399 residents or 4.4% of the population were not native-born in Thailand, compared to 1,263,304 people or 4.4% in Venezuela.

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
Venezuela
City Population
Caracas 2.25M
Maracaibo 1.55M
Valencia 1.48M
Maracay 1.1M
Barquisimeto 1.06M
Barinas 874K
Maturin 753K
Ciudad Guayana 751K
Catia La Mar 662K
Ciudad Bolivar 568K

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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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