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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Thailand was 71,668,011 in 2024 vs 40,583,164 people in Yemen in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Thailand's population is 71,571,743 people compared to 43,325,643 in Yemen.

Population statistics:

  • Thailand's population is 1.65 times bigger than Yemen's.
  • Thailand is ranked the 21st most populous country in the world, while Yemen is the 37th.
  • The countries together account for 1.39% of the world: 0.86% for Thailand vs 0.52% for Yemen.
  • For the last 10 years, Thailand has had an average growth rate of +0.23% per year vs +3% in Yemen.
  • Since 2006, the population of Thailand has increased from 66.6M people to 71.6M (7.52% growth), while Yemen has grown from 23.5M to 43.3M (84% growth).

Thailand vs Yemen: population by year and forecast

Thailand
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Thailand Yemen
2100 45,712,111 111,531,602
2099 46,056,854 111,216,538
2098 46,406,925 110,873,896
2097 46,761,683 110,513,248
2096 47,122,446 110,125,357
2095 47,487,866 109,718,989
2094 47,857,414 109,287,747
2093 48,230,566 108,834,256
2092 48,609,149 108,350,834
2091 48,988,448 107,845,139
2090 49,372,024 107,319,234
2089 49,760,635 106,769,903
2088 50,146,313 106,198,480
2087 50,536,233 105,606,248
2086 50,929,394 104,994,691
2085 51,326,092 104,356,315
2084 51,728,619 103,704,067
2083 52,131,789 103,033,111
2082 52,537,598 102,348,794
2081 52,942,608 101,642,012
2080 53,352,029 100,920,728
2079 53,766,821 100,179,245
2078 54,181,891 99,422,962
2077 54,599,508 98,654,481
2076 55,019,721 97,862,812
2075 55,442,571 97,057,105
2074 55,872,412 96,230,615
2073 56,304,891 95,389,748
2072 56,739,842 94,528,518
2071 57,177,118 93,646,094
2070 57,621,370 92,750,891
2069 58,066,637 91,836,719
2068 58,516,959 90,906,457
2067 58,967,738 89,961,778
2066 59,418,676 88,998,844
2065 59,878,082 88,022,210
2064 60,336,709 87,033,422
2063 60,797,201 86,020,867
2062 61,262,000 84,985,459
2061 61,724,999 83,934,120
2060 62,192,387 82,867,105
2059 62,656,203 81,781,887
2058 63,118,413 80,678,032
2057 63,577,864 79,563,835
2056 64,032,675 78,436,146
2055 64,478,337 77,296,391
2054 64,917,436 76,143,587
2053 65,343,383 74,985,186
2052 65,763,356 73,813,387
2051 66,167,939 72,631,340
2050 66,558,274 71,436,891
2049 66,936,876 70,243,074
2048 67,296,897 69,043,876
2047 67,641,907 67,843,741
2046 67,972,603 66,638,116
2045 68,287,399 65,433,874
2044 68,585,177 64,230,423
2043 68,870,333 63,031,296
2042 69,139,548 61,838,177
2041 69,396,419 60,651,763
2040 69,632,464 59,475,172
2039 69,854,146 58,303,694
2038 70,062,543 57,135,690
2037 70,256,027 55,973,689
2036 70,435,348 54,809,098
2035 70,604,705 53,641,994
2034 70,756,791 52,476,195
2033 70,897,217 51,307,469
2032 71,025,384 50,140,351
2031 71,140,609 48,969,961
2030 71,247,320 47,786,079
2029 71,342,891 46,594,926
2028 71,428,869 45,403,313
2027 71,505,168 44,203,683
2026 71,571,743 43,000,078
2025 71,625,629 41,792,731
2024 71,668,011 40,583,164
2023 71,702,435 39,390,799
2022 71,735,329 38,222,876
2021 71,727,332 37,140,230
2020 71,641,484 36,134,863
2019 71,522,271 35,111,408
2018 71,376,079 34,085,182
2017 71,160,187 33,090,921
2016 70,859,841 32,109,010
2015 70,540,795 31,159,379
2014 70,216,367 30,226,309
2013 69,845,114 29,312,952
2012 69,436,098 28,433,647
2011 69,007,208 27,582,897
2010 68,579,447 26,754,387
2009 68,121,080 25,927,724
2008 67,619,830 25,111,941
2007 67,102,394 24,318,082
2006 66,567,687 23,543,083
2005 66,017,420 22,790,085
2004 65,452,047 22,095,167
2003 64,868,166 21,456,379
2002 64,266,437 20,835,086
2001 63,651,141 20,226,147
2000 63,007,815 19,624,141
1999 62,299,043 19,029,420
1998 61,522,630 18,446,013
1997 60,724,584 17,873,936
1996 59,920,064 17,313,177
1995 59,098,232 16,740,058
1994 58,260,854 16,149,147
1993 57,408,198 15,563,914
1992 56,528,834 14,989,494
1991 55,637,434 14,430,201
1990 54,738,329 13,887,862
1989 53,848,956 13,364,174
1988 52,969,595 12,859,708
1987 52,074,105 12,369,912
1986 51,177,834 11,901,040
1985 50,270,753 11,453,825
1984 49,351,708 11,025,597
1983 48,423,309 10,621,499
1982 47,494,577 10,241,006
1981 46,575,855 9,882,362
1980 45,650,022 9,543,358
1979 44,718,434 9,224,194
1978 43,788,976 8,926,586
1977 42,843,974 8,648,222
1976 41,896,504 8,384,113
1975 40,940,005 8,133,598
1974 39,952,891 7,896,783
1973 38,947,787 7,672,796
1972 37,933,929 7,460,068
1971 36,937,387 7,257,462
1970 35,954,408 7,065,279
1969 34,973,782 6,875,859
1968 34,002,560 6,690,524
1967 33,037,801 6,516,444
1966 32,086,071 6,351,494
1965 31,149,337 6,195,593
1964 30,232,141 6,048,006
1963 29,342,322 5,911,135
1962 28,481,040 5,782,221
1961 27,650,334 5,655,232
1960 26,851,747 5,532,301

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/yemen | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Thailand increased by 4,292,154 people (a 6.45% growth), while Yemen gained 8,565,927 people (a 36.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Thailand gained 711,902 people (a 1% growth), while Yemen's population increased by 11,216,633 people (a 34.9% growth).

Thailand was ranked 19th most populous country in 2006 and is 21st in 2026. Yemen was ranked 47th in 2006 and ranked 37th 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 Yemen will increase by 64.9% to 71,436,891 people and rank change from 37th to 29th.

Yemen is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 112M 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
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Thailand Yemen
2100 -0.75% 0.28%
2099 -0.75% 0.31%
2098 -0.76% 0.33%
2097 -0.77% 0.35%
2096 -0.77% 0.37%
2095 -0.77% 0.39%
2094 -0.77% 0.42%
2093 -0.78% 0.45%
2092 -0.77% 0.47%
2091 -0.78% 0.49%
2090 -0.78% 0.51%
2089 -0.77% 0.54%
2088 -0.77% 0.56%
2087 -0.77% 0.58%
2086 -0.77% 0.61%
2085 -0.78% 0.63%
2084 -0.77% 0.65%
2083 -0.77% 0.67%
2082 -0.76% 0.7%
2081 -0.77% 0.71%
2080 -0.77% 0.74%
2079 -0.77% 0.76%
2078 -0.76% 0.78%
2077 -0.76% 0.81%
2076 -0.76% 0.83%
2075 -0.77% 0.86%
2074 -0.77% 0.88%
2073 -0.77% 0.91%
2072 -0.76% 0.94%
2071 -0.77% 0.97%
2070 -0.77% 1%
2069 -0.77% 1.02%
2068 -0.76% 1.05%
2067 -0.76% 1.08%
2066 -0.77% 1.11%
2065 -0.76% 1.14%
2064 -0.76% 1.18%
2063 -0.76% 1.22%
2062 -0.75% 1.25%
2061 -0.75% 1.29%
2060 -0.74% 1.33%
2059 -0.73% 1.37%
2058 -0.72% 1.4%
2057 -0.71% 1.44%
2056 -0.69% 1.47%
2055 -0.68% 1.51%
2054 -0.65% 1.54%
2053 -0.64% 1.59%
2052 -0.61% 1.63%
2051 -0.59% 1.67%
2050 -0.57% 1.7%
2049 -0.53% 1.74%
2048 -0.51% 1.77%
2047 -0.49% 1.81%
2046 -0.46% 1.84%
2045 -0.43% 1.87%
2044 -0.41% 1.9%
2043 -0.39% 1.93%
2042 -0.37% 1.96%
2041 -0.34% 1.98%
2040 -0.32% 2.01%
2039 -0.3% 2.04%
2038 -0.28% 2.08%
2037 -0.25% 2.12%
2036 -0.24% 2.18%
2035 -0.21% 2.22%
2034 -0.2% 2.28%
2033 -0.18% 2.33%
2032 -0.16% 2.39%
2031 -0.15% 2.48%
2030 -0.13% 2.56%
2029 -0.12% 2.62%
2028 -0.11% 2.71%
2027 -0.09% 2.8%
2026 -0.08% 2.89%
2025 -0.06% 2.98%
2024 -0.05% 3.03%
2023 -0.05% 3.06%
2022 0.01% 2.92%
2021 0.12% 2.78%
2020 0.17% 2.91%
2019 0.2% 3.01%
2018 0.3% 3%
2017 0.42% 3.06%
2016 0.45% 3.05%
2015 0.46% 3.09%
2014 0.53% 3.12%
2013 0.59% 3.09%
2012 0.62% 3.08%
2011 0.62% 3.1%
2010 0.67% 3.19%
2009 0.74% 3.25%
2008 0.77% 3.26%
2007 0.8% 3.29%
2006 0.83% 3.3%
2005 0.86% 3.15%
2004 0.9% 2.98%
2003 0.94% 2.98%
2002 0.97% 3.01%
2001 1.02% 3.07%
2000 1.14% 3.13%
1999 1.26% 3.16%
1998 1.31% 3.2%
1997 1.34% 3.24%
1996 1.39% 3.42%
1995 1.44% 3.66%
1994 1.49% 3.76%
1993 1.56% 3.83%
1992 1.6% 3.88%
1991 1.64% 3.91%
1990 1.65% 3.92%
1989 1.66% 3.92%
1988 1.72% 3.96%
1987 1.75% 3.94%
1986 1.8% 3.9%
1985 1.86% 3.88%
1984 1.92% 3.8%
1983 1.96% 3.72%
1982 1.97% 3.63%
1981 2.03% 3.55%
1980 2.08% 3.46%
1979 2.12% 3.33%
1978 2.21% 3.22%
1977 2.26% 3.15%
1976 2.34% 3.08%
1975 2.47% 3%
1974 2.58% 2.92%
1973 2.67% 2.85%
1972 2.7% 2.79%
1971 2.73% 2.72%
1970 2.8% 2.75%
1969 2.86% 2.77%
1968 2.92% 2.67%
1967 2.97% 2.6%
1966 3.01% 2.52%
1965 3.03% 2.44%
1964 3.03% 2.32%
1963 3.02% 2.23%
1962 3% 2.25%
1961 2.97% 2.22%

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/yemen | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Thailand declined by 0.05%, while Yemen's population grew by 3.03%.

Live population counters

Thailand Yemen
Current population
71571743
43325643
Population rank 21/197 37/197
Percent of world population 0.86% 0.52%
One net population change
15.3 minutes
26.4 seconds
One birth every
53.3 seconds
22.7 seconds
One death every
49.5 seconds
2.78 minutes
Daily growth/decline -94 +3,267
Annual growth/decline -34,424 +1,192,365
Annual growth/decline rate -0.05% +3.03%
Population growth rate rank 168/197 13/197
One migration net change every
19.2 minutes
32.4 minutes
Annual migration change +27,509 -16,291
Net migration rank 30/196 148/196
Foreign-born residents 3,179,399 392,997
Foreign-born residents rank 21/195 89/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.4% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 100/195 156/195

Natural population change vs migration

Thailand
Natural

Migration
Yemen
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Thailand Yemen
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 27,509 - -16,291
2024 - 23,321 - -10,482
2023 -46,105 19,648 1,198,150 -5,233
2022 -61,046 21,683 1,153,375 -10,448
2021 57,382 -2,093 1,103,622 -81,248
2020 84,107 32,277 1,086,322 -97,982
2019 116,867 5,221 1,056,432 2,129
2018 159,383 10,984 1,020,238 -26,335
2017 194,695 66,805 1,006,725 -12,086
2016 226,255 112,978 975,697 -6,492
2015 266,362 32,500 939,922 -9,883
2014 294,628 55,358 920,330 15,764
2013 325,059 67,452 884,929 5,697
2012 351,485 74,033 845,645 22,349
2011 365,670 66,607 806,359 27,184
2010 370,466 52,791 803,246 20,269
2009 382,636 110,883 798,911 30,919
2008 401,730 107,333 779,123 22,621
2007 425,362 100,486 764,780 21,210
2006 441,211 102,362 750,082 13,940
2005 456,378 100,542 726,708 15,283
2004 466,542 107,199 710,493 -62,641
2003 488,003 105,917 694,457 -64,737
2002 504,299 105,215 672,494 -59,648
2001 524,230 96,817 658,704 -53,698
2000 543,884 121,640 646,694 -47,713
1999 578,073 173,924 633,166 -42,731
1998 617,318 183,471 615,488 -39,096
1997 644,834 150,411 604,443 -36,694
1996 661,397 152,397 588,786 -35,043
1995 682,703 147,226 607,966 -15,485
1994 712,589 132,271 602,363 -13,040
1993 737,696 122,746 595,459 -14,332
1992 754,999 143,318 582,072 -14,372
1991 760,508 124,034 565,837 -14,964
1990 760,808 152,916 549,654 -15,847
1989 774,563 90,497 530,464 -16,876
1988 765,252 128,469 513,296 -17,952
1987 774,498 122,791 493,337 -9,097
1986 783,430 111,820 464,665 -11,151
1985 776,935 141,963 455,576 -14,660
1984 779,856 139,345 434,674 -19,143
1983 794,239 143,393 414,823 -22,152
1982 817,951 101,885 392,302 -23,981
1981 839,297 78,337 374,482 -25,499
1980 845,575 88,478 355,767 -26,740
1979 843,434 85,693 336,378 -27,090
1978 847,799 82,011 312,439 -26,524
1977 871,232 88,937 296,115 -25,305
1976 894,072 40,656 281,078 -23,669
1975 911,980 66,306 266,815 -23,192
1974 923,151 72,801 252,737 -22,726
1973 933,540 80,704 240,235 -22,282
1972 940,420 73,082 229,322 -21,826
1971 936,215 43,400 219,095 -21,386
1970 937,116 49,221 207,613 -20,966
1969 948,314 26,551 196,305 -4,121
1968 953,806 13,718 182,518 -4,031
1967 944,980 17,005 173,637 -3,959
1966 929,469 12,016 164,091 -3,874
1965 909,000 22,995 155,398 -3,797
1964 885,137 17,249 147,299 -3,712
1963 860,728 16,494 133,781 -3,640
1962 828,741 16,605 131,262 -3,572
1961 801,140 14,968 129,787 -3,503
1960 774,190 6,886 122,994 -3,431

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

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 Yemen 97.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,460,813 people) and 2.17% is from migration (a loss of 231,814 people).

As of 2024, 3,179,399 residents or 4.4% of the population were not native-born in Thailand, compared to 392,997 people or 1% in Yemen.

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
Yemen
City Population
Sanaa 2.96M
Aden 1.15M
Al Hudaydah 618K
Taiz 615K
Ibb 351K
Dhamar 160K
Mukalla 144K
Sa'dah 70.2K
Sayyan 70K
Zabid 50.8K

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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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