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

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The latest officially reported population of Thailand was 71,619,863 in 2025 vs 41,773,878 people in Yemen in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Thailand's population is 71,565,981 people compared to 43,598,646 in Yemen.

Population statistics:

  • Thailand's population is 1.64 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 +0.18% per year vs +2.99% in Yemen.
  • Since 2006, the population of Thailand has increased from 66.6M people to 71.6M (7.51% growth), while Yemen has grown from 23.5M to 43.6M (85.2% growth).

Thailand vs Yemen: population by year and forecast

Thailand
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Thailand Yemen
2100 45,708,431 111,481,288
2099 46,053,146 111,166,365
2098 46,403,189 110,823,878
2097 46,757,918 110,463,393
2096 47,118,652 110,075,677
2095 47,484,043 109,669,492
2094 47,853,561 109,238,445
2093 48,226,682 108,785,158
2092 48,605,235 108,301,955
2091 48,984,504 107,796,487
2090 49,368,049 107,270,820
2089 49,756,629 106,721,736
2088 50,142,276 106,150,572
2087 50,532,164 105,558,607
2086 50,925,294 104,947,326
2085 51,321,960 104,309,237
2084 51,724,454 103,657,284
2083 52,127,592 102,986,631
2082 52,533,368 102,302,622
2081 52,938,345 101,596,159
2080 53,347,733 100,875,201
2079 53,762,492 100,134,051
2078 54,177,529 99,378,110
2077 54,595,112 98,609,975
2076 55,015,291 97,818,664
2075 55,438,108 97,013,320
2074 55,867,914 96,187,203
2073 56,300,358 95,346,716
2072 56,735,274 94,485,874
2071 57,172,515 93,603,848
2070 57,616,731 92,709,049
2069 58,061,962 91,795,290
2068 58,512,248 90,865,447
2067 58,962,990 89,921,194
2066 59,413,893 88,958,695
2065 59,873,261 87,982,501
2064 60,331,851 86,994,159
2063 60,792,306 85,982,061
2062 61,257,068 84,947,120
2061 61,720,030 83,896,256
2060 62,187,380 82,829,722
2059 62,651,158 81,744,993
2058 63,113,332 80,641,636
2057 63,572,746 79,527,942
2056 64,027,520 78,400,761
2055 64,473,146 77,261,521
2054 64,912,210 76,109,237
2053 65,338,122 74,951,358
2052 65,758,061 73,780,088
2051 66,162,612 72,598,574
2050 66,552,915 71,404,664
2049 66,931,487 70,211,386
2048 67,291,479 69,012,729
2047 67,636,461 67,813,135
2046 67,967,131 66,608,054
2045 68,281,902 65,404,355
2044 68,579,656 64,201,447
2043 68,864,788 63,002,861
2042 69,133,982 61,810,280
2041 69,390,832 60,624,401
2040 69,626,857 59,448,342
2039 69,848,522 58,277,392
2038 70,056,903 57,109,914
2037 70,250,371 55,948,438
2036 70,429,677 54,784,372
2035 70,599,021 53,617,795
2034 70,751,094 52,452,522
2033 70,891,510 51,284,323
2032 71,019,665 50,117,732
2031 71,134,882 48,947,870
2030 71,241,584 47,764,521
2029 71,337,147 46,573,906
2028 71,423,119 45,382,831
2027 71,499,411 44,183,742
2026 71,565,981 42,980,680
2025 71,619,863 41,773,878
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 706,140 people (a 1% growth), while Yemen's population increased by 11,489,636 people (a 35.8% 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 66,552,915 people with a rank change from 21st to 31st. The population of Yemen will increase by 63.8% to 71,404,664 people and rank change from 37th to 29th.

Yemen is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 111M 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 -0.07% 2.93%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Thailand declined by 0.07%, while Yemen's population grew by 2.93%.

Live population counters

Thailand Yemen
Current population
71565981
43598646
Population rank 21/197 37/197
Percent of world population 0.86% 0.52%
One net population change
10.9 minutes
26.6 seconds
One birth every
54.2 seconds
22.6 seconds
One death every
48.7 seconds
2.74 minutes
Daily growth/decline -132 +3,262
Annual growth/decline -48,148 +1,190,714
Annual growth/decline rate -0.07% +2.93%
Population growth rate rank 164/197 15/197
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 -65,720 23,321 1,202,276 -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 2026-07-08).

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

Over the last 10 years, 74.2% of the population change in Thailand is from natural causes (a gain of 932,180 people) and 25.8% is from migration (a gain of 323,324 people). In Yemen 97.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,742,759 people) and 2.35% is from migration (a loss of 258,060 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 (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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