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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Thailand was 71,668,011 in 2024 vs 16,634,373 people in Zimbabwe in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Thailand's population is 71,619,867 people compared to 17,210,092 in Zimbabwe.

Population statistics:

  • Thailand's population is 4.16 times bigger than Zimbabwe's.
  • Thailand is ranked the 21st most populous country in the world, while Zimbabwe is the 74th.
  • The countries together account for 1.07% of the world: 0.87% for Thailand vs 0.21% for Zimbabwe.
  • For the last 10 years, Thailand has had an average growth rate of +0.23% per year vs +1.57% in Zimbabwe.
  • Since 2005, the population of Thailand has increased from 66M people to 71.6M (8.49% growth), while Zimbabwe has grown from 12.5M to 17.2M (37.9% growth).
  • Zimbabwe is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 37.2M 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 Zimbabwe: live population counter

Thailand Zimbabwe
Current population
71619867
17210092
Population rank 21/197 74/197
Percent of world population 0.87% 0.21%
One net population change
15.3 minutes
1.79 minutes
One birth every
53.3 seconds
1.06 minutes
One death every
49.5 seconds
4.22 minutes
One migration net change every
22.5 minutes
8.68 minutes
Annual migration change +23,321 -60,528
Daily growth/decline -94 +804
Annual growth/decline -34,424 +293,551
Annual growth/decline rate -0.05% +1.8%
Population growth rate rank 170/197 62/197

Thailand and Zimbabwe: population history and growth rate by year chart

Thailand
Population

Growth rate
Zimbabwe
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
Thailand Zimbabwe Thailand Zimbabwe
1960 26,851,747 3,809,389 - -
1961 27,650,334 3,930,401 2.97% 3.18%
1962 28,481,040 4,055,959 3% 3.19%
1963 29,342,322 4,185,877 3.02% 3.2%
1964 30,232,141 4,320,006 3.03% 3.2%
1965 31,149,337 4,458,462 3.03% 3.2%
1966 32,086,071 4,601,217 3.01% 3.2%
1967 33,037,801 4,748,307 2.97% 3.2%
1968 34,002,560 4,900,440 2.92% 3.2%
1969 34,973,782 5,058,181 2.86% 3.22%
1970 35,954,408 5,215,918 2.8% 3.12%
1971 36,937,387 5,374,712 2.73% 3.04%
1972 37,933,929 5,542,445 2.7% 3.12%
1973 38,947,787 5,720,404 2.67% 3.21%
1974 39,952,891 5,908,328 2.58% 3.29%
1975 40,940,005 6,098,658 2.47% 3.22%
1976 41,896,504 6,287,105 2.34% 3.09%
1977 42,843,974 6,449,512 2.26% 2.58%
1978 43,788,976 6,543,575 2.21% 1.46%
1979 44,718,434 6,647,556 2.12% 1.59%
1980 45,650,022 7,041,303 2.08% 5.92%
1981 46,575,855 7,498,635 2.03% 6.49%
1982 47,494,577 7,796,496 1.97% 3.97%
1983 48,423,309 8,098,404 1.96% 3.87%
1984 49,351,708 8,391,488 1.92% 3.62%
1985 50,270,753 8,686,813 1.86% 3.52%
1986 51,177,834 8,982,578 1.8% 3.4%
1987 52,074,105 9,284,644 1.75% 3.36%
1988 52,969,595 9,583,094 1.72% 3.21%
1989 53,848,956 9,864,798 1.66% 2.94%
1990 54,738,329 10,137,281 1.65% 2.76%
1991 55,637,434 10,404,816 1.64% 2.64%
1992 56,528,834 10,702,700 1.6% 2.86%
1993 57,408,198 10,860,288 1.56% 1.47%
1994 58,260,854 10,873,148 1.49% 0.12%
1995 59,098,232 10,974,599 1.44% 0.93%
1996 59,920,064 11,158,360 1.39% 1.67%
1997 60,724,584 11,369,827 1.34% 1.9%
1998 61,522,630 11,594,297 1.31% 1.97%
1999 62,299,043 11,783,458 1.26% 1.63%
2000 63,007,815 11,892,055 1.14% 0.92%
2001 63,651,141 11,971,901 1.02% 0.67%
2002 64,266,437 12,087,653 0.97% 0.97%
2003 64,868,166 12,232,323 0.94% 1.2%
2004 65,452,047 12,365,896 0.9% 1.09%
2005 66,017,420 12,483,432 0.86% 0.95%
2006 66,567,687 12,636,445 0.83% 1.23%
2007 67,102,394 12,804,058 0.8% 1.33%
2008 67,619,830 12,959,149 0.77% 1.21%
2009 68,121,080 13,142,790 0.74% 1.42%
2010 68,579,447 13,356,548 0.67% 1.63%
2011 69,007,208 13,595,424 0.62% 1.79%
2012 69,436,098 13,817,887 0.62% 1.64%
2013 69,845,114 14,013,808 0.59% 1.42%
2014 70,216,367 14,207,359 0.53% 1.38%
2015 70,540,795 14,399,013 0.46% 1.35%
2016 70,859,841 14,600,294 0.45% 1.4%
2017 71,160,187 14,812,482 0.42% 1.45%
2018 71,376,079 15,034,452 0.3% 1.5%
2019 71,522,271 15,271,368 0.2% 1.58%
2020 71,641,484 15,526,888 0.17% 1.67%
2021 71,727,332 15,797,210 0.12% 1.74%
2022 71,735,329 16,069,056 0.01% 1.72%
2023 71,702,435 16,340,822 -0.05% 1.69%
2024 71,668,011 16,634,373 -0.05% 1.8%
2025 71,619,867 16,950,805 -0.07% 1.9%
2026 71,559,621 17,273,591 -0.08% 1.9%
2027 71,488,156 17,600,621 -0.1% 1.89%
2028 71,406,996 17,932,015 -0.11% 1.88%
2029 71,316,195 18,268,967 -0.13% 1.88%
2030 71,215,017 18,610,356 -0.14% 1.87%
2031 71,104,025 18,956,207 -0.16% 1.86%
2032 70,982,286 19,311,368 -0.17% 1.87%
2033 70,847,947 19,675,929 -0.19% 1.89%
2034 70,701,651 20,041,125 -0.21% 1.86%
2035 70,540,884 20,409,159 -0.23% 1.84%
2036 70,366,496 20,778,662 -0.25% 1.81%
2037 70,180,031 21,144,748 -0.26% 1.76%
2038 69,979,034 21,512,919 -0.29% 1.74%
2039 69,763,928 21,881,123 -0.31% 1.71%
2040 69,535,003 22,250,123 -0.33% 1.69%
2041 69,288,477 22,627,428 -0.35% 1.7%
2042 69,025,348 23,000,906 -0.38% 1.65%
2043 68,748,075 23,371,301 -0.4% 1.61%
2044 68,456,533 23,740,630 -0.42% 1.58%
2045 68,150,148 24,102,391 -0.45% 1.52%
2046 67,827,309 24,462,491 -0.47% 1.49%
2047 67,489,358 24,816,449 -0.5% 1.45%
2048 67,136,737 25,168,419 -0.52% 1.42%
2049 66,767,316 25,518,513 -0.55% 1.39%
2050 66,382,732 25,866,397 -0.58% 1.36%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Thailand increased by 4,523,375 people (a 6.85% growth), while Zimbabwe gained 1,915,581 people (a 15.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Thailand gained 1,079,072 (a 1.53% growth), while Zimbabwe's population increased by 2,811,079 (a 19.5% growth).

Thailand was ranked 19th most populous country in 2005 and is 21st in 2025. Zimbabwe was ranked 70th in 2005 and ranked 74th 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 Zimbabwe will increase by 50.3% to 25,866,397 people and rank change from 74th to 65th.

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