China vs Thailand

China vs Thailand: Population growth

Population growth in 2023: -0.24% a year in China and -0.04% a year in Thailand, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Thailand, by 0.2 percentage points.

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% a year · UN

China vs Thailand: Population growthPopulation growth in 2023: -0.24% a year in China and -0.04% a year in Thailand, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Thailand, by 0.2 percentage points.
ChinaThailandUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Thailand has been higher since 2020, when it overtook China.
  • In 2023, China ranked 189 and Thailand ranked 180 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts China at -1.68% a year and Thailand at -0.75% a year in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 0.87% a year in 2023.

Every year

% a year · UN

YearChinaThailandWorld
2023-0.24-0.040.87
2022-0.13-0.060.88
2021-0.050.080.8
20200.090.160.9
20190.270.171.03
20180.370.241.07
20170.580.371.13
20160.610.481.17
20150.530.421.18
20140.650.51.22
20130.640.561.23
20120.740.611.27
20110.620.631.26
20100.660.621.27
20090.680.721.28
20080.620.751.28
20070.590.781.28
20060.590.821.28
20050.630.841.27
20040.580.881.28
20030.590.921.29
20020.60.951.3
20010.670.981.33
20000.771.061.35
19990.721.211.35
19980.761.31.37
19970.791.311.39
19960.861.361.42
19950.911.41.45
19940.921.451.47
19931.021.51.52
19921.121.591.57
19911.221.591.63
19901.741.671.76
19891.681.611.78
19881.651.691.79
19871.791.721.84
19861.71.751.83
19851.561.831.8
19841.471.861.8
19831.381.941.78
19821.651.941.86
19811.51.971.82
19801.442.051.8
19791.42.081.79
19781.322.121.74
19771.332.241.75
19761.482.231.78
19751.612.391.8
19741.872.491.88
19732.112.61.94
19722.232.671.97
19712.372.651.97
19702.612.742.06
19692.62.792.06
19682.752.852.09
19672.442.912
19662.522.932.04
19652.662.992.09
19642.552.992.16
19633.292.992.28
19622.472.972.11
19610.332.951.67
1960-0.032.911.58
19590.672.861.73
19581.952.742
19572.42.792.07
19562.022.781.98
19552.252.752.01
19542.252.721.99
19532.052.671.9
19522.312.661.94
19511.762.631.75
19501.792.561.74
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearChinaThailandWorld
2024-0.22-0.42–-0.02-0.06-0.26–0.160.86
2025-0.23-0.46–-0.02-0.08-0.33–0.170.84
2026-0.22-0.45–0.01-0.09-0.36–0.210.83
2027-0.24-0.5–-0.01-0.11-0.42–0.210.81
2028-0.26-0.54–-0.01-0.12-0.47–0.210.8
2029-0.29-0.58–-0.03-0.13-0.52–0.210.78
2030-0.3-0.6–-0.04-0.15-0.57–0.190.76
2031-0.33-0.64–-0.04-0.16-0.59–0.220.75
2032-0.35-0.68–-0.03-0.18-0.62–0.20.73
2033-0.37-0.71–-0.05-0.2-0.65–0.20.72
2034-0.39-0.74–-0.06-0.22-0.69–0.210.7
2035-0.41-0.78–-0.07-0.24-0.71–0.190.69
2036-0.42-0.81–-0.08-0.26-0.74–0.180.67
2037-0.44-0.84–-0.08-0.28-0.78–0.170.65
2038-0.46-0.88–-0.09-0.3-0.81–0.150.64
2039-0.48-0.9–-0.12-0.32-0.87–0.150.62
2040-0.5-0.95–-0.12-0.34-0.92–0.150.61
2041-0.52-0.98–-0.12-0.37-0.97–0.130.59
2042-0.54-1–-0.14-0.39-1.01–0.110.57
2043-0.56-1.04–-0.17-0.42-1.04–0.10.56
2044-0.59-1.08–-0.18-0.44-1.08–0.080.54
2045-0.62-1.14–-0.21-0.46-1.09–0.070.52
2046-0.66-1.15–-0.25-0.49-1.13–0.040.5
2047-0.69-1.2–-0.29-0.51-1.18–0.020.48
2048-0.73-1.24–-0.32-0.54-1.22–0.010.46
2049-0.78-1.29–-0.35-0.57-1.26–-0.030.44
2050-0.82-1.36–-0.4-0.59-1.29–-0.040.42
2051-0.87-1.4–-0.46-0.61-1.3–-0.050.4
2052-0.92-1.45–-0.48-0.64-1.37–-0.070.38
2053-0.97-1.5–-0.52-0.65-1.4–-0.070.36
2054-1.01-1.56–-0.57-0.68-1.44–-0.090.34
2055-1.06-1.59–-0.6-0.69-1.46–-0.080.33
2056-1.1-1.65–-0.63-0.71-1.5–-0.10.31
2057-1.14-1.69–-0.67-0.73-1.54–-0.070.3
2058-1.17-1.71–-0.68-0.74-1.56–-0.090.28
2059-1.2-1.75–-0.72-0.74-1.6–-0.090.27
2060-1.23-1.8–-0.71-0.75-1.59–-0.070.25
2061-1.25-1.81–-0.74-0.75-1.64–-0.050.24
2062-1.26-1.83–-0.73-0.76-1.68–-0.070.23
2063-1.27-1.87–-0.73-0.76-1.67–-0.040.22
2064-1.28-1.9–-0.75-0.76-1.72–-0.050.21
2065-1.29-1.91–-0.75-0.77-1.7–-0.040.2
2066-1.29-1.92–-0.71-0.76-1.72–0.010.19
2067-1.3-1.96–-0.73-0.77-1.75–0.010.18
2068-1.3-1.97–-0.71-0.77-1.79–0.020.17
2069-1.3-1.98–-0.7-0.77-1.82–0.040.16
2070-1.3-2.02–-0.69-0.77-1.81–0.050.15
2071-1.31-2.05–-0.67-0.77-1.86–0.060.14
2072-1.32-2.09–-0.68-0.77-1.88–0.060.13
2073-1.34-2.09–-0.65-0.77-1.9–0.080.12
2074-1.35-2.15–-0.64-0.77-1.92–0.080.1
2075-1.37-2.19–-0.67-0.77-1.99–0.090.09
2076-1.39-2.25–-0.68-0.77-1.97–0.10.08
2077-1.41-2.29–-0.7-0.77-2–0.090.07
2078-1.43-2.36–-0.69-0.77-2.04–0.110.06
2079-1.46-2.4–-0.73-0.77-2.07–0.110.05
2080-1.49-2.44–-0.75-0.77-2.13–0.10.04
2081-1.51-2.44–-0.76-0.77-2.12–0.120.03
2082-1.52-2.49–-0.76-0.78-2.15–0.110.02
2083-1.54-2.56–-0.77-0.78-2.18–0.130.01
2084-1.56-2.6–-0.78-0.78-2.25–0.15-0
2085-1.57-2.64–-0.78-0.78-2.24–0.17-0.01
2086-1.57-2.64–-0.8-0.78-2.23–0.19-0.02
2087-1.58-2.66–-0.81-0.78-2.27–0.18-0.03
2088-1.58-2.64–-0.8-0.77-2.29–0.18-0.04
2089-1.59-2.68–-0.77-0.78-2.36–0.16-0.05
2090-1.59-2.71–-0.77-0.78-2.4–0.2-0.05
2091-1.59-2.77–-0.77-0.78-2.5–0.19-0.06
2092-1.59-2.79–-0.76-0.78-2.47–0.18-0.07
2093-1.6-2.78–-0.73-0.78-2.51–0.23-0.07
2094-1.61-2.85–-0.75-0.78-2.48–0.21-0.08
2095-1.62-2.9–-0.74-0.77-2.54–0.24-0.09
2096-1.63-2.99–-0.76-0.77-2.56–0.27-0.1
2097-1.64-3.07–-0.73-0.76-2.56–0.28-0.11
2098-1.65-3.12–-0.69-0.76-2.56–0.28-0.11
2099-1.67-3.22–-0.69-0.75-2.51–0.3-0.12
2100-1.68-3.24–-0.67-0.75-2.53–0.3-0.13

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Good to know

  • How fast the population grew or shrank in a year: births minus deaths, plus people moving in minus people moving out.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
  • Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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