Russia vs Thailand
Russia vs Thailand: Population
Population in 2023: 145 million people in Russia and 71.7 million people in Thailand, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Russia, by 73.7 million people, or 2.03 times that in Thailand.
people · UN
What the numbers say
- Russia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2023, Russia ranked 9 and Thailand ranked 20 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Russia at 126 million people and Thailand at 45.6 million people in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.
Every year
people · UN
| Year | Russia | Thailand | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 145 million | 71.7 million | 8.09 billion |
| 2022 | 146 million | 71.7 million | 8.02 billion |
| 2021 | 146 million | 71.7 million | 7.95 billion |
| 2020 | 146 million | 71.6 million | 7.89 billion |
| 2019 | 147 million | 71.5 million | 7.81 billion |
| 2018 | 146 million | 71.4 million | 7.73 billion |
| 2017 | 146 million | 71.2 million | 7.65 billion |
| 2016 | 146 million | 70.9 million | 7.56 billion |
| 2015 | 145 million | 70.5 million | 7.47 billion |
| 2014 | 145 million | 70.2 million | 7.38 billion |
| 2013 | 145 million | 69.9 million | 7.29 billion |
| 2012 | 144 million | 69.4 million | 7.2 billion |
| 2011 | 144 million | 69 million | 7.11 billion |
| 2010 | 144 million | 68.6 million | 7.02 billion |
| 2009 | 144 million | 68.1 million | 6.93 billion |
| 2008 | 144 million | 67.6 million | 6.84 billion |
| 2007 | 144 million | 67.1 million | 6.76 billion |
| 2006 | 144 million | 66.6 million | 6.67 billion |
| 2005 | 145 million | 66 million | 6.59 billion |
| 2004 | 145 million | 65.5 million | 6.5 billion |
| 2003 | 146 million | 64.9 million | 6.42 billion |
| 2002 | 146 million | 64.3 million | 6.34 billion |
| 2001 | 146 million | 63.7 million | 6.26 billion |
| 2000 | 147 million | 63 million | 6.17 billion |
| 1999 | 147 million | 62.3 million | 6.09 billion |
| 1998 | 148 million | 61.5 million | 6.01 billion |
| 1997 | 148 million | 60.7 million | 5.93 billion |
| 1996 | 148 million | 59.9 million | 5.84 billion |
| 1995 | 148 million | 59.1 million | 5.76 billion |
| 1994 | 148 million | 58.3 million | 5.68 billion |
| 1993 | 148 million | 57.4 million | 5.59 billion |
| 1992 | 149 million | 56.5 million | 5.51 billion |
| 1991 | 149 million | 55.6 million | 5.42 billion |
| 1990 | 149 million | 54.7 million | 5.33 billion |
| 1989 | 148 million | 53.9 million | 5.23 billion |
| 1988 | 147 million | 53 million | 5.14 billion |
| 1987 | 146 million | 52.1 million | 5.05 billion |
| 1986 | 145 million | 51.2 million | 4.96 billion |
| 1985 | 144 million | 50.3 million | 4.87 billion |
| 1984 | 143 million | 49.4 million | 4.78 billion |
| 1983 | 141 million | 48.4 million | 4.7 billion |
| 1982 | 140 million | 47.5 million | 4.61 billion |
| 1981 | 139 million | 46.6 million | 4.53 billion |
| 1980 | 139 million | 45.7 million | 4.45 billion |
| 1979 | 138 million | 44.7 million | 4.37 billion |
| 1978 | 137 million | 43.8 million | 4.29 billion |
| 1977 | 136 million | 42.8 million | 4.22 billion |
| 1976 | 135 million | 41.9 million | 4.14 billion |
| 1975 | 134 million | 40.9 million | 4.07 billion |
| 1974 | 133 million | 40 million | 4 billion |
| 1973 | 133 million | 39 million | 3.92 billion |
| 1972 | 132 million | 37.9 million | 3.85 billion |
| 1971 | 131 million | 36.9 million | 3.77 billion |
| 1970 | 130 million | 36 million | 3.7 billion |
| 1969 | 130 million | 35 million | 3.62 billion |
| 1968 | 129 million | 34 million | 3.55 billion |
| 1967 | 128 million | 33 million | 3.47 billion |
| 1966 | 128 million | 32.1 million | 3.4 billion |
| 1965 | 127 million | 31.2 million | 3.34 billion |
| 1964 | 126 million | 30.2 million | 3.26 billion |
| 1963 | 124 million | 29.3 million | 3.19 billion |
| 1962 | 123 million | 28.5 million | 3.12 billion |
| 1961 | 122 million | 27.7 million | 3.07 billion |
| 1960 | 120 million | 26.9 million | 3.02 billion |
| 1959 | 118 million | 26.1 million | 2.97 billion |
| 1958 | 117 million | 25.4 million | 2.91 billion |
| 1957 | 115 million | 24.7 million | 2.85 billion |
| 1956 | 113 million | 24 million | 2.8 billion |
| 1955 | 111 million | 23.3 million | 2.74 billion |
| 1954 | 110 million | 22.7 million | 2.69 billion |
| 1953 | 108 million | 22.1 million | 2.63 billion |
| 1952 | 106 million | 21.5 million | 2.58 billion |
| 1951 | 105 million | 21 million | 2.54 billion |
| 1950 | 103 million | 20.4 million | 2.49 billion |
| 1949 | 101 million | 19.9 million | – |
| 1948 | 101 million | 19.3 million | – |
| 1947 | 99.6 million | 18.8 million | – |
| 1946 | 98.7 million | 18.4 million | – |
| 1945 | 97.8 million | 17.9 million | – |
| 1944 | 96.9 million | 17.4 million | – |
| 1943 | 96 million | 17 million | – |
| 1942 | 95.1 million | 16.6 million | – |
| 1941 | 94.3 million | 16.2 million | – |
| 1940 | 93.4 million | 15.8 million | – |
| 1939 | 92.5 million | 15.4 million | – |
| 1938 | 91.7 million | 15.1 million | – |
| 1937 | 90.9 million | 14.7 million | – |
| 1936 | 90 million | 14.4 million | – |
| 1935 | 89.2 million | 14.1 million | – |
| 1934 | 88.4 million | 13.8 million | – |
| 1933 | 87.6 million | 13.5 million | – |
| 1932 | 86.8 million | 13.2 million | – |
| 1931 | 86 million | 12.9 million | – |
| 1930 | 85.2 million | 12.6 million | – |
| 1929 | 84.4 million | 12.3 million | – |
| 1928 | 83.6 million | 12 million | – |
| 1927 | 82.9 million | 11.7 million | – |
| 1926 | 82.1 million | 11.5 million | – |
| 1925 | 81.4 million | 11.2 million | – |
| 1924 | 80.6 million | 10.9 million | – |
| 1923 | 79.9 million | 10.7 million | – |
| 1922 | 79.2 million | 10.4 million | – |
| 1921 | 78.4 million | 10.2 million | – |
| 1920 | 77.7 million | 9.98 million | – |
| 1919 | 77 million | 9.79 million | – |
| 1918 | 76.3 million | 9.62 million | – |
| 1917 | 75.6 million | 9.46 million | – |
| 1916 | 74.9 million | 9.3 million | – |
| 1915 | 74.2 million | 9.15 million | – |
| 1914 | 73.6 million | 9 million | – |
| 1913 | 72.9 million | 8.85 million | – |
| 1912 | 72.3 million | 8.7 million | – |
| 1911 | 71.6 million | 8.56 million | – |
| 1910 | 71 million | 8.43 million | – |
| 1909 | 70.3 million | 8.31 million | – |
| 1908 | 69.7 million | 8.2 million | – |
| 1907 | 69.1 million | 8.09 million | – |
| 1906 | 68.5 million | 7.99 million | – |
| 1905 | 67.8 million | 7.89 million | – |
| 1904 | 67.2 million | 7.79 million | – |
| 1903 | 66.6 million | 7.69 million | – |
| 1902 | 66 million | 7.59 million | – |
| 1901 | 65.4 million | 7.5 million | – |
| 1900 | 64.8 million | 7.41 million | – |
| 1899 | 64.3 million | 7.33 million | – |
| 1898 | 63.7 million | 7.26 million | – |
| 1897 | 63.1 million | 7.19 million | – |
| 1896 | 62.5 million | 7.12 million | – |
| 1895 | 62 million | 7.05 million | – |
| 1894 | 61.4 million | 6.99 million | – |
| 1893 | 60.9 million | 6.92 million | – |
| 1892 | 60.3 million | 6.86 million | – |
| 1891 | 59.8 million | 6.79 million | – |
| 1890 | 59.2 million | 6.73 million | – |
| 1889 | 58.7 million | 6.68 million | – |
| 1888 | 58.2 million | 6.63 million | – |
| 1887 | 57.7 million | 6.58 million | – |
| 1886 | 57.1 million | 6.53 million | – |
| 1885 | 56.6 million | 6.48 million | – |
| 1884 | 56.1 million | 6.43 million | – |
| 1883 | 55.6 million | 6.39 million | – |
| 1882 | 55.1 million | 6.34 million | – |
| 1881 | 54.6 million | 6.29 million | – |
| 1880 | 54.1 million | 6.25 million | – |
| 1879 | 53.6 million | 6.2 million | – |
| 1878 | 53.1 million | 6.15 million | – |
| 1877 | 52.7 million | 6.11 million | – |
| 1876 | 52.2 million | 6.06 million | – |
| 1875 | 51.7 million | 6.02 million | – |
| 1874 | 51.3 million | 5.97 million | – |
| 1873 | 50.8 million | 5.93 million | – |
| 1872 | 50.3 million | 5.89 million | – |
| 1871 | 49.9 million | 5.85 million | – |
| 1870 | 49.5 million | 5.81 million | – |
| 1869 | 49 million | 5.77 million | – |
| 1868 | 48.6 million | 5.74 million | – |
| 1867 | 48.2 million | 5.71 million | – |
| 1866 | 47.7 million | 5.68 million | – |
| 1865 | 47.3 million | 5.65 million | – |
| 1864 | 46.9 million | 5.62 million | – |
| 1863 | 46.5 million | 5.59 million | – |
| 1862 | 46 million | 5.56 million | – |
| 1861 | 45.6 million | 5.54 million | – |
| 1860 | 45.2 million | 5.51 million | – |
| 1859 | 44.8 million | 5.48 million | – |
| 1858 | 44.4 million | 5.45 million | – |
| 1857 | 44 million | 5.42 million | – |
| 1856 | 43.6 million | 5.4 million | – |
| 1855 | 43.2 million | 5.37 million | – |
| 1854 | 42.8 million | 5.34 million | – |
| 1853 | 42.4 million | 5.31 million | – |
| 1852 | 42.1 million | 5.28 million | – |
| 1851 | 41.7 million | 5.26 million | – |
| 1850 | 41.3 million | 5.23 million | – |
| 1849 | 40.9 million | 5.21 million | – |
| 1848 | 40.5 million | 5.19 million | – |
| 1847 | 40.2 million | 5.17 million | – |
| 1846 | 39.8 million | 5.15 million | – |
| 1845 | 39.4 million | 5.13 million | – |
| 1844 | 39.1 million | 5.11 million | – |
| 1843 | 38.7 million | 5.09 million | – |
| 1842 | 38.4 million | 5.07 million | – |
| 1841 | 38 million | 5.05 million | – |
| 1840 | 37.7 million | 5.04 million | – |
| 1839 | 37.3 million | 5.02 million | – |
| 1838 | 37 million | 5 million | – |
| 1837 | 36.7 million | 4.98 million | – |
| 1836 | 36.3 million | 4.96 million | – |
| 1835 | 36 million | 4.94 million | – |
| 1834 | 35.7 million | 4.92 million | – |
| 1833 | 35.3 million | 4.9 million | – |
| 1832 | 35 million | 4.88 million | – |
| 1831 | 34.7 million | 4.87 million | – |
| 1830 | 34.4 million | 4.85 million | – |
| 1829 | 34.1 million | 4.83 million | – |
| 1828 | 33.8 million | 4.81 million | – |
| 1827 | 33.5 million | 4.79 million | – |
| 1826 | 33.3 million | 4.77 million | – |
| 1825 | 33 million | 4.76 million | – |
| 1824 | 32.8 million | 4.74 million | – |
| 1823 | 32.6 million | 4.72 million | – |
| 1822 | 32.4 million | 4.7 million | – |
| 1821 | 32.2 million | 4.67 million | – |
| 1820 | 32.1 million | 4.62 million | – |
| 1819 | 31.9 million | 4.55 million | – |
| 1818 | 31.8 million | 4.47 million | – |
| 1817 | 31.7 million | 4.37 million | – |
| 1816 | 31.6 million | 4.27 million | – |
| 1815 | 31.5 million | 4.18 million | – |
| 1814 | 31.4 million | 4.09 million | – |
| 1813 | 31.4 million | 4 million | – |
| 1812 | 31.3 million | 3.91 million | – |
| 1811 | 31.3 million | 3.83 million | – |
| 1810 | 31.3 million | 3.74 million | – |
| 1809 | 31.3 million | 3.66 million | – |
| 1808 | 31.3 million | 3.58 million | – |
| 1807 | 31.3 million | 3.5 million | – |
| 1806 | 31.3 million | 3.43 million | – |
| 1805 | 31.3 million | 3.35 million | – |
| 1804 | 31.3 million | 3.28 million | – |
| 1803 | 31.3 million | 3.21 million | – |
| 1802 | 31.3 million | 3.14 million | – |
| 1801 | 31.3 million | 3.07 million | – |
| 1800 | 31.3 million | 3 million | – |
- 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Russia | Thailand | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 145 million145 million–145 million | 71.7 million71.6 million–71.7 million | 8.16 billion |
| 2025 | 144 million143 million–145 million | 71.6 million71.4 million–71.9 million | 8.23 billion |
| 2026 | 143 million142 million–145 million | 71.6 million71.2 million–72 million | 8.3 billion |
| 2027 | 143 million141 million–145 million | 71.5 million70.9 million–72.1 million | 8.37 billion |
| 2028 | 143 million140 million–145 million | 71.4 million70.7 million–72.2 million | 8.44 billion |
| 2029 | 142 million140 million–145 million | 71.3 million70.3 million–72.3 million | 8.5 billion |
| 2030 | 142 million139 million–145 million | 71.2 million70 million–72.4 million | 8.57 billion |
| 2031 | 142 million138 million–145 million | 71.1 million69.6 million–72.6 million | 8.63 billion |
| 2032 | 141 million137 million–145 million | 71 million69.2 million–72.7 million | 8.7 billion |
| 2033 | 141 million136 million–145 million | 70.9 million68.8 million–72.8 million | 8.76 billion |
| 2034 | 140 million136 million–145 million | 70.7 million68.4 million–72.9 million | 8.82 billion |
| 2035 | 140 million135 million–146 million | 70.5 million68 million–72.9 million | 8.89 billion |
| 2036 | 140 million134 million–146 million | 70.4 million67.5 million–73 million | 8.95 billion |
| 2037 | 139 million133 million–146 million | 70.2 million67 million–73.1 million | 9.01 billion |
| 2038 | 139 million132 million–146 million | 70 million66.6 million–73.2 million | 9.06 billion |
| 2039 | 139 million131 million–146 million | 69.8 million66 million–73.2 million | 9.12 billion |
| 2040 | 138 million131 million–146 million | 69.5 million65.5 million–73.3 million | 9.18 billion |
| 2041 | 138 million130 million–146 million | 69.3 million64.9 million–73.3 million | 9.23 billion |
| 2042 | 138 million129 million–147 million | 69 million64.4 million–73.3 million | 9.29 billion |
| 2043 | 138 million128 million–147 million | 68.8 million63.8 million–73.4 million | 9.34 billion |
| 2044 | 137 million128 million–147 million | 68.5 million63.2 million–73.4 million | 9.39 billion |
| 2045 | 137 million127 million–148 million | 68.2 million62.5 million–73.4 million | 9.44 billion |
| 2046 | 137 million126 million–148 million | 67.8 million61.9 million–73.3 million | 9.49 billion |
| 2047 | 137 million125 million–149 million | 67.5 million61.3 million–73.2 million | 9.54 billion |
| 2048 | 137 million125 million–149 million | 67.1 million60.5 million–73.1 million | 9.58 billion |
| 2049 | 136 million124 million–149 million | 66.8 million59.8 million–73 million | 9.62 billion |
| 2050 | 136 million123 million–149 million | 66.4 million59.1 million–72.8 million | 9.66 billion |
| 2051 | 136 million122 million–149 million | 66 million58.4 million–72.7 million | 9.7 billion |
| 2052 | 136 million122 million–150 million | 65.6 million57.8 million–72.6 million | 9.74 billion |
| 2053 | 135 million121 million–150 million | 65.2 million57 million–72.5 million | 9.78 billion |
| 2054 | 135 million120 million–150 million | 64.7 million56.2 million–72.4 million | 9.81 billion |
| 2055 | 135 million119 million–150 million | 64.3 million55.3 million–72.3 million | 9.85 billion |
| 2056 | 134 million118 million–150 million | 63.8 million54.5 million–72.2 million | 9.88 billion |
| 2057 | 134 million117 million–150 million | 63.4 million53.7 million–72 million | 9.91 billion |
| 2058 | 134 million117 million–151 million | 62.9 million53 million–71.9 million | 9.94 billion |
| 2059 | 133 million116 million–151 million | 62.4 million52.3 million–71.8 million | 9.96 billion |
| 2060 | 133 million115 million–151 million | 62 million51.6 million–71.6 million | 9.99 billion |
| 2061 | 133 million114 million–151 million | 61.5 million51 million–71.5 million | 10 billion |
| 2062 | 132 million113 million–151 million | 61.1 million50.2 million–71.5 million | 10 billion |
| 2063 | 132 million112 million–152 million | 60.6 million49.4 million–71.4 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2064 | 132 million111 million–152 million | 60.1 million48.7 million–71.2 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2065 | 131 million111 million–152 million | 59.7 million47.9 million–71 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2066 | 131 million110 million–152 million | 59.2 million47.2 million–71 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2067 | 131 million109 million–153 million | 58.8 million46.5 million–70.9 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2068 | 130 million108 million–153 million | 58.3 million45.8 million–70.8 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2069 | 130 million107 million–153 million | 57.9 million45.1 million–70.8 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2070 | 130 million107 million–154 million | 57.4 million44.3 million–70.8 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2071 | 129 million106 million–154 million | 57 million43.4 million–70.6 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2072 | 129 million105 million–155 million | 56.5 million42.6 million–70.5 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2073 | 129 million104 million–155 million | 56.1 million41.9 million–70.5 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2074 | 129 million104 million–155 million | 55.7 million41.2 million–70.5 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2075 | 129 million103 million–156 million | 55.3 million40.4 million–70.5 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2076 | 128 million102 million–156 million | 54.8 million39.6 million–70.5 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2077 | 128 million101 million–157 million | 54.4 million38.8 million–70.5 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2078 | 128 million101 million–157 million | 54 million37.9 million–70.5 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2079 | 128 million100 million–158 million | 53.6 million37.1 million–70.5 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2080 | 128 million99.2 million–158 million | 53.2 million36.3 million–70.5 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2081 | 128 million98.3 million–159 million | 52.8 million35.6 million–70.4 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2082 | 128 million97.6 million–159 million | 52.4 million34.8 million–70.3 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2083 | 128 million97 million–159 million | 52 million34.2 million–70.3 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2084 | 128 million96.5 million–160 million | 51.5 million33.7 million–70.3 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2085 | 127 million95.9 million–161 million | 51.1 million33 million–70.2 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2086 | 127 million95.2 million–162 million | 50.8 million32.3 million–70.2 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2087 | 127 million94.4 million–163 million | 50.4 million31.7 million–70.3 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2088 | 127 million93.6 million–163 million | 50 million31.1 million–70.3 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2089 | 127 million93 million–164 million | 49.6 million30.3 million–70.3 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2090 | 127 million92.3 million–165 million | 49.2 million29.6 million–70.2 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2091 | 127 million91.8 million–165 million | 48.8 million29 million–70.1 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2092 | 127 million91.4 million–166 million | 48.4 million28.2 million–70.2 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2093 | 127 million90.9 million–167 million | 48.1 million27.6 million–70.3 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2094 | 127 million90.4 million–168 million | 47.7 million26.9 million–70.3 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2095 | 127 million89.8 million–169 million | 47.3 million26.3 million–70.4 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2096 | 127 million89.1 million–169 million | 47 million25.8 million–70.5 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2097 | 127 million88.3 million–170 million | 46.6 million25.3 million–70.6 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2098 | 127 million87.6 million–171 million | 46.3 million24.8 million–70.7 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2099 | 127 million86.8 million–171 million | 45.9 million24.3 million–70.7 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2100 | 126 million86.1 million–172 million | 45.6 million23.7 million–70.8 million | 10.2 billion |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
- 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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Russia vs Thailand
Health
- Life expectancyRussia: 73.2 years in 2023Thailand: 76.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityRussia: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024Thailand: 0.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityRussia: 3.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023Thailand: 6.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionRussia: 3.71% in 2017Thailand: 3.09% in 2017
- Suicide rateRussia: 25.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Thailand: 10.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- Population growthRussia: -0.32% a year in 2023Thailand: -0.04% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateRussia: 1.45 births per woman in 2023Thailand: 1.21 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationRussia: 75.3% in 2025Thailand: 62.8% in 2025
- Median ageRussia: 39.5 years in 2023Thailand: 39.7 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overRussia: 16.6% in 2023Thailand: 14.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateRussia: 0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Thailand: 0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingRussia: 7.5% of GDP in 2025Thailand: 1.04% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsRussia: $158B in 2025Thailand: $5.57B in 2025
- Military spending per personRussia: $1,318 in 2025Thailand: $84 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingRussia: 19.8% of government spending in 2025Thailand: 4.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelRussia: 1.45 million people in 2020Thailand: 455,000 people in 2020
- National powerRussia: 3.82% of world capability in 2022Thailand: 0.79% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersRussia: 1.98% of the labour force in 2020Thailand: 1.13% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsRussia: 129 million TIV in 2025Thailand: 33 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsRussia: 1.94 billion TIV in 2025Thailand: 15 million TIV in 2024