South Korea vs Thailand

South Korea vs Thailand: Population growth

Population growth in 2023: -0.04% a year in South Korea and -0.04% a year in Thailand, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Thailand, by 0 percentage points.

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% a year · UN

South Korea vs Thailand: Population growthPopulation growth in 2023: -0.04% a year in South Korea and -0.04% a year in Thailand, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Thailand, by 0 percentage points.
South KoreaThailandUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Thailand has been higher since 2020, when it overtook South Korea.
  • In 2023, South Korea ranked 181 and Thailand ranked 180 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts South Korea at -1.45% 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

YearSouth KoreaThailandWorld
2023-0.04-0.040.87
2022-0.09-0.060.88
2021-0.170.080.8
20200.130.160.9
20190.220.171.03
20180.270.241.07
20170.330.371.13
20160.40.481.17
20150.830.421.18
20140.930.51.22
20130.940.561.23
20120.960.611.27
20110.960.631.26
20100.510.621.27
20090.410.721.28
20080.380.751.28
20070.360.781.28
20060.350.821.28
20050.290.841.27
20040.350.881.28
20030.420.921.29
20020.490.951.3
20010.590.981.33
20000.591.061.35
19990.551.211.35
19980.611.31.37
19970.651.311.39
19960.681.361.42
19950.511.41.45
19940.541.451.47
19930.541.51.52
19920.51.591.57
19910.461.591.63
19901.161.671.76
19891.381.611.78
19881.41.691.79
19871.421.721.84
19861.461.751.83
19851.291.831.8
19841.41.861.8
19831.561.941.78
19821.691.941.86
19811.731.971.82
19801.122.051.8
19791.152.081.79
19781.142.121.74
19771.232.241.75
19761.312.231.78
19751.492.391.8
19741.822.491.88
19731.972.61.94
19722.052.671.97
19712.12.651.97
19702.152.742.06
19692.132.792.06
19682.172.852.09
19672.242.912
19662.062.932.04
19651.732.992.09
19641.992.992.16
19632.232.992.28
19622.342.972.11
19612.492.951.67
19603.092.911.58
19593.272.861.73
19583.362.742
19573.42.792.07
19563.362.781.98
19553.32.752.01
19543.222.721.99
19532.852.671.9
19522.472.661.94
19511.122.631.75
195002.561.74
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearSouth KoreaThailandWorld
2024-0.08-0.43–0.26-0.06-0.26–0.160.86
2025-0.12-0.58–0.35-0.08-0.33–0.170.84
2026-0.14-0.69–0.42-0.09-0.36–0.210.83
2027-0.18-0.8–0.49-0.11-0.42–0.210.81
2028-0.2-0.91–0.53-0.12-0.47–0.210.8
2029-0.23-0.95–0.49-0.13-0.52–0.210.78
2030-0.26-1.07–0.49-0.15-0.57–0.190.76
2031-0.29-1.13–0.47-0.16-0.59–0.220.75
2032-0.33-1.19–0.55-0.18-0.62–0.20.73
2033-0.37-1.25–0.51-0.2-0.65–0.20.72
2034-0.41-1.29–0.51-0.22-0.69–0.210.7
2035-0.45-1.37–0.48-0.24-0.71–0.190.69
2036-0.49-1.48–0.52-0.26-0.74–0.180.67
2037-0.53-1.52–0.47-0.28-0.78–0.170.65
2038-0.57-1.56–0.46-0.3-0.81–0.150.64
2039-0.6-1.65–0.33-0.32-0.87–0.150.62
2040-0.63-1.66–0.42-0.34-0.92–0.150.61
2041-0.67-1.72–0.39-0.37-0.97–0.130.59
2042-0.69-1.77–0.41-0.39-1.01–0.110.57
2043-0.72-1.82–0.39-0.42-1.04–0.10.56
2044-0.77-1.91–0.35-0.44-1.08–0.080.54
2045-0.8-1.96–0.39-0.46-1.09–0.070.52
2046-0.83-2.09–0.34-0.49-1.13–0.040.5
2047-0.88-2.14–0.3-0.51-1.18–0.020.48
2048-0.93-2.15–0.3-0.54-1.22–0.010.46
2049-0.98-2.19–0.28-0.57-1.26–-0.030.44
2050-1.02-2.28–0.27-0.59-1.29–-0.040.42
2051-1.08-2.37–0.2-0.61-1.3–-0.050.4
2052-1.14-2.4–0.19-0.64-1.37–-0.070.38
2053-1.17-2.48–0.2-0.65-1.4–-0.070.36
2054-1.2-2.52–0.19-0.68-1.44–-0.090.34
2055-1.25-2.55–0.21-0.69-1.46–-0.080.33
2056-1.29-2.56–0.17-0.71-1.5–-0.10.31
2057-1.34-2.68–0.21-0.73-1.54–-0.070.3
2058-1.38-2.81–0.19-0.74-1.56–-0.090.28
2059-1.39-2.88–0.13-0.74-1.6–-0.090.27
2060-1.42-2.89–0.16-0.75-1.59–-0.070.25
2061-1.42-2.91–0.15-0.75-1.64–-0.050.24
2062-1.44-2.98–0.16-0.76-1.68–-0.070.23
2063-1.45-3.02–0.12-0.76-1.67–-0.040.22
2064-1.46-3.09–0.21-0.76-1.72–-0.050.21
2065-1.46-3.06–0.22-0.77-1.7–-0.040.2
2066-1.46-3.11–0.23-0.76-1.72–0.010.19
2067-1.47-3.14–0.22-0.77-1.75–0.010.18
2068-1.47-3.13–0.26-0.77-1.79–0.020.17
2069-1.49-3.26–0.21-0.77-1.82–0.040.16
2070-1.5-3.32–0.25-0.77-1.81–0.050.15
2071-1.5-3.34–0.15-0.77-1.86–0.060.14
2072-1.5-3.35–0.21-0.77-1.88–0.060.13
2073-1.49-3.35–0.25-0.77-1.9–0.080.12
2074-1.49-3.45–0.32-0.77-1.92–0.080.1
2075-1.49-3.44–0.34-0.77-1.99–0.090.09
2076-1.49-3.5–0.34-0.77-1.97–0.10.08
2077-1.5-3.53–0.41-0.77-2–0.090.07
2078-1.5-3.55–0.45-0.77-2.04–0.110.06
2079-1.49-3.57–0.47-0.77-2.07–0.110.05
2080-1.5-3.73–0.46-0.77-2.13–0.10.04
2081-1.52-3.81–0.54-0.77-2.12–0.120.03
2082-1.51-3.79–0.5-0.78-2.15–0.110.02
2083-1.52-3.87–0.51-0.78-2.18–0.130.01
2084-1.52-3.88–0.5-0.78-2.25–0.15-0
2085-1.53-4–0.59-0.78-2.24–0.17-0.01
2086-1.54-4.09–0.59-0.78-2.23–0.19-0.02
2087-1.56-4.22–0.59-0.78-2.27–0.18-0.03
2088-1.56-4.21–0.56-0.77-2.29–0.18-0.04
2089-1.57-4.35–0.59-0.78-2.36–0.16-0.05
2090-1.57-4.47–0.6-0.78-2.4–0.2-0.05
2091-1.57-4.49–0.69-0.78-2.5–0.19-0.06
2092-1.57-4.63–0.65-0.78-2.47–0.18-0.07
2093-1.56-4.73–0.7-0.78-2.51–0.23-0.07
2094-1.55-4.77–0.64-0.78-2.48–0.21-0.08
2095-1.54-4.87–0.7-0.77-2.54–0.24-0.09
2096-1.51-4.85–0.71-0.77-2.56–0.27-0.1
2097-1.49-4.79–0.63-0.76-2.56–0.28-0.11
2098-1.48-4.92–0.72-0.76-2.56–0.28-0.11
2099-1.46-4.94–0.77-0.75-2.51–0.3-0.12
2100-1.45-5.06–0.8-0.75-2.53–0.3-0.13

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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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