Thailand vs Vietnam
Thailand vs Vietnam: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: 0.3 per 1,000 people in Thailand and -0.8 per 1,000 people in Vietnam, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Thailand, by 1.1 per 1,000 people.
per 1,000 people · UN
What the numbers say
- Thailand has been higher since 2019, when it overtook Vietnam.
- In 2023, Thailand ranked 91 and Vietnam ranked 148 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Thailand at 0.9 per 1,000 people and Vietnam at -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | Thailand | Vietnam |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.3 | -0.8 |
| 2022 | 0.3 | -0.8 |
| 2021 | -0 | -0.1 |
| 2020 | 0.5 | -0.1 |
| 2019 | 0.1 | -0 |
| 2018 | 0.2 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0.9 | 1.5 |
| 2016 | 1.6 | 1.8 |
| 2015 | 0.5 | -0.1 |
| 2014 | 0.8 | -0.1 |
| 2013 | 1 | -0.1 |
| 2012 | 1.1 | -0.1 |
| 2011 | 1 | -0.1 |
| 2010 | 0.8 | -0.1 |
| 2009 | 1.6 | -0.2 |
| 2008 | 1.6 | 6.7 |
| 2007 | 1.5 | 6.3 |
| 2006 | 1.5 | 5.9 |
| 2005 | 1.5 | -2.6 |
| 2004 | 1.6 | -2.7 |
| 2003 | 1.6 | -2.7 |
| 2002 | 1.6 | -2.5 |
| 2001 | 1.5 | -2.3 |
| 2000 | 1.9 | -1.9 |
| 1999 | 2.8 | -0.2 |
| 1998 | 3 | 1.4 |
| 1997 | 2.5 | 0.7 |
| 1996 | 2.5 | -0.7 |
| 1995 | 2.5 | -0.7 |
| 1994 | 2.3 | -0.7 |
| 1993 | 2.1 | -1 |
| 1992 | 2.5 | -1 |
| 1991 | 2.2 | -1.1 |
| 1990 | 2.8 | -0.9 |
| 1989 | 1.7 | -1.6 |
| 1988 | 2.4 | -1.3 |
| 1987 | 2.4 | -2.1 |
| 1986 | 2.2 | -2.7 |
| 1985 | 2.8 | -2.1 |
| 1984 | 2.8 | -1.7 |
| 1983 | 3 | -1.7 |
| 1982 | 2.1 | -2 |
| 1981 | 1.7 | -2 |
| 1980 | 1.9 | -1.4 |
| 1979 | 1.9 | -6.6 |
| 1978 | 1.9 | -0.1 |
| 1977 | 2.1 | 1 |
| 1976 | 1 | -0 |
| 1975 | 1.6 | -0 |
| 1974 | 1.8 | -0.8 |
| 1973 | 2.1 | -0.4 |
| 1972 | 1.9 | -0 |
| 1971 | 1.2 | 1.8 |
| 1970 | 1.4 | 0 |
| 1969 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 1968 | 0.4 | 0 |
| 1967 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 1966 | 0.4 | 0 |
| 1965 | 0.7 | -0 |
| 1964 | 0.6 | -0.2 |
| 1963 | 0.6 | 0 |
| 1962 | 0.6 | 0 |
| 1961 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 1960 | 0.3 | 0 |
| 1959 | -0.1 | 0 |
| 1958 | -1.1 | 0 |
| 1957 | -0.4 | 0 |
| 1956 | -0.3 | 0 |
| 1955 | -0.3 | 0 |
| 1954 | -0.3 | 0 |
| 1953 | -0.4 | 0 |
| 1952 | 0.1 | 0 |
| 1951 | 0.4 | 0 |
| 1950 | 0.5 | 0 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Thailand | Vietnam |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.3-0.6–1.2 | -0.6-3.8–2.5 |
| 2025 | 0.4-0.9–1.6 | -0.5-4.3–2.9 |
| 2026 | 0.4-1.1–1.9 | -0.5-4.8–3.3 |
| 2027 | 0.5-1.2–2.1 | -0.4-4.7–3.4 |
| 2028 | 0.5-1.4–2.3 | -0.4-4.6–3.5 |
| 2029 | 0.6-1.5–2.4 | -0.4-4.6–3.6 |
| 2030 | 0.6-1.6–2.8 | -0.2-4.6–3.7 |
| 2031 | 0.7-1.7–2.9 | -0.3-4.2–3.6 |
| 2032 | 0.7-1.8–2.9 | -0.3-4.7–3.9 |
| 2033 | 0.7-1.9–3 | -0.4-4.6–3.6 |
| 2034 | 0.7-1.9–3.3 | -0.3-4.5–3.6 |
| 2035 | 0.7-1.9–3.3 | -0.3-4.5–3.3 |
| 2036 | 0.8-2.1–3.3 | -0.4-4.6–3.5 |
| 2037 | 0.8-2.1–3.2 | -0.3-4.5–3.4 |
| 2038 | 0.8-2–3.3 | -0.3-4.7–3.6 |
| 2039 | 0.9-2.1–3.4 | -0.3-4.6–3.6 |
| 2040 | 0.9-2.2–3.4 | -0.3-4.6–3.6 |
| 2041 | 0.8-2.3–3.4 | -0.3-4.7–3.6 |
| 2042 | 0.9-2.3–3.5 | -0.3-4.3–3.6 |
| 2043 | 0.9-2.4–3.4 | -0.3-4.4–3.4 |
| 2044 | 1-2.4–3.6 | -0.3-4.5–3.6 |
| 2045 | 1-2.4–3.6 | -0.3-4.3–3.7 |
| 2046 | 1-2.4–3.6 | -0.3-4.4–3.9 |
| 2047 | 1-2.3–3.6 | -0.3-4.6–3.9 |
| 2048 | 1-2.4–3.8 | -0.3-4.6–3.8 |
| 2049 | 1-2.5–3.6 | -0.3-4.7–3.6 |
| 2050 | 1-2.8–3.7 | -0.3-4.5–3.6 |
| 2051 | 1-2.6–3.6 | -0.4-4.5–3.7 |
| 2052 | 0.9-2.8–3.7 | -0.3-4.7–3.8 |
| 2053 | 1-2.6–3.9 | -0.3-4.5–3.7 |
| 2054 | 0.9-2.8–3.9 | -0.3-4.7–3.7 |
| 2055 | 1-2.7–3.9 | -0.3-4.4–3.9 |
| 2056 | 1-2.7–3.9 | -0.2-4.4–3.8 |
| 2057 | 1-2.8–3.8 | -0.3-4.5–3.3 |
| 2058 | 1-2.7–3.8 | -0.3-4.6–3.3 |
| 2059 | 1-2.6–4.1 | -0.3-4.6–3.6 |
| 2060 | 1-2.8–3.9 | -0.2-4.5–3.6 |
| 2061 | 1.1-2.8–4 | -0.3-4.8–3.7 |
| 2062 | 1-2.9–3.9 | -0.3-4.5–3.5 |
| 2063 | 1.1-3.1–4.1 | -0.3-4.6–3.5 |
| 2064 | 1.1-3.2–4 | -0.2-4.5–3.7 |
| 2065 | 1-3.2–3.9 | -0.3-4.4–3.7 |
| 2066 | 1.1-3–4.1 | -0.3-4.6–3.6 |
| 2067 | 1.1-3.1–4 | -0.3-4.5–3.6 |
| 2068 | 1-2.9–4.2 | -0.2-4.7–3.7 |
| 2069 | 1.1-3.1–4.2 | -0.2-4.7–3.8 |
| 2070 | 1-2.9–4.2 | -0.2-4.5–3.9 |
| 2071 | 1.1-3.1–4.5 | -0.2-4.8–3.8 |
| 2072 | 1-3.2–4.4 | -0.3-4.6–3.8 |
| 2073 | 1-3.4–4.2 | -0.3-4.8–3.7 |
| 2074 | 1-3.3–4.3 | -0.2-4.5–3.7 |
| 2075 | 1.1-3.4–4.2 | -0.2-4.6–3.8 |
| 2076 | 1.1-3.1–4.2 | -0.2-4.4–4 |
| 2077 | 1.1-3.2–4.3 | -0.3-4.8–3.6 |
| 2078 | 1.1-3.2–4.4 | -0.2-4.8–3.9 |
| 2079 | 1-3–4.3 | -0.3-4.7–4 |
| 2080 | 1-3.4–4.3 | -0.3-4.7–3.9 |
| 2081 | 1.1-3.2–4.2 | -0.3-4.8–3.8 |
| 2082 | 1-3.3–4.2 | -0.3-4.8–3.7 |
| 2083 | 1-3.4–4.1 | -0.2-5–3.9 |
| 2084 | 1-3.3–4 | -0.2-4.9–3.9 |
| 2085 | 1-3.4–4.2 | -0.2-4.7–4 |
| 2086 | 1.1-3.3–4.1 | -0.2-4.9–3.9 |
| 2087 | 1.1-3.5–4.2 | -0.3-5–3.7 |
| 2088 | 1.1-3.2–4.1 | -0.2-4.7–3.9 |
| 2089 | 1-3.3–4.1 | -0.3-4.8–3.6 |
| 2090 | 1-3.4–4.3 | -0.3-4.7–3.7 |
| 2091 | 1-3.1–4.3 | -0.3-4.7–3.6 |
| 2092 | 1-3.3–4.3 | -0.2-4.7–3.8 |
| 2093 | 1-3.4–4.3 | -0.2-4.7–3.6 |
| 2094 | 1-3.4–4.3 | -0.2-4.7–3.8 |
| 2095 | 0.9-3.5–4.2 | -0.2-5–3.7 |
| 2096 | 0.9-3.3–4.3 | -0.3-5.1–3.6 |
| 2097 | 1-3.7–4.4 | -0.3-4.8–3.5 |
| 2098 | 1-3.4–4.3 | -0.4-5–3.6 |
| 2099 | 1-3.5–4.3 | -0.3-5.1–3.5 |
| 2100 | 0.9-3.7–4.2 | -0.3-5.3–3.8 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- People moving in minus people moving out in a year, per 1,000 residents; below zero, more left than arrived.
- 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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Thailand vs Vietnam
Health
- Life expectancyThailand: 76.4 years in 2023Vietnam: 74.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityThailand: 0.9 per 100 live births in 2024Vietnam: 1.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityThailand: 6.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Vietnam: 15.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionThailand: 3.09% in 2017Vietnam: 2.88% in 2017
- Suicide rateThailand: 10.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Vietnam: 7.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationThailand: 71.7 million people in 2023Vietnam: 100 million people in 2023
- Population growthThailand: -0.04% a year in 2023Vietnam: 0.64% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateThailand: 1.21 births per woman in 2023Vietnam: 1.91 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationThailand: 62.8% in 2025Vietnam: 38.8% in 2025
- Median ageThailand: 39.7 years in 2023Vietnam: 32.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overThailand: 14.7% in 2023Vietnam: 8.6% in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingThailand: 1.04% of GDP in 2025Vietnam: 2.15% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsThailand: $5.57B in 2025Vietnam: $10.9B in 2025
- Military spending per personThailand: $84 in 2025Vietnam: $104 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingThailand: 4.4% of government spending in 2025Vietnam: 9.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelThailand: 455,000 people in 2020Vietnam: 522,000 people in 2020
- National powerThailand: 0.79% of world capability in 2022Vietnam: 1.11% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersThailand: 1.13% of the labour force in 2020Vietnam: 0.95% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsThailand: 33 million TIV in 2025Vietnam: 177 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsThailand: 15 million TIV in 2024Vietnam: 10 million TIV in 2018