Thailand
Population in Thailand
Population in Thailand: 20.4 million people in 1950 and 71.7 million people in 2023, by UN estimates.
- Latest, 2023
- 71.7 million people
- Since 1950
- +51.3 million people
- Rank, 2023
- 20 of 229
- counting from the highest
- World, 2023
- 8.09 billion people
- Projected, 2100
- 45.6 million people
- UN projection (medium variant)
people · UN
What the numbers say
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 45.6 million people in 2100, between 23.7 million people and 70.8 million people (95% prediction interval).
- The highest was 71.7 million people in 2022, the lowest 20.4 million people in 1950.
- Older estimates from HYDE and Gapminder reach back to 1800: 3 million people.
Every year
people · UN
| Year | Thailand | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 71.7 million | 8.09 billion |
| 2022 | 71.7 million | 8.02 billion |
| 2021 | 71.7 million | 7.95 billion |
| 2020 | 71.6 million | 7.89 billion |
| 2019 | 71.5 million | 7.81 billion |
| 2018 | 71.4 million | 7.73 billion |
| 2017 | 71.2 million | 7.65 billion |
| 2016 | 70.9 million | 7.56 billion |
| 2015 | 70.5 million | 7.47 billion |
| 2014 | 70.2 million | 7.38 billion |
| 2013 | 69.9 million | 7.29 billion |
| 2012 | 69.4 million | 7.2 billion |
| 2011 | 69 million | 7.11 billion |
| 2010 | 68.6 million | 7.02 billion |
| 2009 | 68.1 million | 6.93 billion |
| 2008 | 67.6 million | 6.84 billion |
| 2007 | 67.1 million | 6.76 billion |
| 2006 | 66.6 million | 6.67 billion |
| 2005 | 66 million | 6.59 billion |
| 2004 | 65.5 million | 6.5 billion |
| 2003 | 64.9 million | 6.42 billion |
| 2002 | 64.3 million | 6.34 billion |
| 2001 | 63.7 million | 6.26 billion |
| 2000 | 63 million | 6.17 billion |
| 1999 | 62.3 million | 6.09 billion |
| 1998 | 61.5 million | 6.01 billion |
| 1997 | 60.7 million | 5.93 billion |
| 1996 | 59.9 million | 5.84 billion |
| 1995 | 59.1 million | 5.76 billion |
| 1994 | 58.3 million | 5.68 billion |
| 1993 | 57.4 million | 5.59 billion |
| 1992 | 56.5 million | 5.51 billion |
| 1991 | 55.6 million | 5.42 billion |
| 1990 | 54.7 million | 5.33 billion |
| 1989 | 53.9 million | 5.23 billion |
| 1988 | 53 million | 5.14 billion |
| 1987 | 52.1 million | 5.05 billion |
| 1986 | 51.2 million | 4.96 billion |
| 1985 | 50.3 million | 4.87 billion |
| 1984 | 49.4 million | 4.78 billion |
| 1983 | 48.4 million | 4.7 billion |
| 1982 | 47.5 million | 4.61 billion |
| 1981 | 46.6 million | 4.53 billion |
| 1980 | 45.7 million | 4.45 billion |
| 1979 | 44.7 million | 4.37 billion |
| 1978 | 43.8 million | 4.29 billion |
| 1977 | 42.8 million | 4.22 billion |
| 1976 | 41.9 million | 4.14 billion |
| 1975 | 40.9 million | 4.07 billion |
| 1974 | 40 million | 4 billion |
| 1973 | 39 million | 3.92 billion |
| 1972 | 37.9 million | 3.85 billion |
| 1971 | 36.9 million | 3.77 billion |
| 1970 | 36 million | 3.7 billion |
| 1969 | 35 million | 3.62 billion |
| 1968 | 34 million | 3.55 billion |
| 1967 | 33 million | 3.47 billion |
| 1966 | 32.1 million | 3.4 billion |
| 1965 | 31.2 million | 3.34 billion |
| 1964 | 30.2 million | 3.26 billion |
| 1963 | 29.3 million | 3.19 billion |
| 1962 | 28.5 million | 3.12 billion |
| 1961 | 27.7 million | 3.07 billion |
| 1960 | 26.9 million | 3.02 billion |
| 1959 | 26.1 million | 2.97 billion |
| 1958 | 25.4 million | 2.91 billion |
| 1957 | 24.7 million | 2.85 billion |
| 1956 | 24 million | 2.8 billion |
| 1955 | 23.3 million | 2.74 billion |
| 1954 | 22.7 million | 2.69 billion |
| 1953 | 22.1 million | 2.63 billion |
| 1952 | 21.5 million | 2.58 billion |
| 1951 | 21 million | 2.54 billion |
| 1950 | 20.4 million | 2.49 billion |
| 1949 | 19.9 million | – |
| 1948 | 19.3 million | – |
| 1947 | 18.8 million | – |
| 1946 | 18.4 million | – |
| 1945 | 17.9 million | – |
| 1944 | 17.4 million | – |
| 1943 | 17 million | – |
| 1942 | 16.6 million | – |
| 1941 | 16.2 million | – |
| 1940 | 15.8 million | – |
| 1939 | 15.4 million | – |
| 1938 | 15.1 million | – |
| 1937 | 14.7 million | – |
| 1936 | 14.4 million | – |
| 1935 | 14.1 million | – |
| 1934 | 13.8 million | – |
| 1933 | 13.5 million | – |
| 1932 | 13.2 million | – |
| 1931 | 12.9 million | – |
| 1930 | 12.6 million | – |
| 1929 | 12.3 million | – |
| 1928 | 12 million | – |
| 1927 | 11.7 million | – |
| 1926 | 11.5 million | – |
| 1925 | 11.2 million | – |
| 1924 | 10.9 million | – |
| 1923 | 10.7 million | – |
| 1922 | 10.4 million | – |
| 1921 | 10.2 million | – |
| 1920 | 9.98 million | – |
| 1919 | 9.79 million | – |
| 1918 | 9.62 million | – |
| 1917 | 9.46 million | – |
| 1916 | 9.3 million | – |
| 1915 | 9.15 million | – |
| 1914 | 9 million | – |
| 1913 | 8.85 million | – |
| 1912 | 8.7 million | – |
| 1911 | 8.56 million | – |
| 1910 | 8.43 million | – |
| 1909 | 8.31 million | – |
| 1908 | 8.2 million | – |
| 1907 | 8.09 million | – |
| 1906 | 7.99 million | – |
| 1905 | 7.89 million | – |
| 1904 | 7.79 million | – |
| 1903 | 7.69 million | – |
| 1902 | 7.59 million | – |
| 1901 | 7.5 million | – |
| 1900 | 7.41 million | – |
| 1899 | 7.33 million | – |
| 1898 | 7.26 million | – |
| 1897 | 7.19 million | – |
| 1896 | 7.12 million | – |
| 1895 | 7.05 million | – |
| 1894 | 6.99 million | – |
| 1893 | 6.92 million | – |
| 1892 | 6.86 million | – |
| 1891 | 6.79 million | – |
| 1890 | 6.73 million | – |
| 1889 | 6.68 million | – |
| 1888 | 6.63 million | – |
| 1887 | 6.58 million | – |
| 1886 | 6.53 million | – |
| 1885 | 6.48 million | – |
| 1884 | 6.43 million | – |
| 1883 | 6.39 million | – |
| 1882 | 6.34 million | – |
| 1881 | 6.29 million | – |
| 1880 | 6.25 million | – |
| 1879 | 6.2 million | – |
| 1878 | 6.15 million | – |
| 1877 | 6.11 million | – |
| 1876 | 6.06 million | – |
| 1875 | 6.02 million | – |
| 1874 | 5.97 million | – |
| 1873 | 5.93 million | – |
| 1872 | 5.89 million | – |
| 1871 | 5.85 million | – |
| 1870 | 5.81 million | – |
| 1869 | 5.77 million | – |
| 1868 | 5.74 million | – |
| 1867 | 5.71 million | – |
| 1866 | 5.68 million | – |
| 1865 | 5.65 million | – |
| 1864 | 5.62 million | – |
| 1863 | 5.59 million | – |
| 1862 | 5.56 million | – |
| 1861 | 5.54 million | – |
| 1860 | 5.51 million | – |
| 1859 | 5.48 million | – |
| 1858 | 5.45 million | – |
| 1857 | 5.42 million | – |
| 1856 | 5.4 million | – |
| 1855 | 5.37 million | – |
| 1854 | 5.34 million | – |
| 1853 | 5.31 million | – |
| 1852 | 5.28 million | – |
| 1851 | 5.26 million | – |
| 1850 | 5.23 million | – |
| 1849 | 5.21 million | – |
| 1848 | 5.19 million | – |
| 1847 | 5.17 million | – |
| 1846 | 5.15 million | – |
| 1845 | 5.13 million | – |
| 1844 | 5.11 million | – |
| 1843 | 5.09 million | – |
| 1842 | 5.07 million | – |
| 1841 | 5.05 million | – |
| 1840 | 5.04 million | – |
| 1839 | 5.02 million | – |
| 1838 | 5 million | – |
| 1837 | 4.98 million | – |
| 1836 | 4.96 million | – |
| 1835 | 4.94 million | – |
| 1834 | 4.92 million | – |
| 1833 | 4.9 million | – |
| 1832 | 4.88 million | – |
| 1831 | 4.87 million | – |
| 1830 | 4.85 million | – |
| 1829 | 4.83 million | – |
| 1828 | 4.81 million | – |
| 1827 | 4.79 million | – |
| 1826 | 4.77 million | – |
| 1825 | 4.76 million | – |
| 1824 | 4.74 million | – |
| 1823 | 4.72 million | – |
| 1822 | 4.7 million | – |
| 1821 | 4.67 million | – |
| 1820 | 4.62 million | – |
| 1819 | 4.55 million | – |
| 1818 | 4.47 million | – |
| 1817 | 4.37 million | – |
| 1816 | 4.27 million | – |
| 1815 | 4.18 million | – |
| 1814 | 4.09 million | – |
| 1813 | 4 million | – |
| 1812 | 3.91 million | – |
| 1811 | 3.83 million | – |
| 1810 | 3.74 million | – |
| 1809 | 3.66 million | – |
| 1808 | 3.58 million | – |
| 1807 | 3.5 million | – |
| 1806 | 3.43 million | – |
| 1805 | 3.35 million | – |
| 1804 | 3.28 million | – |
| 1803 | 3.21 million | – |
| 1802 | 3.14 million | – |
| 1801 | 3.07 million | – |
| 1800 | 3 million | – |
- 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Thailand | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 71.7 million71.6 million–71.7 million | 8.16 billion |
| 2025 | 71.6 million71.4 million–71.9 million | 8.23 billion |
| 2026 | 71.6 million71.2 million–72 million | 8.3 billion |
| 2027 | 71.5 million70.9 million–72.1 million | 8.37 billion |
| 2028 | 71.4 million70.7 million–72.2 million | 8.44 billion |
| 2029 | 71.3 million70.3 million–72.3 million | 8.5 billion |
| 2030 | 71.2 million70 million–72.4 million | 8.57 billion |
| 2031 | 71.1 million69.6 million–72.6 million | 8.63 billion |
| 2032 | 71 million69.2 million–72.7 million | 8.7 billion |
| 2033 | 70.9 million68.8 million–72.8 million | 8.76 billion |
| 2034 | 70.7 million68.4 million–72.9 million | 8.82 billion |
| 2035 | 70.5 million68 million–72.9 million | 8.89 billion |
| 2036 | 70.4 million67.5 million–73 million | 8.95 billion |
| 2037 | 70.2 million67 million–73.1 million | 9.01 billion |
| 2038 | 70 million66.6 million–73.2 million | 9.06 billion |
| 2039 | 69.8 million66 million–73.2 million | 9.12 billion |
| 2040 | 69.5 million65.5 million–73.3 million | 9.18 billion |
| 2041 | 69.3 million64.9 million–73.3 million | 9.23 billion |
| 2042 | 69 million64.4 million–73.3 million | 9.29 billion |
| 2043 | 68.8 million63.8 million–73.4 million | 9.34 billion |
| 2044 | 68.5 million63.2 million–73.4 million | 9.39 billion |
| 2045 | 68.2 million62.5 million–73.4 million | 9.44 billion |
| 2046 | 67.8 million61.9 million–73.3 million | 9.49 billion |
| 2047 | 67.5 million61.3 million–73.2 million | 9.54 billion |
| 2048 | 67.1 million60.5 million–73.1 million | 9.58 billion |
| 2049 | 66.8 million59.8 million–73 million | 9.62 billion |
| 2050 | 66.4 million59.1 million–72.8 million | 9.66 billion |
| 2051 | 66 million58.4 million–72.7 million | 9.7 billion |
| 2052 | 65.6 million57.8 million–72.6 million | 9.74 billion |
| 2053 | 65.2 million57 million–72.5 million | 9.78 billion |
| 2054 | 64.7 million56.2 million–72.4 million | 9.81 billion |
| 2055 | 64.3 million55.3 million–72.3 million | 9.85 billion |
| 2056 | 63.8 million54.5 million–72.2 million | 9.88 billion |
| 2057 | 63.4 million53.7 million–72 million | 9.91 billion |
| 2058 | 62.9 million53 million–71.9 million | 9.94 billion |
| 2059 | 62.4 million52.3 million–71.8 million | 9.96 billion |
| 2060 | 62 million51.6 million–71.6 million | 9.99 billion |
| 2061 | 61.5 million51 million–71.5 million | 10 billion |
| 2062 | 61.1 million50.2 million–71.5 million | 10 billion |
| 2063 | 60.6 million49.4 million–71.4 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2064 | 60.1 million48.7 million–71.2 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2065 | 59.7 million47.9 million–71 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2066 | 59.2 million47.2 million–71 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2067 | 58.8 million46.5 million–70.9 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2068 | 58.3 million45.8 million–70.8 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2069 | 57.9 million45.1 million–70.8 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2070 | 57.4 million44.3 million–70.8 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2071 | 57 million43.4 million–70.6 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2072 | 56.5 million42.6 million–70.5 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2073 | 56.1 million41.9 million–70.5 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2074 | 55.7 million41.2 million–70.5 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2075 | 55.3 million40.4 million–70.5 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2076 | 54.8 million39.6 million–70.5 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2077 | 54.4 million38.8 million–70.5 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2078 | 54 million37.9 million–70.5 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2079 | 53.6 million37.1 million–70.5 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2080 | 53.2 million36.3 million–70.5 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2081 | 52.8 million35.6 million–70.4 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2082 | 52.4 million34.8 million–70.3 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2083 | 52 million34.2 million–70.3 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2084 | 51.5 million33.7 million–70.3 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2085 | 51.1 million33 million–70.2 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2086 | 50.8 million32.3 million–70.2 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2087 | 50.4 million31.7 million–70.3 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2088 | 50 million31.1 million–70.3 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2089 | 49.6 million30.3 million–70.3 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2090 | 49.2 million29.6 million–70.2 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2091 | 48.8 million29 million–70.1 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2092 | 48.4 million28.2 million–70.2 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2093 | 48.1 million27.6 million–70.3 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2094 | 47.7 million26.9 million–70.3 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2095 | 47.3 million26.3 million–70.4 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2096 | 47 million25.8 million–70.5 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2097 | 46.6 million25.3 million–70.6 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2098 | 46.3 million24.8 million–70.7 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2099 | 45.9 million24.3 million–70.7 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2100 | 45.6 million23.7 million–70.8 million | 10.2 billion |
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.
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- Military spending1.04% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollars$5.57B in 2025
- Military spending per person$84 in 2025
- Military share of state spending4.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnel455,000 people in 2020
- National power0.79% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workers1.13% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms imports33 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exports15 million TIV in 2024