Netherlands vs Thailand: Total number of international immigrants
Netherlands
2.96 million immigrants
in 2024
Thailand
3.18 million immigrants
in 2024
Netherlands rank
24th
Thailand rank
21st
Total number of international immigrants over time
- Netherlands
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 3.18 million immigrants against 2.96 million immigrants in Netherlands, a difference of 222,880 immigrants.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 24th and Thailand ranks 21st of 232 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 2 and Thailand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.30 million immigrants | 279,750 immigrants | 1.02 million immigrants | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 1.66 million immigrants | 1.24 million immigrants | 421,598 immigrants | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 1.94 million immigrants | 2.75 million immigrants | 809,495 immigrants | Thailand |
| 2020s | 2.69 million immigrants | 3.10 million immigrants | 406,185 immigrants | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total number of international immigrants, Netherlands or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 3.18 million immigrants against 2.96 million immigrants in Netherlands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total number of international immigrants between Netherlands and Thailand?
- 222,880 immigrants, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Thailand?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Netherlands and Thailand rank globally for total number of international immigrants?
- Netherlands ranks 24th and Thailand ranks 21st of 232 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Total number of international immigrants. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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