The global population hockey stick in Thailand

Thailand: The global population hockey stick was 71.70 million people in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
71.70 million people
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
21st
of 239 countries
All-time high
71.74 million people
in 2022
All-time low
1.01 million people
in 1000
Years of data
241
1000–2023

The global population hockey stick in Thailand, 1000–2023

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Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

The most recent figure for the global population hockey stick in Thailand is 71.70 million people, measured in 2023.

The figure is up 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, the global population hockey stick in Thailand peaked at 71.74 million people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.01 million people, in 1000.

That places Thailand 21st out of 239 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

The global population hockey stick in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for The global population hockey stick in Thailand, 1000 to 2023.
Year people Change
1000 1.01 million people
1100 1.21 million people +20.0%
1200 1.41 million people +16.7%
1300 1.62 million people +14.3%
1400 1.82 million people +12.5%
1500 2.02 million people +11.1%
1600 2.27 million people +12.5%
1700 2.52 million people +11.1%
1710 2.54 million people +0.8%
1720 2.59 million people +1.9%
1730 2.64 million people +1.9%
1740 2.69 million people +1.9%
1750 2.74 million people +1.9%
1760 2.79 million people +1.9%
1770 2.84 million people +1.9%
1780 2.89 million people +1.9%
1790 2.95 million people +1.9%
1800 3.00 million people +1.8%
1801 3.07 million people +2.2%
1802 3.14 million people +2.2%
1803 3.21 million people +2.2%
1804 3.28 million people +2.2%
1805 3.35 million people +2.2%
1806 3.42 million people +2.2%
1807 3.50 million people +2.2%
1808 3.58 million people +2.2%
1809 3.66 million people +2.2%
1810 3.74 million people +2.3%
1811 3.83 million people +2.2%
1812 3.91 million people +2.2%
1813 4.00 million people +2.2%
1814 4.09 million people +2.2%
1815 4.18 million people +2.2%
1816 4.27 million people +2.2%
1817 4.37 million people +2.2%
1818 4.47 million people +2.2%
1819 4.55 million people +1.8%
1820 4.62 million people +1.5%
1821 4.67 million people +1.1%
1822 4.70 million people +0.7%
1823 4.72 million people +0.4%
1824 4.74 million people +0.4%
1825 4.75 million people +0.4%
1826 4.77 million people +0.4%
1827 4.79 million people +0.4%
1828 4.81 million people +0.4%
1829 4.83 million people +0.4%
1830 4.85 million people +0.4%
1831 4.86 million people +0.4%
1832 4.88 million people +0.4%
1833 4.90 million people +0.4%
1834 4.92 million people +0.4%
1835 4.94 million people +0.4%
1836 4.96 million people +0.4%
1837 4.98 million people +0.4%
1838 5.00 million people +0.4%
1839 5.02 million people +0.4%
1840 5.03 million people +0.4%
1841 5.05 million people +0.4%
1842 5.07 million people +0.4%
1843 5.09 million people +0.4%
1844 5.11 million people +0.4%
1845 5.13 million people +0.4%
1846 5.15 million people +0.4%
1847 5.17 million people +0.4%
1848 5.19 million people +0.4%
1849 5.21 million people +0.4%
1850 5.23 million people +0.4%
1851 5.26 million people +0.5%
1852 5.28 million people +0.5%
1853 5.31 million people +0.5%
1854 5.34 million people +0.5%
1855 5.37 million people +0.5%
1856 5.39 million people +0.5%
1857 5.42 million people +0.5%
1858 5.45 million people +0.5%
1859 5.48 million people +0.5%
1860 5.51 million people +0.5%
1861 5.54 million people +0.5%
1862 5.56 million people +0.5%
1863 5.59 million people +0.5%
1864 5.62 million people +0.5%
1865 5.65 million people +0.5%
1866 5.68 million people +0.5%
1867 5.71 million people +0.5%
1868 5.74 million people +0.5%
1869 5.77 million people +0.6%
1870 5.81 million people +0.6%
1871 5.85 million people +0.7%
1872 5.89 million people +0.7%
1873 5.93 million people +0.7%
1874 5.97 million people +0.7%
1875 6.02 million people +0.7%
1876 6.06 million people +0.7%
1877 6.11 million people +0.7%
1878 6.15 million people +0.7%
1879 6.20 million people +0.7%
1880 6.25 million people +0.7%
1881 6.29 million people +0.7%
1882 6.34 million people +0.7%
1883 6.39 million people +0.7%
1884 6.43 million people +0.7%
1885 6.48 million people +0.7%
1886 6.53 million people +0.7%
1887 6.58 million people +0.7%
1888 6.63 million people +0.7%
1889 6.68 million people +0.8%
1890 6.73 million people +0.8%
1891 6.79 million people +0.9%
1892 6.86 million people +0.9%
1893 6.92 million people +1.0%
1894 6.99 million people +1.0%
1895 7.05 million people +1.0%
1896 7.12 million people +1.0%
1897 7.19 million people +1.0%
1898 7.26 million people +1.0%
1899 7.33 million people +1.0%
1900 7.41 million people +1.1%
1901 7.50 million people +1.2%
1902 7.59 million people +1.2%
1903 7.69 million people +1.3%
1904 7.79 million people +1.3%
1905 7.89 million people +1.3%
1906 7.99 million people +1.3%
1907 8.09 million people +1.3%
1908 8.20 million people +1.3%
1909 8.31 million people +1.4%
1910 8.43 million people +1.5%
1911 8.56 million people +1.5%
1912 8.70 million people +1.6%
1913 8.85 million people +1.7%
1914 8.99 million people +1.7%
1915 9.15 million people +1.7%
1916 9.30 million people +1.7%
1917 9.46 million people +1.7%
1918 9.62 million people +1.7%
1919 9.79 million people +1.8%
1920 9.98 million people +2.0%
1921 10.19 million people +2.1%
1922 10.42 million people +2.2%
1923 10.67 million people +2.4%
1924 10.92 million people +2.4%
1925 11.18 million people +2.4%
1926 11.45 million people +2.4%
1927 11.72 million people +2.4%
1928 12.00 million people +2.4%
1929 12.28 million people +2.4%
1930 12.56 million people +2.3%
1931 12.85 million people +2.3%
1932 13.15 million people +2.3%
1933 13.45 million people +2.3%
1934 13.75 million people +2.3%
1935 14.07 million people +2.3%
1936 14.38 million people +2.3%
1937 14.71 million people +2.3%
1938 15.05 million people +2.3%
1939 15.40 million people +2.3%
1940 15.77 million people +2.4%
1941 16.16 million people +2.5%
1942 16.57 million people +2.5%
1943 17.00 million people +2.6%
1944 17.44 million people +2.6%
1945 17.89 million people +2.6%
1946 18.35 million people +2.6%
1947 18.83 million people +2.6%
1948 19.32 million people +2.6%
1949 19.85 million people +2.7%
1950 20.43 million people +2.9%
1951 20.97 million people +2.6%
1952 21.53 million people +2.7%
1953 22.11 million people +2.7%
1954 22.71 million people +2.7%
1955 23.34 million people +2.8%
1956 24.00 million people +2.8%
1957 24.67 million people +2.8%
1958 25.37 million people +2.8%
1959 26.09 million people +2.8%
1960 26.85 million people +2.9%
1961 27.65 million people +3.0%
1962 28.48 million people +3.0%
1963 29.34 million people +3.0%
1964 30.23 million people +3.0%
1965 31.15 million people +3.0%
1966 32.09 million people +3.0%
1967 33.04 million people +3.0%
1968 34.00 million people +2.9%
1969 34.97 million people +2.9%
1970 35.95 million people +2.8%
1971 36.94 million people +2.7%
1972 37.93 million people +2.7%
1973 38.95 million people +2.7%
1974 39.95 million people +2.6%
1975 40.94 million people +2.5%
1976 41.90 million people +2.3%
1977 42.84 million people +2.3%
1978 43.79 million people +2.2%
1979 44.72 million people +2.1%
1980 45.65 million people +2.1%
1981 46.58 million people +2.0%
1982 47.49 million people +2.0%
1983 48.42 million people +2.0%
1984 49.35 million people +1.9%
1985 50.27 million people +1.9%
1986 51.18 million people +1.8%
1987 52.07 million people +1.8%
1988 52.97 million people +1.7%
1989 53.85 million people +1.7%
1990 54.74 million people +1.7%
1991 55.64 million people +1.6%
1992 56.53 million people +1.6%
1993 57.41 million people +1.6%
1994 58.26 million people +1.5%
1995 59.10 million people +1.4%
1996 59.92 million people +1.4%
1997 60.72 million people +1.3%
1998 61.52 million people +1.3%
1999 62.30 million people +1.3%
2000 63.01 million people +1.1%
2001 63.65 million people +1.0%
2002 64.27 million people +1.0%
2003 64.87 million people +0.9%
2004 65.45 million people +0.9%
2005 66.02 million people +0.9%
2006 66.57 million people +0.8%
2007 67.10 million people +0.8%
2008 67.62 million people +0.8%
2009 68.12 million people +0.7%
2010 68.58 million people +0.7%
2011 69.01 million people +0.6%
2012 69.44 million people +0.6%
2013 69.85 million people +0.6%
2014 70.22 million people +0.5%
2015 70.54 million people +0.5%
2016 70.86 million people +0.5%
2017 71.16 million people +0.4%
2018 71.38 million people +0.3%
2019 71.52 million people +0.2%
2020 71.64 million people +0.2%
2021 71.73 million people +0.1%
2022 71.74 million people +0.0%
2023 71.70 million people -0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 1.01 million people 1.01 million people 1.01 million people 1
1100s 1.21 million people 1.21 million people 1.21 million people 1
1200s 1.41 million people 1.41 million people 1.41 million people 1
1300s 1.62 million people 1.62 million people 1.62 million people 1
1400s 1.82 million people 1.82 million people 1.82 million people 1
1500s 2.02 million people 2.02 million people 2.02 million people 1
1600s 2.27 million people 2.27 million people 2.27 million people 1
1700s 2.52 million people 2.52 million people 2.52 million people 1
1710s 2.54 million people 2.54 million people 2.54 million people 1
1720s 2.59 million people 2.59 million people 2.59 million people 1
1730s 2.64 million people 2.64 million people 2.64 million people 1
1740s 2.69 million people 2.69 million people 2.69 million people 1
1750s 2.74 million people 2.74 million people 2.74 million people 1
1760s 2.79 million people 2.79 million people 2.79 million people 1
1770s 2.84 million people 2.84 million people 2.84 million people 1
1780s 2.89 million people 2.89 million people 2.89 million people 1
1790s 2.95 million people 2.95 million people 2.95 million people 1
1800s 3.32 million people 3.00 million people 3.66 million people 10
1810s 4.14 million people 3.74 million people 4.55 million people 10
1820s 4.74 million people 4.62 million people 4.83 million people 10
1830s 4.93 million people 4.85 million people 5.02 million people 10
1840s 5.12 million people 5.03 million people 5.21 million people 10
1850s 5.35 million people 5.23 million people 5.48 million people 10
1860s 5.64 million people 5.51 million people 5.77 million people 10
1870s 6.00 million people 5.81 million people 6.20 million people 10
1880s 6.46 million people 6.25 million people 6.68 million people 10
1890s 7.02 million people 6.73 million people 7.33 million people 10
1900s 7.84 million people 7.41 million people 8.31 million people 10
1910s 9.08 million people 8.43 million people 9.79 million people 10
1920s 11.08 million people 9.98 million people 12.28 million people 10
1930s 13.94 million people 12.56 million people 15.40 million people 10
1940s 17.72 million people 15.77 million people 19.85 million people 10
1950s 23.12 million people 20.43 million people 26.09 million people 10
1960s 30.78 million people 26.85 million people 34.97 million people 10
1970s 40.39 million people 35.95 million people 44.72 million people 10
1980s 49.78 million people 45.65 million people 53.85 million people 10
1990s 58.61 million people 54.74 million people 62.30 million people 10
2000s 65.67 million people 63.01 million people 68.12 million people 10
2010s 70.25 million people 68.58 million people 71.52 million people 10
2020s 71.70 million people 71.64 million people 71.74 million people 4

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 18 Iran, Islamic Republic of 90.61 million people compare
  2. 19 Türkiye 87.27 million people compare
  3. 20 Germany 84.55 million people compare
  4. 22 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 68.68 million people compare
  5. 23 Tanzania, United Republic of 66.62 million people compare
  6. 24 France 66.44 million people compare

See the full ranking of 239 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is the global population hockey stick in Thailand?
The global population hockey stick in Thailand was 71.70 million people in 2023, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest the global population hockey stick recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 71.74 million people in 2022.
What is the lowest the global population hockey stick recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 1.01 million people in 1000.
How does Thailand rank for the global population hockey stick?
Thailand ranks 21st out of 239 countries with data for 2023.
Is the global population hockey stick rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Thailand data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of The global population hockey stick. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
The global population hockey stick
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.