Nepal vs Thailand: Population growth
Nepal
-0.1%
in 2025
Thailand
-0.1%
in 2025
Nepal rank
179th
Thailand rank
176th
Population growth over time
- Nepal
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports -0.1% against -0.1% in Nepal, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Thailand ahead.
Nepal ranks 179th and Thailand ranks 176th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 4 and Thailand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.0% | 2.9% | 0.9% | Thailand |
| 1970s | 2.2% | 2.5% | 0.2% | Thailand |
| 1980s | 2.3% | 1.9% | 0.4% | Nepal |
| 1990s | 2.4% | 1.5% | 0.9% | Nepal |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 0.3% | Nepal |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Thailand |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0.7% | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth, Nepal or Thailand?
- Thailand, at -0.1% against -0.1% in Nepal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population growth between Nepal and Thailand?
- 0.0%, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Thailand?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Nepal and Thailand rank globally for population growth?
- Nepal ranks 179th and Thailand ranks 176th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.