Russia vs Thailand: Population growth
Russia
-0.1%
in 2025
Thailand
-0.1%
in 2025
Russia rank
178th
Thailand rank
176th
Population growth over time
- Russia
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports -0.1% against -0.1% in Russia, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Thailand has been ahead every year.
Russia ranks 178th and Thailand ranks 176th of 218 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russia | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9% | 2.9% | 2.1% | Thailand |
| 1970s | 0.6% | 2.5% | 1.8% | Thailand |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 1.9% | 1.2% | Thailand |
| 1990s | -0.0% | 1.5% | 1.5% | Thailand |
| 2000s | -0.3% | 0.9% | 1.2% | Thailand |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Thailand |
| 2020s | -0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth, Russia or Thailand?
- Thailand, at -0.1% against -0.1% in Russia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population growth between Russia and Thailand?
- 0.0%, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Thailand?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Russia and Thailand rank globally for population growth?
- Russia ranks 178th 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.