๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ Thailandvs๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณ Vietnam

Total Population
71,559,619
102,177,434
Vietnam is 1.4ร— Thailand
Median age
42.0 years
34.9 years
7.1 years apart
Elderly Population Percentage
16.68%
9.91%
6.8 percentage points apart
Growth Rate
-0.08%
0.57%
0.65 percentage points apart

Age composition in 2026:

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ Thailand ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณ Vietnam
Thailand Vietnam
Young Population 14.08%10,074,047 22.44%22,925,850
Working Age Population 69.24%49,547,699 67.66%69,128,402
Elderly Population 16.68%11,937,873 9.91%10,123,182

In 2026, the median age is 42.0 years in Thailand and 34.9 years in Vietnam.Thailand already reached Vietnamโ€™s current median age in 2011, about 15 years ahead in population aging.

The total population of Thailand peaks in 2022 at 71,735,321.The total population of Vietnam peaks in 2049 at 110,018,017.

By 2050, the dependency ratio of Thailand will be 69.7%, and 29.57% of the population will be elderly.By 2050, the dependency ratio of Vietnam will be 58.6%, and 20.01% of the population will be elderly.

Thailand Vietnam
Demographic dividend (dependency ratio below 50%) 1991โ€“2032 2006โ€“2039
Aging society (65+ reaches 7%) 2004 2019 15 years later
Aged society (65+ reaches 14%) 2022 2036 14 years later
Super-aged society (65+ reaches 20%) 2031 2050 19 years later