Poland vs Thailand: Birth rate

Poland
8.2 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Thailand
8.24 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Poland rank
207th
Thailand rank
205th

Birth rate over time

  • Poland
  • Thailand
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How they compare

Thailand currently reports 8.24 births per 1,000 people against 8.2 births per 1,000 people in Poland, a difference of 0.04 births per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Thailand ahead.

Poland ranks 207th and Thailand ranks 205th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Poland averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Poland Thailand Difference Ahead
1950s 28.57 births per 1,000 people 44.55 births per 1,000 people 15.98 births per 1,000 people Thailand
1960s 18.28 births per 1,000 people 41.94 births per 1,000 people 23.66 births per 1,000 people Thailand
1970s 18.53 births per 1,000 people 31.66 births per 1,000 people 13.12 births per 1,000 people Thailand
1980s 17.9 births per 1,000 people 22.59 births per 1,000 people 4.69 births per 1,000 people Thailand
1990s 12.04 births per 1,000 people 17.89 births per 1,000 people 5.84 births per 1,000 people Thailand
2000s 9.88 births per 1,000 people 13.62 births per 1,000 people 3.75 births per 1,000 people Thailand
2010s 10.28 births per 1,000 people 10.7 births per 1,000 people 0.4178 births per 1,000 people Thailand
2020s 8.63 births per 1,000 people 8.49 births per 1,000 people 0.1358 births per 1,000 people Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, Poland or Thailand?
Thailand, at 8.24 births per 1,000 people against 8.2 births per 1,000 people in Poland as of 2023.
What is the difference in birth rate between Poland and Thailand?
0.04 births per 1,000 people, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Thailand?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Poland and Thailand rank globally for birth rate?
Poland ranks 207th and Thailand ranks 205th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Birth rate
Unit
births per 1,000 people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.