Saudi Arabia vs Thailand: Number of births
Saudi Arabia
546,038 births
in 2023
Thailand
591,200 births
in 2023
Saudi Arabia rank
50th
Thailand rank
48th
Number of births over time
- Saudi Arabia
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 591,200 births against 546,038 births in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 45,162 births.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Thailand has been ahead every year.
Saudi Arabia ranks 50th and Thailand ranks 48th of 236 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 103,473 births | 1.03 million births | 926,425 births | Thailand |
| 1960s | 145,781 births | 1.29 million births | 1.14 million births | Thailand |
| 1970s | 216,018 births | 1.27 million births | 1.05 million births | Thailand |
| 1980s | 348,162 births | 1.12 million births | 771,306 births | Thailand |
| 1990s | 425,422 births | 1.05 million births | 619,836 births | Thailand |
| 2000s | 452,026 births | 893,190 births | 441,165 births | Thailand |
| 2010s | 565,855 births | 750,420 births | 184,566 births | Thailand |
| 2020s | 512,288 births | 608,776 births | 96,488 births | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of births, Saudi Arabia or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 591,200 births against 546,038 births in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of births between Saudi Arabia and Thailand?
- 45,162 births, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Thailand?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Saudi Arabia and Thailand rank globally for number of births?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 50th and Thailand ranks 48th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of births. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of live births in a calendar year.