Philippines vs Thailand: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate
Philippines
1.4 % change on previous year
in 2025
Thailand
1.44 % change on previous year
in 2025
Philippines rank
102nd
Thailand rank
99th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate over time
- Philippines
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 1.44 % change on previous year against 1.4 % change on previous year in Philippines, a difference of 0.04 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Philippines ahead.
Philippines ranks 102nd and Thailand ranks 99th of 234 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Philippines averaged higher in 3 and Thailand in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Philippines | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.94 % change on previous year | 4.13 % change on previous year | 1.81 % change on previous year | Philippines |
| 1960s | 3.79 % change on previous year | 4.15 % change on previous year | 0.3598 % change on previous year | Thailand |
| 1970s | 3.1 % change on previous year | 5.1 % change on previous year | 2 % change on previous year | Thailand |
| 1980s | 3.35 % change on previous year | 2.85 % change on previous year | 0.5034 % change on previous year | Philippines |
| 1990s | 3.24 % change on previous year | 6.56 % change on previous year | 3.32 % change on previous year | Thailand |
| 2000s | 3.34 % change on previous year | 4.54 % change on previous year | 1.2 % change on previous year | Thailand |
| 2010s | 3.59 % change on previous year | 3.2 % change on previous year | 0.3911 % change on previous year | Philippines |
| 2020s | 1.51 % change on previous year | 1.97 % change on previous year | 0.4601 % change on previous year | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate, Philippines or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 1.44 % change on previous year against 1.4 % change on previous year in Philippines as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate between Philippines and Thailand?
- 0.04 % change on previous year, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Thailand?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2025.
- How do Philippines and Thailand rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate?
- Philippines ranks 102nd and Thailand ranks 99th of 234 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Number of people living in urban and rural areas. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.