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Iran vs Thailand: Population

Iran
90.61 million people
in 2023
Thailand
71.70 million people
in 2023
Iran rank
17th
Thailand rank
20th

Population over time

  • Iran
  • Thailand
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How they compare

Iran currently reports 90.61 million people against 71.70 million people in Thailand, a difference of 18.91 million people.

That makes Iran's figure about 1.3 times Thailand's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Iran ahead.

Iran ranks 17th and Thailand ranks 20th of 238 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 33 and Thailand in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran Thailand Difference Ahead
1000s 4.50 million people 1.01 million people 3.49 million people Iran
1100s 4.75 million people 1.21 million people 3.54 million people Iran
1200s 5.00 million people 1.41 million people 3.59 million people Iran
1300s 3.50 million people 1.62 million people 1.88 million people Iran
1400s 3.75 million people 1.82 million people 1.93 million people Iran
1500s 4.00 million people 2.02 million people 1.98 million people Iran
1600s 5.00 million people 2.27 million people 2.73 million people Iran
1700s 5.00 million people 2.52 million people 2.48 million people Iran
1710s 5.21 million people 2.54 million people 2.67 million people Iran
1720s 5.32 million people 2.59 million people 2.73 million people Iran
1730s 5.43 million people 2.64 million people 2.79 million people Iran
1740s 5.55 million people 2.69 million people 2.86 million people Iran
1750s 5.67 million people 2.74 million people 2.93 million people Iran
1760s 5.79 million people 2.79 million people 3.00 million people Iran
1770s 5.91 million people 2.84 million people 3.07 million people Iran
1780s 6.03 million people 2.89 million people 3.14 million people Iran
1790s 6.16 million people 2.95 million people 3.21 million people Iran
1800s 6.12 million people 3.32 million people 2.80 million people Iran
1810s 6.40 million people 4.14 million people 2.26 million people Iran
1820s 6.69 million people 4.74 million people 1.95 million people Iran
1830s 7.00 million people 4.93 million people 2.07 million people Iran
1840s 7.32 million people 5.12 million people 2.20 million people Iran
1850s 7.71 million people 5.35 million people 2.35 million people Iran
1860s 8.18 million people 5.64 million people 2.55 million people Iran
1870s 8.60 million people 6.00 million people 2.60 million people Iran
1880s 8.91 million people 6.46 million people 2.46 million people Iran
1890s 9.55 million people 7.02 million people 2.53 million people Iran
1900s 10.58 million people 7.84 million people 2.73 million people Iran
1910s 10.22 million people 9.08 million people 1.13 million people Iran
1920s 10.74 million people 11.08 million people 337,541 people Thailand
1930s 13.86 million people 13.94 million people 78,080 people Thailand
1940s 15.87 million people 17.72 million people 1.85 million people Thailand
1950s 18.55 million people 23.12 million people 4.57 million people Thailand
1960s 24.74 million people 30.78 million people 6.04 million people Thailand
1970s 33.49 million people 40.39 million people 6.91 million people Thailand
1980s 48.61 million people 49.78 million people 1.18 million people Thailand
1990s 62.12 million people 58.61 million people 3.50 million people Iran
2000s 71.27 million people 65.67 million people 5.60 million people Iran
2010s 82.17 million people 70.25 million people 11.92 million people Iran
2020s 89.08 million people 71.70 million people 17.38 million people Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, Iran or Thailand?
Iran, at 90.61 million people against 71.70 million people in Thailand as of 2023.
What is the difference in population between Iran and Thailand?
18.91 million people, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Thailand?
241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
How do Iran and Thailand rank globally for population?
Iran ranks 17th and Thailand ranks 20th of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
Last refreshed

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.