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Thailand vs Turkey: Population

Thailand
71.70 million people
in 2023
Turkey
87.27 million people
in 2023
Thailand rank
20th
Turkey rank
18th

Population over time

  • Thailand
  • Turkey
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How they compare

Turkey currently reports 87.27 million people against 71.70 million people in Thailand, a difference of 15.57 million people.

That makes Turkey's figure about 1.2 times Thailand's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Turkey ahead.

Thailand ranks 20th and Turkey ranks 18th of 238 countries.

Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Thailand Turkey Difference Ahead
1000s 1.01 million people 7.25 million people 6.24 million people Turkey
1100s 1.21 million people 5.30 million people 4.09 million people Turkey
1200s 1.41 million people 6.25 million people 4.84 million people Turkey
1300s 1.62 million people 7.20 million people 5.58 million people Turkey
1400s 1.82 million people 5.80 million people 3.98 million people Turkey
1500s 2.02 million people 6.25 million people 4.23 million people Turkey
1600s 2.27 million people 8.00 million people 5.73 million people Turkey
1700s 2.52 million people 8.50 million people 5.98 million people Turkey
1710s 2.54 million people 8.60 million people 6.05 million people Turkey
1720s 2.59 million people 8.72 million people 6.13 million people Turkey
1730s 2.64 million people 8.85 million people 6.21 million people Turkey
1740s 2.69 million people 8.98 million people 6.29 million people Turkey
1750s 2.74 million people 9.11 million people 6.37 million people Turkey
1760s 2.79 million people 9.24 million people 6.45 million people Turkey
1770s 2.84 million people 9.37 million people 6.53 million people Turkey
1780s 2.89 million people 9.51 million people 6.62 million people Turkey
1790s 2.95 million people 9.65 million people 6.70 million people Turkey
1800s 3.32 million people 9.83 million people 6.51 million people Turkey
1810s 4.14 million people 9.99 million people 5.85 million people Turkey
1820s 4.74 million people 10.22 million people 5.48 million people Turkey
1830s 4.93 million people 10.55 million people 5.62 million people Turkey
1840s 5.12 million people 10.88 million people 5.76 million people Turkey
1850s 5.35 million people 11.22 million people 5.87 million people Turkey
1860s 5.64 million people 11.56 million people 5.92 million people Turkey
1870s 6.00 million people 12.06 million people 6.06 million people Turkey
1880s 6.46 million people 12.77 million people 6.32 million people Turkey
1890s 7.02 million people 13.54 million people 6.51 million people Turkey
1900s 7.84 million people 14.34 million people 6.49 million people Turkey
1910s 9.08 million people 14.28 million people 5.19 million people Turkey
1920s 11.08 million people 14.16 million people 3.08 million people Turkey
1930s 13.94 million people 15.97 million people 2.03 million people Turkey
1940s 17.72 million people 18.99 million people 1.27 million people Turkey
1950s 23.12 million people 24.10 million people 981,600 people Turkey
1960s 30.78 million people 31.99 million people 1.21 million people Turkey
1970s 40.39 million people 40.60 million people 209,480 people Turkey
1980s 49.78 million people 50.13 million people 343,170 people Turkey
1990s 58.61 million people 60.42 million people 1.81 million people Turkey
2000s 65.67 million people 68.93 million people 3.26 million people Turkey
2010s 70.25 million people 79.17 million people 8.92 million people Turkey
2020s 71.70 million people 86.78 million people 15.08 million people Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, Thailand or Turkey?
Turkey, at 87.27 million people against 71.70 million people in Thailand as of 2023.
What is the difference in population between Thailand and Turkey?
15.57 million people, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and Turkey?
241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
How do Thailand and Turkey rank globally for population?
Thailand ranks 20th and Turkey ranks 18th 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.