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Thailand vs United Kingdom: Population

Thailand
71.70 million people
in 2023
United Kingdom
68.68 million people
in 2023
Thailand rank
20th
United Kingdom rank
21st

Population over time

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How they compare

Thailand currently reports 71.70 million people against 68.68 million people in United Kingdom, a difference of 3.02 million people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Thailand ranks 20th and United Kingdom ranks 21st of 238 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Thailand averaged higher in 4 and United Kingdom in 36.

Head to head by decade

Decade Thailand United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1000s 1.01 million people 1.70 million people 692,290 people United Kingdom
1100s 1.21 million people 2.56 million people 1.35 million people United Kingdom
1200s 1.41 million people 4.53 million people 3.12 million people United Kingdom
1300s 1.62 million people 6.33 million people 4.71 million people United Kingdom
1400s 1.82 million people 2.90 million people 1.09 million people United Kingdom
1500s 2.02 million people 4.21 million people 2.19 million people United Kingdom
1600s 2.27 million people 5.01 million people 2.73 million people United Kingdom
1700s 2.52 million people 6.76 million people 4.24 million people United Kingdom
1710s 2.54 million people 7.25 million people 4.71 million people United Kingdom
1720s 2.59 million people 7.75 million people 5.16 million people United Kingdom
1730s 2.64 million people 8.25 million people 5.61 million people United Kingdom
1740s 2.69 million people 8.76 million people 6.08 million people United Kingdom
1750s 2.74 million people 9.29 million people 6.55 million people United Kingdom
1760s 2.79 million people 9.82 million people 7.03 million people United Kingdom
1770s 2.84 million people 10.37 million people 7.53 million people United Kingdom
1780s 2.89 million people 10.94 million people 8.04 million people United Kingdom
1790s 2.95 million people 11.52 million people 8.57 million people United Kingdom
1800s 3.32 million people 11.29 million people 7.97 million people United Kingdom
1810s 4.14 million people 15.78 million people 11.64 million people United Kingdom
1820s 4.74 million people 22.44 million people 17.70 million people United Kingdom
1830s 4.93 million people 25.28 million people 20.35 million people United Kingdom
1840s 5.12 million people 26.92 million people 21.80 million people United Kingdom
1850s 5.35 million people 27.95 million people 22.60 million people United Kingdom
1860s 5.64 million people 30.00 million people 24.36 million people United Kingdom
1870s 6.00 million people 32.81 million people 26.81 million people United Kingdom
1880s 6.46 million people 35.86 million people 29.40 million people United Kingdom
1890s 7.02 million people 39.07 million people 32.05 million people United Kingdom
1900s 7.84 million people 42.76 million people 34.91 million people United Kingdom
1910s 9.08 million people 45.67 million people 36.58 million people United Kingdom
1920s 11.08 million people 46.29 million people 35.21 million people United Kingdom
1930s 13.94 million people 46.86 million people 32.92 million people United Kingdom
1940s 17.72 million people 48.99 million people 31.27 million people United Kingdom
1950s 23.12 million people 51.10 million people 27.98 million people United Kingdom
1960s 30.78 million people 54.11 million people 23.33 million people United Kingdom
1970s 40.39 million people 56.10 million people 15.71 million people United Kingdom
1980s 49.78 million people 56.61 million people 6.83 million people United Kingdom
1990s 58.61 million people 58.09 million people 526,570 people Thailand
2000s 65.67 million people 60.56 million people 5.11 million people Thailand
2010s 70.25 million people 65.12 million people 5.13 million people Thailand
2020s 71.70 million people 67.97 million people 3.73 million people Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, Thailand or United Kingdom?
Thailand, at 71.70 million people against 68.68 million people in United Kingdom as of 2023.
What is the difference in population between Thailand and United Kingdom?
3.02 million people, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and United Kingdom?
241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
How do Thailand and United Kingdom rank globally for population?
Thailand ranks 20th and United Kingdom ranks 21st 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.