Mexico vs Thailand: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Mexico
28.75 million people
in 2020
Thailand
28.19 million people
in 2020
Mexico rank
9th
Thailand rank
12th
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Mexico
- Thailand
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 28.75 million people against 28.19 million people in Thailand, a difference of 557,400 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 9th and Thailand ranks 12th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 14.77 million people | 14.77 million people | 3,300 people | Thailand |
| 1960s | 17.09 million people | 18.05 million people | 954,600 people | Thailand |
| 1970s | 19.47 million people | 21.66 million people | 2.19 million people | Thailand |
| 1980s | 21.39 million people | 26.06 million people | 4.67 million people | Thailand |
| 1990s | 22.35 million people | 29.22 million people | 6.87 million people | Thailand |
| 2000s | 24.40 million people | 29.57 million people | 5.16 million people | Thailand |
| 2010s | 26.33 million people | 29.13 million people | 2.80 million people | Thailand |
| 2020s | 28.75 million people | 28.19 million people | 557,400 people | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas, Mexico or Thailand?
- Mexico, at 28.75 million people against 28.19 million people in Thailand as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Mexico and Thailand?
- 557,400 people, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Thailand?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Mexico and Thailand rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Mexico ranks 9th and Thailand ranks 12th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of people living in rural areas. Rural areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.