Pakistan vs Thailand: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Pakistan
28.23 million people
in 2020
Thailand
28.19 million people
in 2020
Pakistan rank
11th
Thailand rank
12th
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Pakistan
- Thailand
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 28.23 million people against 28.19 million people in Thailand, a difference of 35,800 people.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Pakistan has been ahead every year.
Pakistan ranks 11th and Thailand ranks 12th of 236 countries.
Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pakistan | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 22.40 million people | 14.77 million people | 7.63 million people | Pakistan |
| 1960s | 25.32 million people | 18.05 million people | 7.27 million people | Pakistan |
| 1970s | 28.34 million people | 21.66 million people | 6.68 million people | Pakistan |
| 1980s | 32.77 million people | 26.06 million people | 6.71 million people | Pakistan |
| 1990s | 33.76 million people | 29.22 million people | 4.54 million people | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 33.02 million people | 29.57 million people | 3.46 million people | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 31.70 million people | 29.13 million people | 2.57 million people | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 28.23 million people | 28.19 million people | 35,800 people | Pakistan |
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, Pakistan or Thailand?
- Pakistan, at 28.23 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 Pakistan and Thailand?
- 35,800 people, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Thailand?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Pakistan and Thailand rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Pakistan ranks 11th 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.