Germany vs Thailand: Has the population peaked?

Germany
84.55 million people
in 2023
Thailand
71.70 million people
in 2023
Germany rank
19th
Thailand rank
20th

Has the population peaked? over time

  • Germany
  • Thailand
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How they compare

Germany currently reports 84.55 million people against 71.70 million people in Thailand, a difference of 12.85 million people.

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

Across all 74 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 19th and Thailand ranks 20th of 236 countries.

Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Thailand Difference Ahead
1950s 70.55 million people 23.12 million people 47.43 million people Germany
1960s 75.50 million people 30.78 million people 44.72 million people Germany
1970s 78.47 million people 40.39 million people 38.08 million people Germany
1980s 78.26 million people 49.78 million people 28.48 million people Germany
1990s 81.46 million people 58.61 million people 22.84 million people Germany
2000s 81.71 million people 65.67 million people 16.04 million people Germany
2010s 81.99 million people 70.25 million people 11.73 million people Germany
2020s 83.99 million people 71.70 million people 12.29 million people Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher has the population peaked?, Germany or Thailand?
Germany, at 84.55 million people against 71.70 million people in Thailand as of 2023.
What is the difference in has the population peaked? between Germany and Thailand?
12.85 million people, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Thailand?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Germany and Thailand rank globally for has the population peaked??
Germany ranks 19th and Thailand ranks 20th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Has the population peaked?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Has the population peaked?
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.