Iran vs Thailand: Has the population peaked?

Iran
90.61 million people
in 2023
Thailand
71.70 million people
in 2023
Iran rank
17th
Thailand rank
20th

Has the population peaked? over time

  • Iran
  • Thailand
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How they compare

Iran currently reports 90.61 million people against 71.70 million people in Thailand, a difference of 18.91 million people.

That makes Iran's figure about 1.3 times Thailand's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Thailand ahead.

Iran ranks 17th and Thailand ranks 20th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 4 and Thailand in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran Thailand Difference Ahead
1950s 18.55 million people 23.12 million people 4.57 million people Thailand
1960s 24.74 million people 30.78 million people 6.04 million people Thailand
1970s 33.49 million people 40.39 million people 6.91 million people Thailand
1980s 48.61 million people 49.78 million people 1.18 million people Thailand
1990s 62.12 million people 58.61 million people 3.50 million people Iran
2000s 71.27 million people 65.67 million people 5.60 million people Iran
2010s 82.17 million people 70.25 million people 11.92 million people Iran
2020s 89.08 million people 71.70 million people 17.38 million people Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher has the population peaked?, Iran or Thailand?
Iran, at 90.61 million people against 71.70 million people in Thailand as of 2023.
What is the difference in has the population peaked? between Iran and Thailand?
18.91 million people, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Thailand?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Iran and Thailand rank globally for has the population peaked??
Iran ranks 17th 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

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.