Tanzania vs Thailand: Has the population peaked?

Tanzania
66.62 million people
in 2023
Thailand
71.70 million people
in 2023
Tanzania rank
22nd
Thailand rank
20th

Has the population peaked? over time

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How they compare

Thailand currently reports 71.70 million people against 66.62 million people in Tanzania, a difference of 5.08 million people.

That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania's.

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

Tanzania ranks 22nd and Thailand ranks 20th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Tanzania Thailand Difference Ahead
1950s 8.57 million people 23.12 million people 14.55 million people Thailand
1960s 11.36 million people 30.78 million people 19.42 million people Thailand
1970s 15.93 million people 40.39 million people 24.46 million people Thailand
1980s 22.22 million people 49.78 million people 27.56 million people Thailand
1990s 29.68 million people 58.61 million people 28.94 million people Thailand
2000s 38.79 million people 65.67 million people 26.88 million people Thailand
2010s 51.54 million people 70.25 million people 18.71 million people Thailand
2020s 63.78 million people 71.70 million people 7.92 million people Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher has the population peaked?, Tanzania or Thailand?
Thailand, at 71.70 million people against 66.62 million people in Tanzania as of 2023.
What is the difference in has the population peaked? between Tanzania and Thailand?
5.08 million people, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and Thailand?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Tanzania and Thailand rank globally for has the population peaked??
Tanzania ranks 22nd 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.