Thailand vs Turkey: Has the population peaked?
Thailand
71.70 million people
in 2023
Turkey
87.27 million people
in 2023
Thailand rank
20th
Turkey rank
18th
Has the population peaked? over time
- Thailand
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 87.27 million people against 71.70 million people in Thailand, a difference of 15.57 million people.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.2 times Thailand's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Turkey ahead.
Thailand ranks 20th and Turkey ranks 18th of 236 countries.
Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Thailand | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 23.12 million people | 24.10 million people | 981,600 people | Turkey |
| 1960s | 30.78 million people | 31.99 million people | 1.21 million people | Turkey |
| 1970s | 40.39 million people | 40.60 million people | 209,480 people | Turkey |
| 1980s | 49.78 million people | 50.13 million people | 343,170 people | Turkey |
| 1990s | 58.61 million people | 60.42 million people | 1.81 million people | Turkey |
| 2000s | 65.67 million people | 68.93 million people | 3.26 million people | Turkey |
| 2010s | 70.25 million people | 79.17 million people | 8.92 million people | Turkey |
| 2020s | 71.70 million people | 86.78 million people | 15.08 million people | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher has the population peaked?, Thailand or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 87.27 million people against 71.70 million people in Thailand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in has the population peaked? between Thailand and Turkey?
- 15.57 million people, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and Turkey?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Thailand and Turkey rank globally for has the population peaked??
- Thailand ranks 20th and Turkey ranks 18th 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
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.