Thailand vs Turkey: Population, Persons for countries / Index for country … 9/26/2025
Thailand
71.10 million
in 2031
Turkey
88.34 million
in 2031
Thailand rank
7th
Turkey rank
6th
Population, Persons for countries / Index for country … 9/26/2025 over time
- Thailand
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 88.34 million against 71.10 million in Thailand, a difference of 17.24 million.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.2 times Thailand's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 52 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Thailand ahead.
Thailand ranks 7th and Turkey ranks 6th of 26 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Thailand averaged higher in 2 and Turkey in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Thailand | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 51.58 million | 49.63 million | 1.95 million | Thailand |
| 1990s | 59.31 million | 59.27 million | 39,880 | Thailand |
| 2000s | 65.67 million | 68.08 million | 2.41 million | Turkey |
| 2010s | 70.25 million | 77.77 million | 7.51 million | Turkey |
| 2020s | 71.59 million | 85.66 million | 14.07 million | Turkey |
| 2030s | 71.16 million | 88.07 million | 16.91 million | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, persons for countries / index for country groups, Thailand or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 88.34 million against 71.10 million in Thailand as of 2031.
- What is the difference in population, persons for countries / index for country groups between Thailand and Turkey?
- 17.24 million, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and Turkey?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2031.
- How do Thailand and Turkey rank globally for population, persons for countries / index for country groups?
- Thailand ranks 7th and Turkey ranks 6th of 26 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Population, Persons for countries / Index for country groups (9/26/2025). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The World Economic Outlook (WEO) database is created during the biannual WEO exercise, which begins in January and June of each year and results in the April and September/October WEO publication. Selected series from the publication are available in a database format.