Australia vs Thailand: Population by world region

Australia
43.14 million people
in 2100
Thailand
45.56 million people
in 2100
Australia rank
53rd
Thailand rank
50th

Population by world region over time

  • Australia
  • Thailand
020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M100015502100

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 45.56 million people against 43.14 million people in Australia, a difference of 2.41 million people.

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

Across all 318 years both countries report, Thailand has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 53rd and Thailand ranks 50th of 238 countries.

Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 48 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Thailand Difference Ahead
1000s 314,851 people 1.01 million people 695,129 people Thailand
1100s 315,026 people 1.21 million people 896,944 people Thailand
1200s 315,290 people 1.41 million people 1.10 million people Thailand
1300s 315,685 people 1.62 million people 1.30 million people Thailand
1400s 316,277 people 1.82 million people 1.50 million people Thailand
1500s 317,166 people 2.02 million people 1.70 million people Thailand
1600s 318,500 people 2.27 million people 1.95 million people Thailand
1700s 314,500 people 2.52 million people 2.21 million people Thailand
1710s 314,500 people 2.54 million people 2.23 million people Thailand
1720s 314,500 people 2.59 million people 2.28 million people Thailand
1730s 314,500 people 2.64 million people 2.33 million people Thailand
1740s 314,500 people 2.69 million people 2.37 million people Thailand
1750s 314,500 people 2.74 million people 2.42 million people Thailand
1760s 314,500 people 2.79 million people 2.48 million people Thailand
1770s 314,667 people 2.84 million people 2.53 million people Thailand
1780s 315,087 people 2.89 million people 2.58 million people Thailand
1790s 316,556 people 2.95 million people 2.63 million people Thailand
1800s 225,070 people 3.32 million people 3.09 million people Thailand
1810s 290,865 people 4.14 million people 3.85 million people Thailand
1820s 331,661 people 4.74 million people 4.41 million people Thailand
1830s 369,690 people 4.93 million people 4.56 million people Thailand
1840s 499,291 people 5.12 million people 4.62 million people Thailand
1850s 888,154 people 5.35 million people 4.47 million people Thailand
1860s 1.51 million people 5.64 million people 4.13 million people Thailand
1870s 1.95 million people 6.00 million people 4.05 million people Thailand
1880s 2.56 million people 6.46 million people 3.89 million people Thailand
1890s 3.35 million people 7.02 million people 3.68 million people Thailand
1900s 3.97 million people 7.84 million people 3.88 million people Thailand
1910s 4.73 million people 9.08 million people 4.35 million people Thailand
1920s 5.75 million people 11.08 million people 5.33 million people Thailand
1930s 6.62 million people 13.94 million people 7.32 million people Thailand
1940s 7.47 million people 17.72 million people 10.25 million people Thailand
1950s 9.12 million people 23.12 million people 14.00 million people Thailand
1960s 11.26 million people 30.78 million people 19.52 million people Thailand
1970s 13.72 million people 40.39 million people 26.67 million people Thailand
1980s 15.76 million people 49.78 million people 34.02 million people Thailand
1990s 18.02 million people 58.61 million people 40.60 million people Thailand
2000s 20.30 million people 65.67 million people 45.37 million people Thailand
2010s 23.79 million people 70.25 million people 46.46 million people Thailand
2020s 26.84 million people 71.59 million people 44.74 million people Thailand
2030s 29.18 million people 70.57 million people 41.39 million people Thailand
2040s 31.33 million people 68.24 million people 36.92 million people Thailand
2050s 33.44 million people 64.46 million people 31.03 million people Thailand
2060s 35.48 million people 59.91 million people 24.42 million people Thailand
2070s 37.56 million people 55.48 million people 17.92 million people Thailand
2080s 39.66 million people 51.36 million people 11.69 million people Thailand
2090s 41.91 million people 47.52 million people 5.61 million people Thailand
2100s 43.14 million people 45.56 million people 2.41 million people Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by world region, Australia or Thailand?
Thailand, at 45.56 million people against 43.14 million people in Australia as of 2100.
What is the difference in population by world region between Australia and Thailand?
2.41 million people, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Thailand?
318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
How do Australia and Thailand rank globally for population by world region?
Australia ranks 53rd and Thailand ranks 50th of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population by world region
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 69,174 data points, 1000–2100
Last refreshed

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.