Myanmar vs Thailand: Population by world region
Myanmar
49.66 million people
in 2100
Thailand
45.56 million people
in 2100
Myanmar rank
47th
Thailand rank
50th
Population by world region over time
- Myanmar
- Thailand
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 49.66 million people against 45.56 million people in Thailand, a difference of 4.10 million people.
That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Myanmar ahead.
Myanmar ranks 47th and Thailand ranks 50th of 238 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 27 and Thailand in 21.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 2.00 million people | 1.01 million people | 990,020 people | Myanmar |
| 1100s | 2.50 million people | 1.21 million people | 1.29 million people | Myanmar |
| 1200s | 3.00 million people | 1.41 million people | 1.59 million people | Myanmar |
| 1300s | 2.90 million people | 1.62 million people | 1.28 million people | Myanmar |
| 1400s | 3.45 million people | 1.82 million people | 1.63 million people | Myanmar |
| 1500s | 4.00 million people | 2.02 million people | 1.98 million people | Myanmar |
| 1600s | 4.50 million people | 2.27 million people | 2.23 million people | Myanmar |
| 1700s | 5.00 million people | 2.52 million people | 2.48 million people | Myanmar |
| 1710s | 5.10 million people | 2.54 million people | 2.56 million people | Myanmar |
| 1720s | 5.20 million people | 2.59 million people | 2.61 million people | Myanmar |
| 1730s | 5.30 million people | 2.64 million people | 2.66 million people | Myanmar |
| 1740s | 5.40 million people | 2.69 million people | 2.71 million people | Myanmar |
| 1750s | 5.50 million people | 2.74 million people | 2.76 million people | Myanmar |
| 1760s | 5.60 million people | 2.79 million people | 2.81 million people | Myanmar |
| 1770s | 5.70 million people | 2.84 million people | 2.86 million people | Myanmar |
| 1780s | 5.80 million people | 2.89 million people | 2.91 million people | Myanmar |
| 1790s | 5.90 million people | 2.95 million people | 2.95 million people | Myanmar |
| 1800s | 5.33 million people | 3.32 million people | 2.01 million people | Myanmar |
| 1810s | 4.08 million people | 4.14 million people | 58,845 people | Thailand |
| 1820s | 3.58 million people | 4.74 million people | 1.16 million people | Thailand |
| 1830s | 3.71 million people | 4.93 million people | 1.22 million people | Thailand |
| 1840s | 3.85 million people | 5.12 million people | 1.27 million people | Thailand |
| 1850s | 3.98 million people | 5.35 million people | 1.38 million people | Thailand |
| 1860s | 4.07 million people | 5.64 million people | 1.56 million people | Thailand |
| 1870s | 3.88 million people | 6.00 million people | 2.12 million people | Thailand |
| 1880s | 5.01 million people | 6.46 million people | 1.45 million people | Thailand |
| 1890s | 8.09 million people | 7.02 million people | 1.07 million people | Myanmar |
| 1900s | 10.13 million people | 7.84 million people | 2.29 million people | Myanmar |
| 1910s | 11.37 million people | 9.08 million people | 2.29 million people | Myanmar |
| 1920s | 12.49 million people | 11.08 million people | 1.41 million people | Myanmar |
| 1930s | 14.04 million people | 13.94 million people | 105,250 people | Myanmar |
| 1940s | 16.25 million people | 17.72 million people | 1.46 million people | Thailand |
| 1950s | 19.41 million people | 23.12 million people | 3.71 million people | Thailand |
| 1960s | 24.07 million people | 30.78 million people | 6.71 million people | Thailand |
| 1970s | 29.89 million people | 40.39 million people | 10.50 million people | Thailand |
| 1980s | 36.24 million people | 49.78 million people | 13.55 million people | Thailand |
| 1990s | 42.32 million people | 58.61 million people | 16.29 million people | Thailand |
| 2000s | 47.14 million people | 65.67 million people | 18.52 million people | Thailand |
| 2010s | 50.86 million people | 70.25 million people | 19.39 million people | Thailand |
| 2020s | 54.62 million people | 71.59 million people | 16.96 million people | Thailand |
| 2030s | 57.29 million people | 70.57 million people | 13.28 million people | Thailand |
| 2040s | 58.48 million people | 68.24 million people | 9.76 million people | Thailand |
| 2050s | 58.40 million people | 64.46 million people | 6.06 million people | Thailand |
| 2060s | 57.31 million people | 59.91 million people | 2.60 million people | Thailand |
| 2070s | 55.57 million people | 55.48 million people | 90,840 people | Myanmar |
| 2080s | 53.42 million people | 51.36 million people | 2.07 million people | Myanmar |
| 2090s | 51.03 million people | 47.52 million people | 3.50 million people | Myanmar |
| 2100s | 49.66 million people | 45.56 million people | 4.10 million people | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by world region, Myanmar or Thailand?
- Myanmar, at 49.66 million people against 45.56 million people in Thailand as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population by world region between Myanmar and Thailand?
- 4.10 million people, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Thailand?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Myanmar and Thailand rank globally for population by world region?
- Myanmar ranks 47th 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
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.