Mexico vs Thailand: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Mexico
10.36 million people
in 2023
Thailand
10.54 million people
in 2023
Mexico rank
15th
Thailand rank
13th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Mexico
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 10.54 million people against 10.36 million people in Mexico, a difference of 183,600 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 15th and Thailand ranks 13th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 7 and Thailand in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 910,934 people | 692,855 people | 218,078 people | Mexico |
| 1960s | 1.15 million people | 870,243 people | 278,921 people | Mexico |
| 1970s | 1.63 million people | 1.24 million people | 388,484 people | Mexico |
| 1980s | 2.57 million people | 1.76 million people | 807,669 people | Mexico |
| 1990s | 4.01 million people | 2.81 million people | 1.20 million people | Mexico |
| 2000s | 5.86 million people | 4.80 million people | 1.07 million people | Mexico |
| 2010s | 7.98 million people | 7.20 million people | 774,959 people | Mexico |
| 2020s | 9.87 million people | 9.88 million people | 14,702 people | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Mexico or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 10.54 million people against 10.36 million people in Mexico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Mexico and Thailand?
- 183,600 people, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Thailand?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Mexico and Thailand rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Mexico ranks 15th and Thailand ranks 13th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. 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. This only includes people aged 65+.