Spain vs Thailand: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Spain
9.88 million people
in 2023
Thailand
10.54 million people
in 2023
Spain rank
16th
Thailand rank
13th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Spain
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 10.54 million people against 9.88 million people in Spain, a difference of 659,550 people.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Spain ahead.
Spain ranks 16th and Thailand ranks 13th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 7 and Thailand in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.22 million people | 692,855 people | 1.53 million people | Spain |
| 1960s | 2.80 million people | 870,243 people | 1.93 million people | Spain |
| 1970s | 3.65 million people | 1.24 million people | 2.41 million people | Spain |
| 1980s | 4.61 million people | 1.76 million people | 2.85 million people | Spain |
| 1990s | 5.96 million people | 2.81 million people | 3.15 million people | Spain |
| 2000s | 7.26 million people | 4.80 million people | 2.46 million people | Spain |
| 2010s | 8.56 million people | 7.20 million people | 1.35 million people | Spain |
| 2020s | 9.57 million people | 9.88 million people | 313,478 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, Spain or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 10.54 million people against 9.88 million people in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Spain and Thailand?
- 659,550 people, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Thailand?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Spain and Thailand rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Spain ranks 16th 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+.