Bangladesh vs Thailand: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Bangladesh
10.84 million people
in 2023
Thailand
10.54 million people
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
12th
Thailand rank
13th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Bangladesh
- Thailand
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 10.84 million people against 10.54 million people in Thailand, a difference of 295,700 people.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 12th and Thailand ranks 13th of 236 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.49 million people | 692,855 people | 799,538 people | Bangladesh |
| 1960s | 1.73 million people | 870,243 people | 861,109 people | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 2.41 million people | 1.24 million people | 1.17 million people | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 3.45 million people | 1.76 million people | 1.69 million people | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 4.19 million people | 2.81 million people | 1.38 million people | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 5.35 million people | 4.80 million people | 552,788 people | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 7.76 million people | 7.20 million people | 552,628 people | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 10.24 million people | 9.88 million people | 351,945 people | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Bangladesh or Thailand?
- Bangladesh, at 10.84 million people against 10.54 million people in Thailand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Bangladesh and Thailand?
- 295,700 people, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Thailand?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and Thailand rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Bangladesh ranks 12th 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+.