Pakistan vs Thailand: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Pakistan
10.39 million people
in 2023
Thailand
10.54 million people
in 2023
Pakistan rank
14th
Thailand rank
13th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Pakistan
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 10.54 million people against 10.39 million people in Pakistan, a difference of 155,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Thailand ahead.
Pakistan ranks 14th and Thailand ranks 13th of 236 countries.
Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pakistan | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 857,654 people | 692,855 people | 164,798 people | Pakistan |
| 1960s | 1.34 million people | 870,243 people | 466,547 people | Pakistan |
| 1970s | 2.12 million people | 1.24 million people | 876,351 people | Pakistan |
| 1980s | 3.24 million people | 1.76 million people | 1.48 million people | Pakistan |
| 1990s | 4.57 million people | 2.81 million people | 1.77 million people | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 6.20 million people | 4.80 million people | 1.40 million people | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 8.25 million people | 7.20 million people | 1.05 million people | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 9.89 million people | 9.88 million people | 6,185 people | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Pakistan or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 10.54 million people against 10.39 million people in Pakistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Pakistan and Thailand?
- 155,000 people, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Thailand?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Pakistan and Thailand rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Pakistan ranks 14th 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
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.