Thailand vs Turkey: Population
Thailand
71.70 million people
in 2023
Turkey
87.27 million people
in 2023
Thailand rank
21st
Turkey rank
19th
Population over time
- Thailand
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 87.27 million people against 71.70 million people in Thailand, a difference of 15.57 million people.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.2 times Thailand's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Turkey ahead.
Thailand ranks 21st and Turkey ranks 19th of 239 countries.
Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Thailand | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.01 million people | 7.25 million people | 6.24 million people | Turkey |
| 1100s | 1.21 million people | 5.30 million people | 4.09 million people | Turkey |
| 1200s | 1.41 million people | 6.25 million people | 4.84 million people | Turkey |
| 1300s | 1.62 million people | 7.20 million people | 5.58 million people | Turkey |
| 1400s | 1.82 million people | 5.80 million people | 3.98 million people | Turkey |
| 1500s | 2.02 million people | 6.25 million people | 4.23 million people | Turkey |
| 1600s | 2.27 million people | 8.00 million people | 5.73 million people | Turkey |
| 1700s | 2.52 million people | 8.50 million people | 5.98 million people | Turkey |
| 1710s | 2.54 million people | 8.60 million people | 6.05 million people | Turkey |
| 1720s | 2.59 million people | 8.72 million people | 6.13 million people | Turkey |
| 1730s | 2.64 million people | 8.85 million people | 6.21 million people | Turkey |
| 1740s | 2.69 million people | 8.98 million people | 6.29 million people | Turkey |
| 1750s | 2.74 million people | 9.11 million people | 6.37 million people | Turkey |
| 1760s | 2.79 million people | 9.24 million people | 6.45 million people | Turkey |
| 1770s | 2.84 million people | 9.37 million people | 6.53 million people | Turkey |
| 1780s | 2.89 million people | 9.51 million people | 6.62 million people | Turkey |
| 1790s | 2.95 million people | 9.65 million people | 6.70 million people | Turkey |
| 1800s | 3.32 million people | 9.83 million people | 6.51 million people | Turkey |
| 1810s | 4.14 million people | 9.99 million people | 5.85 million people | Turkey |
| 1820s | 4.74 million people | 10.22 million people | 5.48 million people | Turkey |
| 1830s | 4.93 million people | 10.55 million people | 5.62 million people | Turkey |
| 1840s | 5.12 million people | 10.88 million people | 5.76 million people | Turkey |
| 1850s | 5.35 million people | 11.22 million people | 5.87 million people | Turkey |
| 1860s | 5.64 million people | 11.56 million people | 5.92 million people | Turkey |
| 1870s | 6.00 million people | 12.06 million people | 6.06 million people | Turkey |
| 1880s | 6.46 million people | 12.77 million people | 6.32 million people | Turkey |
| 1890s | 7.02 million people | 13.54 million people | 6.51 million people | Turkey |
| 1900s | 7.84 million people | 14.34 million people | 6.49 million people | Turkey |
| 1910s | 9.08 million people | 14.28 million people | 5.19 million people | Turkey |
| 1920s | 11.08 million people | 14.16 million people | 3.08 million people | Turkey |
| 1930s | 13.94 million people | 15.97 million people | 2.03 million people | Turkey |
| 1940s | 17.72 million people | 18.99 million people | 1.27 million people | Turkey |
| 1950s | 23.12 million people | 24.10 million people | 981,600 people | Turkey |
| 1960s | 30.78 million people | 31.99 million people | 1.21 million people | Turkey |
| 1970s | 40.39 million people | 40.60 million people | 209,480 people | Turkey |
| 1980s | 49.78 million people | 50.13 million people | 343,170 people | Turkey |
| 1990s | 58.61 million people | 60.42 million people | 1.81 million people | Turkey |
| 2000s | 65.67 million people | 68.93 million people | 3.26 million people | Turkey |
| 2010s | 70.25 million people | 79.17 million people | 8.92 million people | Turkey |
| 2020s | 71.70 million people | 86.78 million people | 15.08 million people | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, Thailand or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 87.27 million people against 71.70 million people in Thailand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population between Thailand and Turkey?
- 15.57 million people, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and Turkey?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Thailand and Turkey rank globally for population?
- Thailand ranks 21st and Turkey ranks 19th of 239 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. 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 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.