Burundi vs Thailand: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Burundi
13.46 million people
in 2050
Thailand
13.84 million people
in 2050
Burundi rank
39th
Thailand rank
38th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Burundi
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 13.84 million people against 13.46 million people in Burundi, a difference of 378,100 people.
Across all 133 years both countries report, Thailand has been ahead every year.
Burundi ranks 39th and Thailand ranks 38th of 238 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 43 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 312,000 people | 1.01 million people | 697,970 people | Thailand |
| 1100s | 379,599 people | 1.21 million people | 832,351 people | Thailand |
| 1200s | 447,197 people | 1.41 million people | 966,673 people | Thailand |
| 1300s | 514,788 people | 1.62 million people | 1.10 million people | Thailand |
| 1400s | 582,360 people | 1.82 million people | 1.23 million people | Thailand |
| 1500s | 649,867 people | 2.02 million people | 1.37 million people | Thailand |
| 1600s | 714,562 people | 2.26 million people | 1.55 million people | Thailand |
| 1700s | 778,566 people | 2.48 million people | 1.70 million people | Thailand |
| 1710s | 743,519 people | 2.50 million people | 1.75 million people | Thailand |
| 1720s | 752,147 people | 2.54 million people | 1.79 million people | Thailand |
| 1730s | 761,252 people | 2.58 million people | 1.82 million people | Thailand |
| 1740s | 770,883 people | 2.62 million people | 1.85 million people | Thailand |
| 1750s | 781,097 people | 2.67 million people | 1.88 million people | Thailand |
| 1760s | 791,962 people | 2.71 million people | 1.92 million people | Thailand |
| 1770s | 803,557 people | 2.75 million people | 1.95 million people | Thailand |
| 1780s | 815,975 people | 2.79 million people | 1.98 million people | Thailand |
| 1790s | 829,329 people | 2.83 million people | 2.01 million people | Thailand |
| 1800s | 843,755 people | 2.88 million people | 2.03 million people | Thailand |
| 1810s | 859,418 people | 3.06 million people | 2.20 million people | Thailand |
| 1820s | 876,526 people | 3.23 million people | 2.35 million people | Thailand |
| 1830s | 895,337 people | 3.40 million people | 2.51 million people | Thailand |
| 1840s | 916,185 people | 3.57 million people | 2.66 million people | Thailand |
| 1850s | 939,506 people | 3.74 million people | 2.80 million people | Thailand |
| 1860s | 965,883 people | 4.27 million people | 3.30 million people | Thailand |
| 1870s | 996,122 people | 4.79 million people | 3.80 million people | Thailand |
| 1880s | 1.03 million people | 5.30 million people | 4.27 million people | Thailand |
| 1890s | 1.07 million people | 5.80 million people | 4.72 million people | Thailand |
| 1900s | 1.12 million people | 6.28 million people | 5.15 million people | Thailand |
| 1910s | 1.19 million people | 7.36 million people | 6.17 million people | Thailand |
| 1920s | 1.28 million people | 8.58 million people | 7.31 million people | Thailand |
| 1930s | 1.41 million people | 10.71 million people | 9.30 million people | Thailand |
| 1940s | 1.63 million people | 13.20 million people | 11.56 million people | Thailand |
| 1950s | 2.45 million people | 20.57 million people | 18.12 million people | Thailand |
| 1960s | 3.03 million people | 26.95 million people | 23.91 million people | Thailand |
| 1970s | 3.67 million people | 34.29 million people | 30.62 million people | Thailand |
| 1980s | 4.70 million people | 40.92 million people | 36.22 million people | Thailand |
| 1990s | 5.51 million people | 44.56 million people | 39.05 million people | Thailand |
| 2000s | 6.84 million people | 41.07 million people | 34.23 million people | Thailand |
| 2010s | 9.24 million people | 36.44 million people | 27.20 million people | Thailand |
| 2020s | 10.65 million people | 27.10 million people | 16.45 million people | Thailand |
| 2030s | 11.94 million people | 20.50 million people | 8.57 million people | Thailand |
| 2040s | 13.04 million people | 15.57 million people | 2.53 million people | Thailand |
| 2050s | 13.46 million people | 13.84 million people | 378,100 people | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Burundi or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 13.84 million people against 13.46 million people in Burundi as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Burundi and Thailand?
- 378,100 people, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Thailand?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Burundi and Thailand rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Burundi ranks 39th and Thailand ranks 38th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.