Cote d'Ivoire vs Thailand: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Cote d'Ivoire
15.25 million people
in 2050
Thailand
13.84 million people
in 2050
Cote d'Ivoire rank
35th
Thailand rank
38th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Cote d'Ivoire
- Thailand
How they compare
Cote d'Ivoire currently reports 15.25 million people against 13.84 million people in Thailand, a difference of 1.40 million people.
That makes Cote d'Ivoire's figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Thailand ahead.
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 35th and Thailand ranks 38th of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Cote d'Ivoire averaged higher in 2 and Thailand in 41.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cote d'Ivoire | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 528,506 people | 1.01 million people | 481,464 people | Thailand |
| 1100s | 604,007 people | 1.21 million people | 607,943 people | Thailand |
| 1200s | 690,291 people | 1.41 million people | 723,579 people | Thailand |
| 1300s | 788,898 people | 1.62 million people | 826,742 people | Thailand |
| 1400s | 901,575 people | 1.82 million people | 915,285 people | Thailand |
| 1500s | 1.03 million people | 2.02 million people | 985,970 people | Thailand |
| 1600s | 1.18 million people | 2.26 million people | 1.08 million people | Thailand |
| 1700s | 1.34 million people | 2.48 million people | 1.14 million people | Thailand |
| 1710s | 1.35 million people | 2.50 million people | 1.14 million people | Thailand |
| 1720s | 1.36 million people | 2.54 million people | 1.18 million people | Thailand |
| 1730s | 1.37 million people | 2.58 million people | 1.21 million people | Thailand |
| 1740s | 1.38 million people | 2.62 million people | 1.24 million people | Thailand |
| 1750s | 1.39 million people | 2.67 million people | 1.27 million people | Thailand |
| 1760s | 1.40 million people | 2.71 million people | 1.30 million people | Thailand |
| 1770s | 1.42 million people | 2.75 million people | 1.33 million people | Thailand |
| 1780s | 1.43 million people | 2.79 million people | 1.36 million people | Thailand |
| 1790s | 1.44 million people | 2.83 million people | 1.39 million people | Thailand |
| 1800s | 1.46 million people | 2.88 million people | 1.42 million people | Thailand |
| 1810s | 1.47 million people | 3.06 million people | 1.58 million people | Thailand |
| 1820s | 1.49 million people | 3.23 million people | 1.75 million people | Thailand |
| 1830s | 1.50 million people | 3.40 million people | 1.90 million people | Thailand |
| 1840s | 1.52 million people | 3.57 million people | 2.05 million people | Thailand |
| 1850s | 1.54 million people | 3.74 million people | 2.20 million people | Thailand |
| 1860s | 1.56 million people | 4.27 million people | 2.71 million people | Thailand |
| 1870s | 1.59 million people | 4.79 million people | 3.20 million people | Thailand |
| 1880s | 1.61 million people | 5.30 million people | 3.69 million people | Thailand |
| 1890s | 1.64 million people | 5.80 million people | 4.15 million people | Thailand |
| 1900s | 1.68 million people | 6.28 million people | 4.60 million people | Thailand |
| 1910s | 1.73 million people | 7.36 million people | 5.64 million people | Thailand |
| 1920s | 1.78 million people | 8.58 million people | 6.80 million people | Thailand |
| 1930s | 1.87 million people | 10.71 million people | 8.84 million people | Thailand |
| 1940s | 2.01 million people | 13.20 million people | 11.19 million people | Thailand |
| 1950s | 2.70 million people | 20.57 million people | 17.86 million people | Thailand |
| 1960s | 3.34 million people | 26.95 million people | 23.61 million people | Thailand |
| 1970s | 4.47 million people | 34.29 million people | 29.83 million people | Thailand |
| 1980s | 6.10 million people | 40.92 million people | 34.83 million people | Thailand |
| 1990s | 8.59 million people | 44.56 million people | 35.97 million people | Thailand |
| 2000s | 10.92 million people | 41.07 million people | 30.15 million people | Thailand |
| 2010s | 12.71 million people | 36.44 million people | 23.73 million people | Thailand |
| 2020s | 14.74 million people | 27.10 million people | 12.36 million people | Thailand |
| 2030s | 15.97 million people | 20.50 million people | 4.53 million people | Thailand |
| 2040s | 15.98 million people | 15.57 million people | 412,200 people | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2050s | 15.25 million people | 13.84 million people | 1.40 million people | Cote d'Ivoire |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Cote d'Ivoire or Thailand?
- Cote d'Ivoire, at 15.25 million people against 13.84 million people in Thailand as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Cote d'Ivoire and Thailand?
- 1.40 million people, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and Thailand?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Cote d'Ivoire and Thailand rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 35th 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.