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
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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) – 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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Indicator
Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 30,401 data points, 1000–2050
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Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.