Ghana vs Thailand: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Ghana
13.45 million people
in 2050
Thailand
13.84 million people
in 2050
Ghana rank
40th
Thailand rank
38th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Ghana
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 13.84 million people against 13.45 million people in Ghana, a difference of 389,600 people.
Across all 133 years both countries report, Thailand has been ahead every year.
Ghana ranks 40th 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 | Ghana | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 879,727 people | 1.01 million people | 130,243 people | Thailand |
| 1100s | 1.01 million people | 1.21 million people | 206,560 people | Thailand |
| 1200s | 1.15 million people | 1.41 million people | 264,900 people | Thailand |
| 1300s | 1.31 million people | 1.62 million people | 302,700 people | Thailand |
| 1400s | 1.50 million people | 1.82 million people | 316,930 people | Thailand |
| 1500s | 1.71 million people | 2.02 million people | 304,030 people | Thailand |
| 1600s | 1.95 million people | 2.26 million people | 309,910 people | Thailand |
| 1700s | 2.21 million people | 2.48 million people | 277,900 people | Thailand |
| 1710s | 2.22 million people | 2.50 million people | 278,940 people | Thailand |
| 1720s | 2.23 million people | 2.54 million people | 305,760 people | Thailand |
| 1730s | 2.25 million people | 2.58 million people | 332,290 people | Thailand |
| 1740s | 2.27 million people | 2.62 million people | 358,390 people | Thailand |
| 1750s | 2.28 million people | 2.67 million people | 383,950 people | Thailand |
| 1760s | 2.30 million people | 2.71 million people | 408,850 people | Thailand |
| 1770s | 2.32 million people | 2.75 million people | 432,910 people | Thailand |
| 1780s | 2.34 million people | 2.79 million people | 455,930 people | Thailand |
| 1790s | 2.36 million people | 2.83 million people | 477,680 people | Thailand |
| 1800s | 2.38 million people | 2.88 million people | 497,900 people | Thailand |
| 1810s | 2.40 million people | 3.06 million people | 654,160 people | Thailand |
| 1820s | 2.43 million people | 3.23 million people | 805,920 people | Thailand |
| 1830s | 2.45 million people | 3.40 million people | 952,510 people | Thailand |
| 1840s | 2.48 million people | 3.57 million people | 1.09 million people | Thailand |
| 1850s | 2.51 million people | 3.74 million people | 1.23 million people | Thailand |
| 1860s | 2.55 million people | 4.27 million people | 1.72 million people | Thailand |
| 1870s | 2.59 million people | 4.79 million people | 2.20 million people | Thailand |
| 1880s | 2.63 million people | 5.30 million people | 2.67 million people | Thailand |
| 1890s | 2.69 million people | 5.80 million people | 3.11 million people | Thailand |
| 1900s | 2.75 million people | 6.28 million people | 3.52 million people | Thailand |
| 1910s | 2.84 million people | 7.36 million people | 4.52 million people | Thailand |
| 1920s | 2.95 million people | 8.58 million people | 5.63 million people | Thailand |
| 1930s | 3.12 million people | 10.71 million people | 7.58 million people | Thailand |
| 1940s | 3.42 million people | 13.20 million people | 9.78 million people | Thailand |
| 1950s | 4.74 million people | 20.57 million people | 15.83 million people | Thailand |
| 1960s | 5.76 million people | 26.95 million people | 21.19 million people | Thailand |
| 1970s | 7.13 million people | 34.29 million people | 27.16 million people | Thailand |
| 1980s | 9.07 million people | 40.92 million people | 31.85 million people | Thailand |
| 1990s | 10.39 million people | 44.56 million people | 34.17 million people | Thailand |
| 2000s | 11.71 million people | 41.07 million people | 29.36 million people | Thailand |
| 2010s | 13.22 million people | 36.44 million people | 23.22 million people | Thailand |
| 2020s | 14.33 million people | 27.10 million people | 12.77 million people | Thailand |
| 2030s | 14.63 million people | 20.50 million people | 5.87 million people | Thailand |
| 2040s | 14.11 million people | 15.57 million people | 1.46 million people | Thailand |
| 2050s | 13.45 million people | 13.84 million people | 389,600 people | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Ghana or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 13.84 million people against 13.45 million people in Ghana as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Ghana and Thailand?
- 389,600 people, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Thailand?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Ghana and Thailand rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Ghana ranks 40th 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.