Iran vs Thailand: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Iran
13.38 million people
in 2050
Thailand
13.84 million people
in 2050
Iran rank
41st
Thailand rank
38th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Iran
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 13.84 million people against 13.38 million people in Iran, a difference of 458,800 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Iran ahead.
Iran ranks 41st and Thailand ranks 38th of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 31 and Thailand in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 4.41 million people | 1.01 million people | 3.40 million people | Iran |
| 1100s | 4.65 million people | 1.21 million people | 3.44 million people | Iran |
| 1200s | 4.89 million people | 1.41 million people | 3.48 million people | Iran |
| 1300s | 3.42 million people | 1.62 million people | 1.80 million people | Iran |
| 1400s | 3.66 million people | 1.82 million people | 1.84 million people | Iran |
| 1500s | 3.90 million people | 2.02 million people | 1.88 million people | Iran |
| 1600s | 4.87 million people | 2.26 million people | 2.61 million people | Iran |
| 1700s | 4.86 million people | 2.48 million people | 2.38 million people | Iran |
| 1710s | 5.05 million people | 2.50 million people | 2.55 million people | Iran |
| 1720s | 5.14 million people | 2.54 million people | 2.60 million people | Iran |
| 1730s | 5.23 million people | 2.58 million people | 2.65 million people | Iran |
| 1740s | 5.33 million people | 2.62 million people | 2.70 million people | Iran |
| 1750s | 5.42 million people | 2.67 million people | 2.75 million people | Iran |
| 1760s | 5.51 million people | 2.71 million people | 2.80 million people | Iran |
| 1770s | 5.60 million people | 2.75 million people | 2.85 million people | Iran |
| 1780s | 5.68 million people | 2.79 million people | 2.89 million people | Iran |
| 1790s | 5.77 million people | 2.83 million people | 2.94 million people | Iran |
| 1800s | 5.85 million people | 2.88 million people | 2.98 million people | Iran |
| 1810s | 5.93 million people | 3.06 million people | 2.88 million people | Iran |
| 1820s | 6.01 million people | 3.23 million people | 2.78 million people | Iran |
| 1830s | 6.30 million people | 3.40 million people | 2.89 million people | Iran |
| 1840s | 6.57 million people | 3.57 million people | 3.00 million people | Iran |
| 1850s | 6.83 million people | 3.74 million people | 3.09 million people | Iran |
| 1860s | 7.08 million people | 4.27 million people | 2.81 million people | Iran |
| 1870s | 7.31 million people | 4.79 million people | 2.52 million people | Iran |
| 1880s | 8.31 million people | 5.30 million people | 3.01 million people | Iran |
| 1890s | 9.26 million people | 5.80 million people | 3.46 million people | Iran |
| 1900s | 9.94 million people | 6.28 million people | 3.66 million people | Iran |
| 1910s | 10.57 million people | 7.36 million people | 3.21 million people | Iran |
| 1920s | 11.14 million people | 8.58 million people | 2.56 million people | Iran |
| 1930s | 11.66 million people | 10.71 million people | 951,500 people | Iran |
| 1940s | 12.10 million people | 13.20 million people | 1.10 million people | Thailand |
| 1950s | 12.91 million people | 20.57 million people | 7.66 million people | Thailand |
| 1960s | 15.53 million people | 26.95 million people | 11.42 million people | Thailand |
| 1970s | 18.18 million people | 34.29 million people | 16.12 million people | Thailand |
| 1980s | 22.70 million people | 40.92 million people | 18.22 million people | Thailand |
| 1990s | 24.82 million people | 44.56 million people | 19.74 million people | Thailand |
| 2000s | 23.19 million people | 41.07 million people | 17.88 million people | Thailand |
| 2010s | 22.11 million people | 36.44 million people | 14.33 million people | Thailand |
| 2020s | 20.87 million people | 27.10 million people | 6.23 million people | Thailand |
| 2030s | 18.66 million people | 20.50 million people | 1.84 million people | Thailand |
| 2040s | 15.45 million people | 15.57 million people | 115,420 people | Thailand |
| 2050s | 13.38 million people | 13.84 million people | 458,800 people | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Iran or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 13.84 million people against 13.38 million people in Iran as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Iran and Thailand?
- 458,800 people, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Thailand?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Iran and Thailand rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Iran ranks 41st 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.