Italy vs Thailand: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Italy
15.00 million people
in 2050
Thailand
13.84 million people
in 2050
Italy rank
36th
Thailand rank
38th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Italy
- Thailand
How they compare
Italy currently reports 15.00 million people against 13.84 million people in Thailand, a difference of 1.16 million people.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 36th and Thailand ranks 38th of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 35 and Thailand in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 4.68 million people | 1.01 million people | 3.67 million people | Italy |
| 1100s | 5.85 million people | 1.21 million people | 4.64 million people | Italy |
| 1200s | 7.48 million people | 1.41 million people | 6.07 million people | Italy |
| 1300s | 9.83 million people | 1.62 million people | 8.21 million people | Italy |
| 1400s | 6.60 million people | 1.82 million people | 4.78 million people | Italy |
| 1500s | 7.11 million people | 2.02 million people | 5.10 million people | Italy |
| 1600s | 10.84 million people | 2.26 million people | 8.57 million people | Italy |
| 1700s | 11.21 million people | 2.48 million people | 8.72 million people | Italy |
| 1710s | 11.54 million people | 2.50 million people | 9.05 million people | Italy |
| 1720s | 11.93 million people | 2.54 million people | 9.39 million people | Italy |
| 1730s | 12.34 million people | 2.58 million people | 9.75 million people | Italy |
| 1740s | 12.75 million people | 2.62 million people | 10.13 million people | Italy |
| 1750s | 13.18 million people | 2.67 million people | 10.52 million people | Italy |
| 1760s | 13.63 million people | 2.71 million people | 10.92 million people | Italy |
| 1770s | 14.09 million people | 2.75 million people | 11.34 million people | Italy |
| 1780s | 14.56 million people | 2.79 million people | 11.77 million people | Italy |
| 1790s | 15.05 million people | 2.83 million people | 12.22 million people | Italy |
| 1800s | 15.56 million people | 2.88 million people | 12.68 million people | Italy |
| 1810s | 16.14 million people | 3.06 million people | 13.08 million people | Italy |
| 1820s | 16.74 million people | 3.23 million people | 13.51 million people | Italy |
| 1830s | 17.90 million people | 3.40 million people | 14.49 million people | Italy |
| 1840s | 19.13 million people | 3.57 million people | 15.56 million people | Italy |
| 1850s | 20.45 million people | 3.74 million people | 16.71 million people | Italy |
| 1860s | 21.86 million people | 4.27 million people | 17.59 million people | Italy |
| 1870s | 21.27 million people | 4.79 million people | 16.48 million people | Italy |
| 1880s | 21.39 million people | 5.30 million people | 16.09 million people | Italy |
| 1890s | 21.61 million people | 5.80 million people | 15.82 million people | Italy |
| 1900s | 21.64 million people | 6.28 million people | 15.37 million people | Italy |
| 1910s | 21.70 million people | 7.36 million people | 14.34 million people | Italy |
| 1920s | 22.51 million people | 8.58 million people | 13.92 million people | Italy |
| 1930s | 22.33 million people | 10.71 million people | 11.63 million people | Italy |
| 1940s | 22.10 million people | 13.20 million people | 8.90 million people | Italy |
| 1950s | 20.84 million people | 20.57 million people | 275,030 people | Italy |
| 1960s | 19.62 million people | 26.95 million people | 7.33 million people | Thailand |
| 1970s | 18.80 million people | 34.29 million people | 15.49 million people | Thailand |
| 1980s | 18.84 million people | 40.92 million people | 22.09 million people | Thailand |
| 1990s | 18.97 million people | 44.56 million people | 25.59 million people | Thailand |
| 2000s | 18.92 million people | 41.07 million people | 22.14 million people | Thailand |
| 2010s | 18.61 million people | 36.44 million people | 17.83 million people | Thailand |
| 2020s | 17.92 million people | 27.10 million people | 9.18 million people | Thailand |
| 2030s | 16.66 million people | 20.50 million people | 3.84 million people | Thailand |
| 2040s | 15.59 million people | 15.57 million people | 22,710 people | Italy |
| 2050s | 15.00 million people | 13.84 million people | 1.16 million people | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Italy or Thailand?
- Italy, at 15.00 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 Italy and Thailand?
- 1.16 million people, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Thailand?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Italy and Thailand rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Italy ranks 36th 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.