Somalia vs Thailand: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Somalia
14.42 million people
in 2050
Thailand
13.84 million people
in 2050
Somalia rank
37th
Thailand rank
38th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Somalia
- Thailand
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 14.42 million people against 13.84 million people in Thailand, a difference of 575,500 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Thailand ahead.
Somalia ranks 37th and Thailand ranks 38th of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 42.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 389,200 people | 1.01 million people | 620,770 people | Thailand |
| 1100s | 467,039 people | 1.21 million people | 744,911 people | Thailand |
| 1200s | 544,876 people | 1.41 million people | 868,994 people | Thailand |
| 1300s | 622,705 people | 1.62 million people | 992,935 people | Thailand |
| 1400s | 700,508 people | 1.82 million people | 1.12 million people | Thailand |
| 1500s | 778,227 people | 2.02 million people | 1.24 million people | Thailand |
| 1600s | 826,499 people | 2.26 million people | 1.43 million people | Thailand |
| 1700s | 873,949 people | 2.48 million people | 1.61 million people | Thailand |
| 1710s | 884,640 people | 2.50 million people | 1.61 million people | Thailand |
| 1720s | 894,695 people | 2.54 million people | 1.64 million people | Thailand |
| 1730s | 904,685 people | 2.58 million people | 1.68 million people | Thailand |
| 1740s | 914,596 people | 2.62 million people | 1.71 million people | Thailand |
| 1750s | 924,413 people | 2.67 million people | 1.74 million people | Thailand |
| 1760s | 934,114 people | 2.71 million people | 1.77 million people | Thailand |
| 1770s | 943,676 people | 2.75 million people | 1.81 million people | Thailand |
| 1780s | 953,068 people | 2.79 million people | 1.84 million people | Thailand |
| 1790s | 962,256 people | 2.83 million people | 1.87 million people | Thailand |
| 1800s | 971,195 people | 2.88 million people | 1.90 million people | Thailand |
| 1810s | 979,832 people | 3.06 million people | 2.08 million people | Thailand |
| 1820s | 988,106 people | 3.23 million people | 2.24 million people | Thailand |
| 1830s | 1.04 million people | 3.40 million people | 2.36 million people | Thailand |
| 1840s | 1.08 million people | 3.57 million people | 2.49 million people | Thailand |
| 1850s | 1.13 million people | 3.74 million people | 2.61 million people | Thailand |
| 1860s | 1.17 million people | 4.27 million people | 3.10 million people | Thailand |
| 1870s | 1.22 million people | 4.79 million people | 3.57 million people | Thailand |
| 1880s | 1.28 million people | 5.30 million people | 4.02 million people | Thailand |
| 1890s | 1.34 million people | 5.80 million people | 4.46 million people | Thailand |
| 1900s | 1.39 million people | 6.28 million people | 4.88 million people | Thailand |
| 1910s | 1.45 million people | 7.36 million people | 5.91 million people | Thailand |
| 1920s | 1.58 million people | 8.58 million people | 7.01 million people | Thailand |
| 1930s | 1.71 million people | 10.71 million people | 9.00 million people | Thailand |
| 1940s | 1.84 million people | 13.20 million people | 11.36 million people | Thailand |
| 1950s | 2.13 million people | 20.57 million people | 18.44 million people | Thailand |
| 1960s | 2.59 million people | 26.95 million people | 24.36 million people | Thailand |
| 1970s | 3.22 million people | 34.29 million people | 31.07 million people | Thailand |
| 1980s | 4.74 million people | 40.92 million people | 36.18 million people | Thailand |
| 1990s | 5.06 million people | 44.56 million people | 39.50 million people | Thailand |
| 2000s | 6.74 million people | 41.07 million people | 34.33 million people | Thailand |
| 2010s | 7.63 million people | 36.44 million people | 28.81 million people | Thailand |
| 2020s | 8.74 million people | 27.10 million people | 18.36 million people | Thailand |
| 2030s | 10.67 million people | 20.50 million people | 9.83 million people | Thailand |
| 2040s | 12.97 million people | 15.57 million people | 2.60 million people | Thailand |
| 2050s | 14.42 million people | 13.84 million people | 575,500 people | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Somalia or Thailand?
- Somalia, at 14.42 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 Somalia and Thailand?
- 575,500 people, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Thailand?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Somalia and Thailand rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Somalia ranks 37th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.