France vs Thailand: The global population hockey stick
France
66.44 million people
in 2023
Thailand
71.70 million people
in 2023
France rank
24th
Thailand rank
21st
The global population hockey stick over time
- France
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 71.70 million people against 66.44 million people in France, a difference of 5.26 million people.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times France's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was France ahead.
France ranks 24th and Thailand ranks 21st of 239 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, France averaged higher in 36 and Thailand in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 6.44 million people | 1.01 million people | 5.43 million people | France |
| 1100s | 7.67 million people | 1.21 million people | 6.46 million people | France |
| 1200s | 10.36 million people | 1.41 million people | 8.95 million people | France |
| 1300s | 15.81 million people | 1.62 million people | 14.19 million people | France |
| 1400s | 10.93 million people | 1.82 million people | 9.11 million people | France |
| 1500s | 14.87 million people | 2.02 million people | 12.85 million people | France |
| 1600s | 18.31 million people | 2.27 million people | 16.04 million people | France |
| 1700s | 21.99 million people | 2.52 million people | 19.47 million people | France |
| 1710s | 22.59 million people | 2.54 million people | 20.05 million people | France |
| 1720s | 23.19 million people | 2.59 million people | 20.60 million people | France |
| 1730s | 23.79 million people | 2.64 million people | 21.15 million people | France |
| 1740s | 24.39 million people | 2.69 million people | 21.71 million people | France |
| 1750s | 24.99 million people | 2.74 million people | 22.26 million people | France |
| 1760s | 25.57 million people | 2.79 million people | 22.78 million people | France |
| 1770s | 26.15 million people | 2.84 million people | 23.31 million people | France |
| 1780s | 26.72 million people | 2.89 million people | 23.83 million people | France |
| 1790s | 27.30 million people | 2.95 million people | 24.35 million people | France |
| 1800s | 29.49 million people | 3.32 million people | 26.17 million people | France |
| 1810s | 30.62 million people | 4.14 million people | 26.48 million people | France |
| 1820s | 32.17 million people | 4.74 million people | 27.43 million people | France |
| 1830s | 34.01 million people | 4.93 million people | 29.08 million people | France |
| 1840s | 35.55 million people | 5.12 million people | 30.42 million people | France |
| 1850s | 36.72 million people | 5.35 million people | 31.37 million people | France |
| 1860s | 37.65 million people | 5.64 million people | 32.02 million people | France |
| 1870s | 38.44 million people | 6.00 million people | 32.44 million people | France |
| 1880s | 39.09 million people | 6.46 million people | 32.63 million people | France |
| 1890s | 39.76 million people | 7.02 million people | 32.74 million people | France |
| 1900s | 40.24 million people | 7.84 million people | 32.39 million people | France |
| 1910s | 39.46 million people | 9.08 million people | 30.38 million people | France |
| 1920s | 39.42 million people | 11.08 million people | 28.34 million people | France |
| 1930s | 40.52 million people | 13.94 million people | 26.58 million people | France |
| 1940s | 40.90 million people | 17.72 million people | 23.18 million people | France |
| 1950s | 43.91 million people | 23.12 million people | 20.79 million people | France |
| 1960s | 48.46 million people | 30.78 million people | 17.68 million people | France |
| 1970s | 52.45 million people | 40.39 million people | 12.06 million people | France |
| 1980s | 55.32 million people | 49.78 million people | 5.53 million people | France |
| 1990s | 58.06 million people | 58.61 million people | 551,570 people | Thailand |
| 2000s | 61.36 million people | 65.67 million people | 4.30 million people | Thailand |
| 2010s | 64.68 million people | 70.25 million people | 5.57 million people | Thailand |
| 2020s | 66.18 million people | 71.70 million people | 5.53 million people | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, France or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 71.70 million people against 66.44 million people in France as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between France and Thailand?
- 5.26 million people, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Thailand?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do France and Thailand rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- France ranks 24th and Thailand ranks 21st of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as The global population hockey stick. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.