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Iran, Islamic Republic of vs Thailand: The global population hockey stick

Iran, Islamic Republic of
90.61 million people
in 2023
Thailand
71.70 million people
in 2023
Iran, Islamic Republic of rank
18th
Thailand rank
21st

The global population hockey stick over time

  • Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • Thailand
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How they compare

Iran, Islamic Republic of currently reports 90.61 million people against 71.70 million people in Thailand, a difference of 18.91 million people.

That makes Iran, Islamic Republic of's figure about 1.3 times Thailand's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.

Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 18th and Thailand ranks 21st of 239 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Iran, Islamic Republic of averaged higher in 33 and Thailand in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran, Islamic Republic of Thailand Difference Ahead
1000s 4.50 million people 1.01 million people 3.49 million people Iran, Islamic Republic of
1100s 4.75 million people 1.21 million people 3.54 million people Iran, Islamic Republic of
1200s 5.00 million people 1.41 million people 3.59 million people Iran, Islamic Republic of
1300s 3.50 million people 1.62 million people 1.88 million people Iran, Islamic Republic of
1400s 3.75 million people 1.82 million people 1.93 million people Iran, Islamic Republic of
1500s 4.00 million people 2.02 million people 1.98 million people Iran, Islamic Republic of
1600s 5.00 million people 2.27 million people 2.73 million people Iran, Islamic Republic of
1700s 5.00 million people 2.52 million people 2.48 million people Iran, Islamic Republic of
1710s 5.21 million people 2.54 million people 2.67 million people Iran, Islamic Republic of
1720s 5.32 million people 2.59 million people 2.73 million people Iran, Islamic Republic of
1730s 5.43 million people 2.64 million people 2.79 million people Iran, Islamic Republic of
1740s 5.55 million people 2.69 million people 2.86 million people Iran, Islamic Republic of
1750s 5.67 million people 2.74 million people 2.93 million people Iran, Islamic Republic of
1760s 5.79 million people 2.79 million people 3.00 million people Iran, Islamic Republic of
1770s 5.91 million people 2.84 million people 3.07 million people Iran, Islamic Republic of
1780s 6.03 million people 2.89 million people 3.14 million people Iran, Islamic Republic of
1790s 6.16 million people 2.95 million people 3.21 million people Iran, Islamic Republic of
1800s 6.12 million people 3.32 million people 2.80 million people Iran, Islamic Republic of
1810s 6.40 million people 4.14 million people 2.26 million people Iran, Islamic Republic of
1820s 6.69 million people 4.74 million people 1.95 million people Iran, Islamic Republic of
1830s 7.00 million people 4.93 million people 2.07 million people Iran, Islamic Republic of
1840s 7.32 million people 5.12 million people 2.20 million people Iran, Islamic Republic of
1850s 7.71 million people 5.35 million people 2.35 million people Iran, Islamic Republic of
1860s 8.18 million people 5.64 million people 2.55 million people Iran, Islamic Republic of
1870s 8.60 million people 6.00 million people 2.60 million people Iran, Islamic Republic of
1880s 8.91 million people 6.46 million people 2.46 million people Iran, Islamic Republic of
1890s 9.55 million people 7.02 million people 2.53 million people Iran, Islamic Republic of
1900s 10.58 million people 7.84 million people 2.73 million people Iran, Islamic Republic of
1910s 10.22 million people 9.08 million people 1.13 million people Iran, Islamic Republic of
1920s 10.74 million people 11.08 million people 337,541 people Thailand
1930s 13.86 million people 13.94 million people 78,080 people Thailand
1940s 15.87 million people 17.72 million people 1.85 million people Thailand
1950s 18.55 million people 23.12 million people 4.57 million people Thailand
1960s 24.74 million people 30.78 million people 6.04 million people Thailand
1970s 33.49 million people 40.39 million people 6.91 million people Thailand
1980s 48.61 million people 49.78 million people 1.18 million people Thailand
1990s 62.12 million people 58.61 million people 3.50 million people Iran, Islamic Republic of
2000s 71.27 million people 65.67 million people 5.60 million people Iran, Islamic Republic of
2010s 82.17 million people 70.25 million people 11.92 million people Iran, Islamic Republic of
2020s 89.08 million people 71.70 million people 17.38 million people Iran, Islamic Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Iran, Islamic Republic of or Thailand?
Iran, Islamic Republic of, at 90.61 million people against 71.70 million people in Thailand as of 2023.
What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Iran, Islamic Republic of and Thailand?
18.91 million people, with Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran, Islamic Republic of and Thailand?
241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
How do Iran, Islamic Republic of and Thailand rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 18th and Thailand ranks 21st of 239 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – 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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Indicator
The global population hockey stick
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.