Tanzania, United Republic of vs Thailand: The global population hockey stick

Tanzania, United Republic of
66.62 million people
in 2023
Thailand
71.70 million people
in 2023
Tanzania, United Republic of rank
23rd
Thailand rank
21st

The global population hockey stick over time

  • Tanzania, United Republic of
  • Thailand
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How they compare

Thailand currently reports 71.70 million people against 66.62 million people in Tanzania, United Republic of, a difference of 5.08 million people.

That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania, United Republic of's.

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

Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 23rd and Thailand ranks 21st of 239 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Tanzania, United Republic of averaged higher in 5 and Thailand in 35.

Head to head by decade

Decade Tanzania, United Republic of Thailand Difference Ahead
1000s 800,000 people 1.01 million people 209,980 people Thailand
1100s 1.27 million people 1.21 million people 63,030 people Tanzania, United Republic of
1200s 1.75 million people 1.41 million people 336,030 people Tanzania, United Republic of
1300s 2.23 million people 1.62 million people 609,040 people Tanzania, United Republic of
1400s 2.70 million people 1.82 million people 882,040 people Tanzania, United Republic of
1500s 1.75 million people 2.02 million people 269,950 people Thailand
1600s 2.12 million people 2.27 million people 147,450 people Thailand
1700s 2.50 million people 2.52 million people 24,940 people Thailand
1710s 2.53 million people 2.54 million people 11,300 people Thailand
1720s 2.56 million people 2.59 million people 29,170 people Thailand
1730s 2.59 million people 2.64 million people 46,270 people Thailand
1740s 2.63 million people 2.69 million people 62,440 people Thailand
1750s 2.66 million people 2.74 million people 77,520 people Thailand
1760s 2.70 million people 2.79 million people 91,260 people Thailand
1770s 2.74 million people 2.84 million people 103,440 people Thailand
1780s 2.78 million people 2.89 million people 113,740 people Thailand
1790s 2.83 million people 2.95 million people 121,790 people Thailand
1800s 3.00 million people 3.32 million people 315,526 people Thailand
1810s 3.02 million people 4.14 million people 1.12 million people Thailand
1820s 3.31 million people 4.74 million people 1.43 million people Thailand
1830s 4.03 million people 4.93 million people 898,980 people Thailand
1840s 4.91 million people 5.12 million people 210,761 people Thailand
1850s 5.43 million people 5.35 million people 76,746 people Tanzania, United Republic of
1860s 5.38 million people 5.64 million people 258,844 people Thailand
1870s 5.32 million people 6.00 million people 679,614 people Thailand
1880s 5.33 million people 6.46 million people 1.13 million people Thailand
1890s 5.19 million people 7.02 million people 1.84 million people Thailand
1900s 4.87 million people 7.84 million people 2.97 million people Thailand
1910s 4.76 million people 9.08 million people 4.32 million people Thailand
1920s 5.10 million people 11.08 million people 5.98 million people Thailand
1930s 5.88 million people 13.94 million people 8.05 million people Thailand
1940s 6.89 million people 17.72 million people 10.83 million people Thailand
1950s 8.57 million people 23.12 million people 14.55 million people Thailand
1960s 11.36 million people 30.78 million people 19.42 million people Thailand
1970s 15.93 million people 40.39 million people 24.46 million people Thailand
1980s 22.22 million people 49.78 million people 27.56 million people Thailand
1990s 29.68 million people 58.61 million people 28.94 million people Thailand
2000s 38.79 million people 65.67 million people 26.88 million people Thailand
2010s 51.54 million people 70.25 million people 18.71 million people Thailand
2020s 63.78 million people 71.70 million people 7.92 million people Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Tanzania, United Republic of or Thailand?
Thailand, at 71.70 million people against 66.62 million people in Tanzania, United Republic of as of 2023.
What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Tanzania, United Republic of and Thailand?
5.08 million people, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania, United Republic of and Thailand?
241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
How do Tanzania, United Republic of and Thailand rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 23rd 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.