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
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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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.