Which has higher rural population, Kazakhstan or Thailand?

Kazakhstan, at 37.6% against 37.2% in Thailand as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Thailand?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kazakhstan vs Thailand: Rural population (% of total population) (Rural World Urbanization)

Kazakhstan

37.6%

in 2025

Thailand

37.2%

in 2025

Kazakhstan rank

100th

Thailand rank

102nd

Rural population (% of total population) (Rural World Urbanization) over time

Kazakhstan
Thailand

How they compare

Kazakhstan currently reports 37.6% against 37.2% in Thailand, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Thailand ahead.

Kazakhstan ranks 100th and Thailand ranks 102nd of 218 countries.

Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kazakhstan	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
1960s	52.5%	87.6%	35.1%	Thailand
1970s	47.9%	85.0%	37.1%	Thailand
1980s	44.0%	82.2%	38.2%	Thailand
1990s	43.2%	76.2%	33.0%	Thailand
2000s	45.1%	62.6%	17.5%	Thailand
2010s	43.8%	51.9%	8.1%	Thailand
2020s	38.6%	39.8%	1.3%	Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, Kazakhstan or Thailand?: Kazakhstan, at 37.6% against 37.2% in Thailand as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population between Kazakhstan and Thailand?: 0.4%, with Kazakhstan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Thailand?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Kazakhstan and Thailand rank globally for rural population?: Kazakhstan ranks 100th and Thailand ranks 102nd of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Rural population (% of total population)
Unit: % of total population
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 266 places, 17,556 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 15 October 2026

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.