Africa Eastern and Southern vs Thailand: Rural population

Africa Eastern and Southern
483.55 million
in 2025
Thailand
26.64 million
in 2025
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
24th
Thailand rank
20th

Rural population over time

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Thailand
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How they compare

Africa Eastern and Southern currently reports 483.55 million against 26.64 million in Thailand, a difference of 456.90 million.

That makes Africa Eastern and Southern's figure about 18.1 times Thailand's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Africa Eastern and Southern has been ahead every year.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 24th and Thailand ranks 20th of 45 groups.

Africa Eastern and Southern has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Thailand Difference Ahead
1960s 124.23 million 26.95 million 97.28 million Africa Eastern and Southern
1970s 159.30 million 34.29 million 125.01 million Africa Eastern and Southern
1980s 205.48 million 40.92 million 164.56 million Africa Eastern and Southern
1990s 257.95 million 44.56 million 213.39 million Africa Eastern and Southern
2000s 319.13 million 41.07 million 278.06 million Africa Eastern and Southern
2010s 394.00 million 36.44 million 357.56 million Africa Eastern and Southern
2020s 462.50 million 28.54 million 433.96 million Africa Eastern and Southern

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, Africa Eastern and Southern or Thailand?
Africa Eastern and Southern, at 483.55 million against 26.64 million in Thailand as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population between Africa Eastern and Southern and Thailand?
456.90 million, with Africa Eastern and Southern ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Thailand?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Thailand rank globally for rural population?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 24th and Thailand ranks 20th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Rural population
Source
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.