Brazil vs Thailand: Rural population
Brazil
25.16 million
in 2025
Thailand
26.64 million
in 2025
Brazil rank
23rd
Thailand rank
20th
Rural population over time
- Brazil
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 26.64 million against 25.16 million in Brazil, a difference of 1.48 million.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 23rd and Thailand ranks 20th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Thailand in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 42.56 million | 26.95 million | 15.61 million | Brazil |
| 1970s | 42.73 million | 34.29 million | 8.43 million | Brazil |
| 1980s | 38.59 million | 40.92 million | 2.34 million | Thailand |
| 1990s | 35.88 million | 44.56 million | 8.68 million | Thailand |
| 2000s | 31.60 million | 41.07 million | 9.47 million | Thailand |
| 2010s | 28.99 million | 36.44 million | 7.45 million | Thailand |
| 2020s | 26.31 million | 28.54 million | 2.24 million | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, Brazil or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 26.64 million against 25.16 million in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population between Brazil and Thailand?
- 1.48 million, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Thailand?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Thailand rank globally for rural population?
- Brazil ranks 23rd and Thailand ranks 20th of 215 countries.
- 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
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.