Sub-Saharan Africa vs Thailand: Rural population

Sub-Saharan Africa
731.42 million
in 2025
Thailand
26.64 million
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
18th
Thailand rank
20th

Rural population over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Thailand
0200.0M400.0M600.0M800.0M196019922025

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 731.42 million against 26.64 million in Thailand, a difference of 704.78 million.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 27.5 times Thailand's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 18th and Thailand ranks 20th of 45 groups.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa Thailand Difference Ahead
1960s 214.10 million 26.95 million 187.15 million Sub-Saharan Africa
1970s 264.48 million 34.29 million 230.19 million Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s 332.09 million 40.92 million 291.16 million Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 410.08 million 44.56 million 365.52 million Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 501.55 million 41.07 million 460.48 million Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 610.81 million 36.44 million 574.37 million Sub-Saharan Africa
2020s 703.69 million 28.54 million 675.15 million Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, Sub-Saharan Africa or Thailand?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 731.42 million against 26.64 million in Thailand as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population between Sub-Saharan Africa and Thailand?
704.78 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Thailand?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Thailand rank globally for rural population?
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 18th 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.