Pakistan vs Thailand: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Pakistan
20.1%
in 2025
Thailand
21.7%
in 2025
Pakistan rank
66th
Thailand rank
63rd
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Pakistan
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 21.7% against 20.1% in Pakistan, a difference of 1.6%.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times Pakistan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Pakistan ahead.
Pakistan ranks 66th and Thailand ranks 63rd of 121 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Pakistan averaged higher in 5 and Thailand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pakistan | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.4% | 8.7% | 3.7% | Pakistan |
| 1970s | 14.7% | 9.8% | 4.9% | Pakistan |
| 1980s | 15.5% | 11.2% | 4.4% | Pakistan |
| 1990s | 15.8% | 12.0% | 3.8% | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 16.4% | 14.4% | 2.0% | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 17.8% | 18.2% | 0.4% | Thailand |
| 2020s | 19.6% | 20.9% | 1.3% | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Pakistan or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 21.7% against 20.1% in Pakistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Pakistan and Thailand?
- 1.6%, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Thailand?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Pakistan and Thailand rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Pakistan ranks 66th and Thailand ranks 63rd of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.