Kiribati vs Thailand: Urban population (% of total population)
Kiribati
63.4%
in 2025
Thailand
62.8%
in 2025
Kiribati rank
114th
Thailand rank
117th
Urban population (% of total population) over time
- Kiribati
- Thailand
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 63.4% against 62.8% in Thailand, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kiribati ahead.
Kiribati ranks 114th and Thailand ranks 117th of 218 countries.
Kiribati has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.9% | 12.4% | 7.5% | Kiribati |
| 1970s | 27.7% | 15.0% | 12.6% | Kiribati |
| 1980s | 33.5% | 17.8% | 15.7% | Kiribati |
| 1990s | 37.2% | 23.8% | 13.4% | Kiribati |
| 2000s | 44.3% | 37.4% | 6.9% | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 51.4% | 48.1% | 3.3% | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 61.0% | 60.2% | 0.8% | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, Kiribati or Thailand?
- Kiribati, at 63.4% against 62.8% in Thailand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population between Kiribati and Thailand?
- 0.6%, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Thailand?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Kiribati and Thailand rank globally for urban population?
- Kiribati ranks 114th and Thailand ranks 117th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Urban population (% 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
Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.