Egypt vs Thailand: Urban population
Urban population over time
- Egypt
- Thailand
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 50.78 million against 44.98 million in Thailand, a difference of 5.81 million.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 19th and Thailand ranks 20th of 215 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.23 million | 3.83 million | 8.40 million | Egypt |
| 1970s | 16.75 million | 6.10 million | 10.65 million | Egypt |
| 1980s | 22.00 million | 8.86 million | 13.14 million | Egypt |
| 1990s | 27.88 million | 14.05 million | 13.82 million | Egypt |
| 2000s | 34.44 million | 24.60 million | 9.84 million | Egypt |
| 2010s | 41.98 million | 33.82 million | 8.16 million | Egypt |
| 2020s | 48.55 million | 43.14 million | 5.41 million | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, Egypt or Thailand?
- Egypt, at 50.78 million against 44.98 million in Thailand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population between Egypt and Thailand?
- 5.81 million, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Thailand?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Thailand rank globally for urban population?
- Egypt ranks 19th and Thailand ranks 20th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Urban 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. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.