France vs Thailand: Population, total

France

68.72 million

in 2025

Thailand

71.62 million

in 2025

France rank

23rd

Thailand rank

20th

Population, total over time

France
Thailand

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 71.62 million against 68.72 million in France, a difference of 2.90 million.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was France ahead.

Globally, France ranks 23rd and Thailand ranks 20th of 215 countries.

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Population, total in France
Population, total in Thailand
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Population, total
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.