Thailand vs Uganda: Rural population

Thailand
26.64 million
in 2025
Uganda
34.97 million
in 2025
Thailand rank
20th
Uganda rank
17th

Rural population over time

  • Thailand
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Uganda currently reports 34.97 million against 26.64 million in Thailand, a difference of 8.33 million.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.3 times Thailand's.

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

Globally, Thailand ranks 20th and Uganda ranks 17th of 215 countries.

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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
264 places, 17,394 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.