France vs Thailand: Urban population

France
54.18 million
in 2025
Thailand
44.98 million
in 2025
France rank
17th
Thailand rank
20th

Urban population over time

  • France
  • Thailand
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How they compare

France currently reports 54.18 million against 44.98 million in Thailand, a difference of 9.21 million.

That makes France's figure about 1.2 times Thailand's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.

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

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About this data

Indicator
Urban 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

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.