India vs Thailand

India vs Thailand: Urban population

Urban population in 2025: 35.7% in India and 62.8% in Thailand, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Thailand, by 27.1 percentage points, or 1.76 times that in India.

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% of people · UN

India vs Thailand: Urban populationUrban population in 2025: 35.7% in India and 62.8% in Thailand, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Thailand, by 27.1 percentage points, or 1.76 times that in India.
IndiaThailandUN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025)

What the numbers say

  • Thailand has been higher since 1997, when it overtook India.
  • In 2025, India ranked 191 and Thailand ranked 124 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts India at 43.1% and Thailand at 79.2% in 2050.

Every year

% of people · UN

YearIndiaThailand
202535.762.8
202435.461.9
202335.160.9
202234.859.7
202134.458.5
202034.157.2
201933.855.9
201833.554.6
201733.249.2
201632.947.9
201532.647
201432.246.3
201331.945.8
201231.645.4
201131.344.8
201030.944
200930.543
200830.141.9
200729.840.7
200629.439.4
200529.138.1
200428.836.8
200328.535.4
200228.234.1
200127.932.7
200027.731.5
199927.430.2
199827.228.7
19972727.2
199626.825.6
199526.624.1
199426.422.7
199326.221.3
19922620.2
199125.819.4
199025.618.8
198925.418.5
198825.218.3
19872518.1
198624.818
198524.717.8
198424.517.7
198324.317.6
19822417.4
198123.817.3
198023.517.1
197923.216.8
197822.816.5
197722.416.1
197621.915.7
197521.515.2
19742114.8
197320.614.3
197220.313.9
19712013.6
197019.713.3
196919.513.1
196819.212.9
19671912.8
196618.812.6
196518.612.5
196418.412.3
196318.312.2
196218.112.1
19611812
196017.911.8
195917.911.7
195817.811.5
195717.711.4
195617.711.2
195517.611.1
195417.611
195317.510.8
195217.410.7
195117.310.5
195017.210.4
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
YearIndiaThailand
20263663.7
202736.364.6
202836.665.6
202936.966.4
203037.267.3
203137.568.2
203237.869
203338.169.9
203438.470.7
203538.771.5
20363972.2
203739.372.9
203839.673.6
203939.974.3
204040.275
204140.575.6
204240.876.1
204341.176.7
204441.477.2
204541.777.6
204641.978
204742.278.4
204842.578.7
204942.878.9
205043.179.2

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • The share of people living in places the country itself counts as urban.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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