Russia vs Thailand

Russia vs Thailand: Urban population

Urban population in 2025: 75.3% in Russia and 62.8% in Thailand, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Russia, by 12.5 percentage points, or 1.2 times that in Thailand.

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% of people · UN

Russia vs Thailand: Urban populationUrban population in 2025: 75.3% in Russia and 62.8% in Thailand, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Russia, by 12.5 percentage points, or 1.2 times that in Thailand.
RussiaThailandUN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025)

What the numbers say

  • Russia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
  • In 2025, Russia ranked 80 and Thailand ranked 124 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts Russia at 81% and Thailand at 79.2% in 2050.

Every year

% of people · UN

YearRussiaThailand
202575.362.8
202475.161.9
20237560.9
202274.959.7
202174.858.5
202074.757.2
201974.655.9
201874.554.6
201774.549.2
201674.447.9
201574.347
201474.246.3
201374.145.8
20127445.4
201173.944.8
201073.744
200973.543
200873.541.9
200773.440.7
200673.239.4
200573.238.1
200473.336.8
200373.435.4
200273.334.1
200173.232.7
200073.231.5
19997330.2
199873.228.7
199773.127.2
199673.125.6
199572.924.1
19947322.7
199373.121.3
199273.420.2
199173.719.4
199073.718.8
198973.618.5
198873.218.3
198772.918.1
198672.518
19857217.8
198471.617.7
198371.317.6
198270.917.4
198170.317.3
198069.917.1
197969.316.8
197868.816.5
197768.216.1
197667.715.7
197566.915.2
197466.114.8
197365.114.3
197264.213.9
197163.213.6
197062.613.3
196961.813.1
196860.912.9
196760.112.8
196659.212.6
196558.312.5
196457.612.3
196356.812.2
196255.912.1
196155.112
196054.111.8
19595311.7
195851.811.5
195750.811.4
195649.911.2
195548.911.1
195448.111
195347.210.8
195246.410.7
195145.610.5
195044.710.4
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
YearRussiaThailand
202675.463.7
202775.664.6
202875.765.6
202975.966.4
203076.167.3
203176.268.2
203276.469
203376.669.9
203476.870.7
20357771.5
203677.372.2
203777.572.9
203877.773.6
20397874.3
204078.275
204178.575.6
204278.776.1
20437976.7
204479.377.2
204579.577.6
204679.878
204780.178.4
204880.478.7
204980.778.9
20508179.2

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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