South Africa vs Thailand: Population ages 40-44, male

South Africa
2.40 million
in 2025
Thailand
2.58 million
in 2025
South Africa rank
20th
Thailand rank
19th

Population ages 40-44, male over time

  • South Africa
  • Thailand
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How they compare

Thailand currently reports 2.58 million against 2.40 million in South Africa, a difference of 179,570.

That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

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

South Africa ranks 20th and Thailand ranks 19th of 218 countries.

Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Thailand Difference Ahead
1960s 470,484 655,740 185,256 Thailand
1970s 568,929 932,332 363,404 Thailand
1980s 849,368 1.23 million 384,744 Thailand
1990s 1.12 million 1.93 million 807,476 Thailand
2000s 1.21 million 2.64 million 1.43 million Thailand
2010s 1.49 million 2.75 million 1.26 million Thailand
2020s 2.17 million 2.64 million 467,727 Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 40-44, male, South Africa or Thailand?
Thailand, at 2.58 million against 2.40 million in South Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 40-44, male between South Africa and Thailand?
179,570, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Thailand?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do South Africa and Thailand rank globally for population ages 40-44, male?
South Africa ranks 20th and Thailand ranks 19th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, published as Population ages 40-44, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population ages 40-44, male
Source
World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
262 places, 17,262 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Male population between the ages 40 to 44.