Thailand vs Turkey: Population, male
Thailand
34.84 million
in 2025
Turkey
42.85 million
in 2025
Thailand rank
21st
Turkey rank
18th
Population, male over time
- Thailand
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 42.85 million against 34.84 million in Thailand, a difference of 8.01 million.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.2 times Thailand's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Turkey has been ahead every year.
Thailand ranks 21st and Turkey ranks 18th of 217 countries.
Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Thailand | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.53 million | 16.24 million | 717,160 | Turkey |
| 1970s | 20.36 million | 20.70 million | 341,980 | Turkey |
| 1980s | 25.01 million | 25.36 million | 355,600 | Turkey |
| 1990s | 29.23 million | 30.43 million | 1.21 million | Turkey |
| 2000s | 32.48 million | 34.51 million | 2.03 million | Turkey |
| 2010s | 34.55 million | 38.98 million | 4.43 million | Turkey |
| 2020s | 34.96 million | 42.40 million | 7.43 million | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, male, Thailand or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 42.85 million against 34.84 million in Thailand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, male between Thailand and Turkey?
- 8.01 million, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and Turkey?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Thailand and Turkey rank globally for population, male?
- Thailand ranks 21st and Turkey ranks 18th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Male population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.