Iraq vs Thailand: Population in the largest city
Iraq
24.8%
in 2025
Thailand
25.3%
in 2025
Iraq rank
99th
Thailand rank
96th
Population in the largest city over time
- Iraq
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 25.3% against 24.8% in Iraq, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Thailand ahead.
Iraq ranks 99th and Thailand ranks 96th of 153 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 36.6% | 66.6% | 30.1% | Thailand |
| 1970s | 36.7% | 62.4% | 25.7% | Thailand |
| 1980s | 33.5% | 59.1% | 25.6% | Thailand |
| 1990s | 32.8% | 45.0% | 12.2% | Thailand |
| 2000s | 28.6% | 29.5% | 0.8% | Thailand |
| 2010s | 24.8% | 27.6% | 2.8% | Thailand |
| 2020s | 24.5% | 25.4% | 1.0% | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in the largest city, Iraq or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 25.3% against 24.8% in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in the largest city between Iraq and Thailand?
- 0.5%, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Thailand?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and Thailand rank globally for population in the largest city?
- Iraq ranks 99th and Thailand ranks 96th of 153 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in the largest city (% of urban population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.