French Polynesia vs Thailand: Do more people live in urban or rural areas?
French Polynesia
61.8%
in 2025
Thailand
62.8%
in 2025
French Polynesia rank
136th
Thailand rank
133rd
Do more people live in urban or rural areas? over time
- French Polynesia
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 62.8% against 61.8% in French Polynesia, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was French Polynesia ahead.
French Polynesia ranks 136th and Thailand ranks 133rd of 238 countries.
French Polynesia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | French Polynesia | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 37.8% | 11.0% | 26.8% | French Polynesia |
| 1960s | 47.0% | 12.4% | 34.6% | French Polynesia |
| 1970s | 57.2% | 15.0% | 42.2% | French Polynesia |
| 1980s | 58.7% | 17.8% | 40.9% | French Polynesia |
| 1990s | 56.8% | 23.8% | 33.0% | French Polynesia |
| 2000s | 57.2% | 37.4% | 19.8% | French Polynesia |
| 2010s | 61.6% | 48.1% | 13.5% | French Polynesia |
| 2020s | 61.7% | 60.2% | 1.5% | French Polynesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher do more people live in urban or rural areas?, French Polynesia or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 62.8% against 61.8% in French Polynesia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in do more people live in urban or rural areas? between French Polynesia and Thailand?
- 1.0%, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for French Polynesia and Thailand?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do French Polynesia and Thailand rank globally for do more people live in urban or rural areas??
- French Polynesia ranks 136th and Thailand ranks 133rd of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Do more people live in urban or rural areas?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modeled historical data.