Average age, aged 15-24 in Thailand

Thailand: Average age, aged 15-24 was 19.68 in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
19.68
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
15th
of 109 countries
All-time high
19.68
in 2021
All-time low
19.17
in 1985
Years of data
35
1985–2021

Average age, aged 15-24 in Thailand, 1985–2021

051015201985200320211985: 19.21986: 19.31987: 19.31988: 19.41989: 19.41990: 19.41991: 19.51992: 19.41993: 19.41994: 19.41995: 19.41997: 19.51998: 19.51999: 19.52000: 19.52001: 19.52002: 19.52003: 19.52004: 19.52005: 19.52006: 19.52007: 19.52008: 19.52009: 19.52010: 19.52011: 19.52012: 19.52014: 19.62015: 19.62016: 19.62017: 19.62018: 19.62019: 19.72020: 19.72021: 19.7

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Thailand recorded 19.68 for average age, aged 15-24 in 2021. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age, aged 15-24 in Thailand peaked at 19.68 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 19.17, in 1985.

That places Thailand 15th out of 109 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.

Average age, aged 15-24 in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Average age, aged 15-24 in Thailand, 1985 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1985 19.17
1986 19.25 +0.4%
1987 19.34 +0.5%
1988 19.42 +0.4%
1989 19.42 -0.0%
1990 19.44 +0.1%
1991 19.46 +0.1%
1992 19.42 -0.2%
1993 19.44 +0.1%
1994 19.43 -0.1%
1995 19.44 +0.1%
1997 19.47 +0.1%
1998 19.5 +0.1%
1999 19.5 +0.0%
2000 19.51 +0.0%
2001 19.54 +0.1%
2002 19.51 -0.1%
2003 19.54 +0.2%
2004 19.55 +0.0%
2005 19.53 -0.1%
2006 19.51 -0.1%
2007 19.49 -0.1%
2008 19.48 -0.1%
2009 19.5 +0.1%
2010 19.49 -0.0%
2011 19.48 -0.1%
2012 19.47 -0.0%
2014 19.57 +0.5%
2015 19.58 +0.1%
2016 19.6 +0.1%
2017 19.58 -0.1%
2018 19.62 +0.2%
2019 19.66 +0.2%
2020 19.67 +0.1%
2021 19.68 +0.1%

Thailand compared with similar countries

  • Thailand's 19.68 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.44, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Thailand's 19.68 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 19.4, 1.0× the median. (8 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 19.32 19.17 19.42 5
1990s 19.45 19.42 19.5 9
2000s 19.52 19.48 19.55 10
2010s 19.56 19.47 19.66 9
2020s 19.67 19.67 19.68 2

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 12 Estonia 19.71 compare
  2. 13 United Kingdom 19.71 compare
  3. 14 Slovenia 19.7 compare
  4. 16 Serbia 19.68 compare
  5. 17 Czechia 19.67 compare
  6. 18 Finland 19.67 compare

See the full ranking of 109 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age, aged 15-24 in Thailand?
Average age, aged 15-24 in Thailand was 19.68 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age, aged 15-24 recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 19.68 in 2021.
What is the lowest average age, aged 15-24 recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 19.17 in 1985.
How does Thailand rank for average age, aged 15-24?
Thailand ranks 15th out of 109 countries with data for 2021.
Is average age, aged 15-24 rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Thailand data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average age, aged 15-24. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average age, aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
109 places, 1,558 data points, 1970–2021
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