Average age of employers, aged 15-64, urban in Thailand

Thailand: Average age of employers, aged 15-64, urban was 46.04 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
46.04
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
17th
of 85 countries
All-time high
46.04
in 2021
All-time low
38.93
in 1986
Years of data
35
1985–2021

Average age of employers, aged 15-64, urban in Thailand, 1985–2021

010203040501985200320211985: 40.31986: 38.91987: 40.11988: 40.61989: 40.21990: 40.61991: 411992: 41.31993: 40.71994: 42.41995: 41.41997: 42.51998: 42.51999: 42.32000: 43.32001: 42.62002: 432003: 42.92004: 43.62005: 43.32006: 43.32007: 43.42008: 43.72009: 44.52010: 44.32011: 44.12012: 452014: 45.12015: 44.82016: 45.32017: 45.52018: 45.62019: 462020: 45.62021: 46

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Thailand recorded 46.04 for average age of employers, aged 15-64, urban in 2021. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of employers, aged 15-64, urban in Thailand peaked at 46.04 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 38.93, in 1986.

That places Thailand 17th out of 85 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Average age of employers, aged 15-64, urban in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Average age of employers, aged 15-64, urban in Thailand, 1985 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1985 40.26
1986 38.93 -3.3%
1987 40.07 +2.9%
1988 40.63 +1.4%
1989 40.18 -1.1%
1990 40.58 +1.0%
1991 41 +1.0%
1992 41.25 +0.6%
1993 40.73 -1.3%
1994 42.4 +4.1%
1995 41.43 -2.3%
1997 42.52 +2.6%
1998 42.55 +0.1%
1999 42.25 -0.7%
2000 43.26 +2.4%
2001 42.6 -1.5%
2002 42.97 +0.9%
2003 42.88 -0.2%
2004 43.56 +1.6%
2005 43.34 -0.5%
2006 43.33 -0.0%
2007 43.42 +0.2%
2008 43.66 +0.6%
2009 44.48 +1.9%
2010 44.28 -0.4%
2011 44.13 -0.3%
2012 45.04 +2.1%
2014 45.06 +0.0%
2015 44.76 -0.7%
2016 45.29 +1.2%
2017 45.51 +0.5%
2018 45.64 +0.3%
2019 45.97 +0.7%
2020 45.58 -0.9%
2021 46.04 +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 40.01 38.93 40.63 5
1990s 41.63 40.58 42.55 9
2000s 43.35 42.6 44.48 10
2010s 45.08 44.13 45.97 9
2020s 45.81 45.58 46.04 2

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 14 Sri Lanka 46.36 compare
  2. 15 Hungary 46.3 compare
  3. 16 Portugal 46.26 compare
  4. 18 Chile 45.95 compare
  5. 19 Spain 45.93 compare
  6. 20 Philippines 45.65 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of employers, aged 15-64, urban in Thailand?
Average age of employers, aged 15-64, urban in Thailand was 46.04 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of employers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 46.04 in 2021.
What is the lowest average age of employers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 38.93 in 1986.
How does Thailand rank for average age of employers, aged 15-64, urban?
Thailand ranks 17th out of 85 countries with data for 2021.
Is average age of employers, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Thailand data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average age of employers, aged 15-64, urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Average age of employers, aged 15-64, urban
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
85 places, 1,140 data points, 1981–2021
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