Average age of employers, aged 25-64 in Thailand

Thailand: Average age of employers, aged 25-64 was 46.75 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
46.75
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
21st
of 95 countries
All-time high
46.75
in 2021
All-time low
39.69
in 1986
Years of data
35
1985–2021

Average age of employers, aged 25-64 in Thailand, 1985–2021

010203040501985200320211985: 40.71986: 39.71987: 41.11988: 41.41989: 41.31990: 41.31991: 41.71992: 41.51993: 41.11994: 41.91995: 42.91997: 43.21998: 431999: 42.92000: 43.42001: 42.92002: 43.42003: 43.12004: 43.52005: 43.62006: 43.72007: 43.82008: 44.12009: 44.62010: 44.62011: 44.22012: 45.12014: 45.62015: 45.42016: 45.72017: 46.12018: 46.12019: 46.22020: 46.12021: 46.8

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Thailand recorded 46.75 for average age of employers, aged 25-64 in 2021. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of employers, aged 25-64 in Thailand peaked at 46.75 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 39.69, in 1986.

Thailand ranks 21st of 95 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Average age of employers, aged 25-64 in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Average age of employers, aged 25-64 in Thailand, 1985 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1985 40.73 —
1986 39.69 -2.6%
1987 41.07 +3.5%
1988 41.41 +0.8%
1989 41.31 -0.2%
1990 41.33 +0.0%
1991 41.68 +0.8%
1992 41.53 -0.4%
1993 41.06 -1.1%
1994 41.91 +2.1%
1995 42.87 +2.3%
1997 43.21 +0.8%
1998 43.04 -0.4%
1999 42.89 -0.3%
2000 43.36 +1.1%
2001 42.89 -1.1%
2002 43.38 +1.1%
2003 43.08 -0.7%
2004 43.49 +0.9%
2005 43.64 +0.4%
2006 43.68 +0.1%
2007 43.78 +0.2%
2008 44.11 +0.8%
2009 44.58 +1.1%
2010 44.6 +0.1%
2011 44.2 -0.9%
2012 45.12 +2.1%
2014 45.57 +1.0%
2015 45.38 -0.4%
2016 45.71 +0.7%
2017 46.09 +0.8%
2018 46.1 +0.0%
2019 46.23 +0.3%
2020 46.14 -0.2%
2021 46.75 +1.3%

Thailand compared with similar countries

  • Thailand's 46.75 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 45.34, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
  • Thailand's 46.75 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 45.21, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 40.84 39.69 41.41 5
1990s 42.17 41.06 43.21 9
2000s 43.6 42.89 44.58 10
2010s 45.44 44.2 46.23 9
2020s 46.45 46.14 46.75 2

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 18 Malta 46.99 compare
  2. 19 Chile 46.89 compare
  3. 20 Denmark 46.85 compare
  4. 22 Portugal 46.65 compare
  5. 23 Spain 46.58 compare
  6. 24 Greece 46.54 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of employers, aged 25-64 in Thailand?
Average age of employers, aged 25-64 in Thailand was 46.75 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of employers, aged 25-64 recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 46.75 in 2021.
What is the lowest average age of employers, aged 25-64 recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 39.69 in 1986.
How does Thailand rank for average age of employers, aged 25-64?
Thailand ranks 21st out of 95 countries with data for 2021.
Is average age of employers, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. 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 25-64. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average age of employers, aged 25-64
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
95 places, 1,260 data points, 1970–2021
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