Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, female in Thailand

Thailand: Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, female was 45.81 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
45.81
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
18th
of 106 countries
All-time high
45.81
in 2021
All-time low
32.78
in 1985
Years of data
35
1985–2021

Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, female in Thailand, 1985–2021

010203040501985200320211985: 32.81986: 331987: 33.31988: 33.41989: 33.21990: 33.91991: 33.71992: 341993: 34.71994: 34.81995: 36.51997: 37.21998: 37.51999: 38.12000: 38.32001: 38.92002: 39.22003: 39.42004: 39.82005: 40.52006: 412007: 41.22008: 41.42009: 41.62010: 41.92011: 42.22012: 42.42014: 44.32015: 44.72016: 44.92017: 452018: 45.12019: 45.42020: 45.72021: 45.8

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, female in Thailand is 45.81, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, female in Thailand peaked at 45.81 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 32.78, in 1985.

Thailand ranks 18th of 106 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 self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, female in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, female in Thailand, 1985 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1985 32.78
1986 33 +0.7%
1987 33.35 +1.0%
1988 33.39 +0.1%
1989 33.21 -0.5%
1990 33.88 +2.0%
1991 33.73 -0.4%
1992 34.02 +0.8%
1993 34.65 +1.9%
1994 34.81 +0.5%
1995 36.49 +4.8%
1997 37.16 +1.8%
1998 37.51 +0.9%
1999 38.1 +1.6%
2000 38.29 +0.5%
2001 38.89 +1.6%
2002 39.17 +0.7%
2003 39.43 +0.7%
2004 39.78 +0.9%
2005 40.45 +1.7%
2006 40.97 +1.3%
2007 41.17 +0.5%
2008 41.4 +0.6%
2009 41.63 +0.5%
2010 41.88 +0.6%
2011 42.24 +0.9%
2012 42.36 +0.3%
2014 44.27 +4.5%
2015 44.66 +0.9%
2016 44.88 +0.5%
2017 45.05 +0.4%
2018 45.05 +0.0%
2019 45.35 +0.7%
2020 45.74 +0.9%
2021 45.81 +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 33.15 32.78 33.39 5
1990s 35.59 33.73 38.1 9
2000s 40.12 38.29 41.63 10
2010s 43.97 41.88 45.35 9
2020s 45.78 45.74 45.81 2

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 15 Norway 46.41 compare
  2. 16 Ireland 46.2 compare
  3. 17 Bulgaria 45.93 compare
  4. 19 Sri Lanka 45.35 compare
  5. 20 Luxembourg 45.24 compare
  6. 21 Iceland 45.06 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, female in Thailand?
Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, female in Thailand was 45.81 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, female recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 45.81 in 2021.
What is the lowest average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, female recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 32.78 in 1985.
How does Thailand rank for average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, female?
Thailand ranks 18th out of 106 countries with data for 2021.
Is average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. 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 self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, female
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,490 data points, 1970–2021
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