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

Thailand: Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male was 43.93 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
43.93
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
37th
of 106 countries
All-time high
43.98
in 2020
All-time low
32.68
in 1986
Years of data
35
1985–2021

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

0102030401985200320211985: 32.81986: 32.71987: 33.31988: 33.21989: 331990: 33.71991: 33.51992: 33.51993: 34.31994: 34.71995: 36.11997: 36.91998: 36.81999: 37.42000: 37.82001: 382002: 38.22003: 38.42004: 38.82005: 39.52006: 39.92007: 39.92008: 40.12009: 40.32010: 40.42011: 40.62012: 40.72014: 42.92015: 43.22016: 43.22017: 43.42018: 43.42019: 43.72020: 442021: 43.9

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2021, average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male in Thailand stood at 43.93.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male in Thailand peaked at 43.98 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 32.68, in 1986.

Thailand ranks 37th of 106 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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, male in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male in Thailand, 1985 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1985 32.76
1986 32.68 -0.3%
1987 33.34 +2.0%
1988 33.23 -0.3%
1989 32.98 -0.7%
1990 33.65 +2.0%
1991 33.5 -0.4%
1992 33.53 +0.1%
1993 34.34 +2.4%
1994 34.66 +0.9%
1995 36.15 +4.3%
1997 36.93 +2.2%
1998 36.85 -0.2%
1999 37.39 +1.5%
2000 37.81 +1.1%
2001 37.98 +0.5%
2002 38.21 +0.6%
2003 38.42 +0.6%
2004 38.79 +0.9%
2005 39.53 +1.9%
2006 39.85 +0.8%
2007 39.89 +0.1%
2008 40.06 +0.4%
2009 40.3 +0.6%
2010 40.35 +0.1%
2011 40.63 +0.7%
2012 40.69 +0.2%
2014 42.88 +5.4%
2015 43.2 +0.8%
2016 43.15 -0.1%
2017 43.43 +0.6%
2018 43.36 -0.2%
2019 43.71 +0.8%
2020 43.98 +0.6%
2021 43.93 -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 33 32.68 33.34 5
1990s 35.22 33.5 37.39 9
2000s 39.08 37.81 40.3 10
2010s 42.38 40.35 43.71 9
2020s 43.95 43.93 43.98 2

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 34 Cyprus 44.15 compare
  2. 35 Czechia 44.08 compare
  3. 36 Mauritius 43.96 compare
  4. 38 Bulgaria 43.46 compare
  5. 39 Poland 43.32 compare
  6. 40 Belgium 43.19 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male in Thailand?
Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male in Thailand was 43.93 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 43.98 in 2020.
What is the lowest average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 32.68 in 1986.
How does Thailand rank for average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male?
Thailand ranks 37th out of 106 countries with data for 2021.
Is average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. 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, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male
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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