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

Thailand: Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, urban was 44.78 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
44.78
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
18th
of 94 countries
All-time high
44.87
in 2020
All-time low
35.49
in 1985
Years of data
35
1985–2021

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

0102030401985200320211985: 35.51986: 35.51987: 35.71988: 35.81989: 35.71990: 36.41991: 36.11992: 36.71993: 37.11994: 36.71995: 37.71997: 38.51998: 38.41999: 38.92000: 392001: 39.42002: 39.52003: 39.82004: 402005: 40.62006: 40.92007: 41.12008: 41.32009: 41.52010: 41.92011: 42.22012: 42.42014: 43.72015: 43.92016: 43.92017: 44.12018: 43.92019: 44.42020: 44.92021: 44.8

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Thailand recorded 44.78 for average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, urban in 2021.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, urban in Thailand peaked at 44.87 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 35.49, in 1985.

Thailand ranks 18th of 94 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, urban in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, urban in Thailand, 1985 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1985 35.49
1986 35.54 +0.1%
1987 35.71 +0.5%
1988 35.75 +0.1%
1989 35.72 -0.1%
1990 36.4 +1.9%
1991 36.12 -0.8%
1992 36.72 +1.7%
1993 37.15 +1.2%
1994 36.71 -1.2%
1995 37.71 +2.7%
1997 38.52 +2.1%
1998 38.37 -0.4%
1999 38.92 +1.4%
2000 39.05 +0.3%
2001 39.39 +0.9%
2002 39.46 +0.2%
2003 39.79 +0.8%
2004 40 +0.5%
2005 40.61 +1.5%
2006 40.87 +0.7%
2007 41.14 +0.7%
2008 41.33 +0.4%
2009 41.51 +0.5%
2010 41.85 +0.8%
2011 42.16 +0.7%
2012 42.43 +0.6%
2014 43.7 +3.0%
2015 43.89 +0.4%
2016 43.88 -0.0%
2017 44.14 +0.6%
2018 43.88 -0.6%
2019 44.42 +1.2%
2020 44.87 +1.0%
2021 44.78 -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 35.64 35.49 35.75 5
1990s 37.4 36.12 38.92 9
2000s 40.32 39.05 41.51 10
2010s 43.37 41.85 44.42 9
2020s 44.83 44.78 44.87 2

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 15 Sri Lanka 44.82 compare
  2. 16 Armenia 44.81 compare
  3. 17 United States of America 44.79 compare
  4. 19 Croatia 44.72 compare
  5. 20 Luxembourg 44.7 compare
  6. 21 France 44.66 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, urban in Thailand?
Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, urban in Thailand was 44.78 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 44.87 in 2020.
What is the lowest average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 35.49 in 1985.
How does Thailand rank for average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, urban?
Thailand ranks 18th out of 94 countries with data for 2021.
Is average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. 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, urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, urban
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,299 data points, 1970–2021
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