Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Thailand

Thailand: Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, female was 37.83 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
37.83
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
60th
of 106 countries
All-time high
37.83
in 2021
All-time low
29.37
in 1985
Years of data
35
1985–2021

Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Thailand, 1985–2021

0102030401985200320211985: 29.41986: 29.61987: 29.41988: 29.71989: 29.91990: 29.61991: 30.31992: 30.61993: 30.51994: 311995: 31.41997: 32.51998: 32.71999: 32.92000: 33.22001: 33.22002: 33.22003: 33.62004: 33.92005: 34.42006: 34.92007: 352008: 35.52009: 35.92010: 35.92011: 36.32012: 36.52014: 36.32015: 36.42016: 36.62017: 36.92018: 36.92019: 37.12020: 37.62021: 37.8

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2021, average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Thailand stood at 37.83. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Thailand peaked at 37.83 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 29.37, in 1985.

Thailand ranks 60th 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 wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Thailand, 1985 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1985 29.37 —
1986 29.58 +0.7%
1987 29.45 -0.5%
1988 29.72 +0.9%
1989 29.9 +0.6%
1990 29.64 -0.9%
1991 30.29 +2.2%
1992 30.64 +1.2%
1993 30.48 -0.5%
1994 30.97 +1.6%
1995 31.4 +1.4%
1997 32.48 +3.4%
1998 32.75 +0.8%
1999 32.88 +0.4%
2000 33.15 +0.8%
2001 33.2 +0.1%
2002 33.21 +0.0%
2003 33.63 +1.3%
2004 33.89 +0.8%
2005 34.39 +1.5%
2006 34.9 +1.5%
2007 34.96 +0.2%
2008 35.45 +1.4%
2009 35.88 +1.2%
2010 35.93 +0.1%
2011 36.35 +1.2%
2012 36.46 +0.3%
2014 36.34 -0.3%
2015 36.42 +0.2%
2016 36.63 +0.6%
2017 36.93 +0.8%
2018 36.92 -0.0%
2019 37.1 +0.5%
2020 37.58 +1.3%
2021 37.83 +0.7%

Thailand compared with similar countries

  • Thailand's 37.83 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 38.47, 98% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
  • Thailand's 37.83 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 36.02, 1.1× the median. (7 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 29.6 29.37 29.9 5
1990s 31.28 29.64 32.88 9
2000s 34.27 33.15 35.88 10
2010s 36.56 35.93 37.1 9
2020s 37.71 37.58 37.83 2

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 57 Egypt 38.16 compare
  2. 58 Belgium 38.02 compare
  3. 59 Malta 37.9 compare
  4. 61 Brazil 37.81 compare
  5. 62 Tunisia 37.66 compare
  6. 63 Ecuador 37.66 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Thailand?
Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Thailand was 37.83 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, female recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 37.83 in 2021.
What is the lowest average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, female recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 29.37 in 1985.
How does Thailand rank for average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, female?
Thailand ranks 60th out of 106 countries with data for 2021.
Is average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. 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 wage workers, aged 15-64, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, female
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,498 data points, 1970–2021
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