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

Thailand: Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, rural was 37.64 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
37.64
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
50th
of 91 countries
All-time high
37.64
in 2021
All-time low
30.29
in 1985
Years of data
35
1985–2021

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

0102030401985200320211985: 30.31986: 30.61987: 30.51988: 30.41989: 30.71990: 30.51991: 30.91992: 31.31993: 30.91994: 31.61995: 32.41997: 33.41998: 33.51999: 33.52000: 33.72001: 33.62002: 33.52003: 33.92004: 34.12005: 34.72006: 34.92007: 35.12008: 35.32009: 35.42010: 35.62011: 35.82012: 36.12014: 36.72015: 36.62016: 36.72017: 372018: 372019: 37.22020: 37.52021: 37.6

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in Thailand is 37.64, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in Thailand peaked at 37.64 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 30.29, in 1985.

Thailand ranks 50th of 91 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, rural in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in Thailand, 1985 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1985 30.29 —
1986 30.57 +0.9%
1987 30.53 -0.1%
1988 30.44 -0.3%
1989 30.68 +0.8%
1990 30.5 -0.6%
1991 30.86 +1.2%
1992 31.29 +1.4%
1993 30.94 -1.1%
1994 31.58 +2.0%
1995 32.44 +2.8%
1997 33.41 +3.0%
1998 33.48 +0.2%
1999 33.52 +0.1%
2000 33.65 +0.4%
2001 33.6 -0.1%
2002 33.54 -0.2%
2003 33.92 +1.1%
2004 34.12 +0.6%
2005 34.71 +1.7%
2006 34.94 +0.7%
2007 35.09 +0.4%
2008 35.3 +0.6%
2009 35.45 +0.4%
2010 35.56 +0.3%
2011 35.78 +0.6%
2012 36.06 +0.8%
2014 36.74 +1.9%
2015 36.64 -0.3%
2016 36.71 +0.2%
2017 37.02 +0.9%
2018 37.04 +0.0%
2019 37.19 +0.4%
2020 37.54 +1.0%
2021 37.64 +0.3%

Thailand compared with similar countries

  • Thailand's 37.64 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36.47, 1.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
  • Thailand's 37.64 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 36.58, 1.0× the median. (7 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 30.5 30.29 30.68 5
1990s 32 30.5 33.52 9
2000s 34.43 33.54 35.45 10
2010s 36.53 35.56 37.19 9
2020s 37.59 37.54 37.64 2

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 47 Djibouti 38.28 compare
  2. 48 Tunisia 38.02 compare
  3. 49 Netherlands 38 compare
  4. 51 India 37.09 compare
  5. 52 Mongolia 36.91 compare
  6. 53 Indonesia 36.58 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in Thailand?
Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in Thailand was 37.64 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 37.64 in 2021.
What is the lowest average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 30.29 in 1985.
How does Thailand rank for average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, rural?
Thailand ranks 50th out of 91 countries with data for 2021.
Is average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. 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 wage workers, aged 15-64, rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, rural
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
91 places, 1,279 data points, 1970–2021
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