Average age of wage workers, aged 25-64 in Thailand

Thailand: Average age of wage workers, aged 25-64 was 40.08 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
40.08
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
66th
of 106 countries
All-time high
40.08
in 2021
All-time low
35.76
in 1985
Years of data
35
1985–2021

Average age of wage workers, aged 25-64 in Thailand, 1985–2021

0102030401985200320211985: 35.81986: 36.11987: 361988: 35.81989: 36.11990: 36.21991: 36.11992: 36.31993: 36.21994: 36.31995: 36.81997: 37.21998: 37.31999: 37.32000: 37.42001: 37.32002: 37.32003: 37.52004: 37.62005: 37.92006: 382007: 38.32008: 38.52009: 38.82010: 392011: 39.22012: 39.32014: 39.22015: 39.32016: 39.42017: 39.62018: 39.72019: 39.62020: 402021: 40.1

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Thailand recorded 40.08 for average age of wage workers, aged 25-64 in 2021. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of wage workers, aged 25-64 in Thailand peaked at 40.08 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 35.76, in 1985.

That places Thailand 66th out of 106 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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 25-64 in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Average age of wage workers, aged 25-64 in Thailand, 1985 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1985 35.76 —
1986 36.09 +0.9%
1987 35.99 -0.3%
1988 35.79 -0.5%
1989 36.14 +1.0%
1990 36.15 +0.0%
1991 36.12 -0.1%
1992 36.32 +0.6%
1993 36.21 -0.3%
1994 36.34 +0.3%
1995 36.79 +1.2%
1997 37.24 +1.2%
1998 37.3 +0.2%
1999 37.25 -0.1%
2000 37.41 +0.4%
2001 37.32 -0.2%
2002 37.29 -0.1%
2003 37.48 +0.5%
2004 37.64 +0.4%
2005 37.89 +0.7%
2006 38.01 +0.3%
2007 38.28 +0.7%
2008 38.52 +0.6%
2009 38.79 +0.7%
2010 39.05 +0.7%
2011 39.24 +0.5%
2012 39.33 +0.2%
2014 39.24 -0.2%
2015 39.34 +0.3%
2016 39.42 +0.2%
2017 39.55 +0.3%
2018 39.69 +0.4%
2019 39.65 -0.1%
2020 39.96 +0.8%
2021 40.08 +0.3%

Thailand compared with similar countries

  • Thailand's 40.08 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 40.48, 99% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
  • Thailand's 40.08 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 39.61, 1.0× the median. (7 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 35.96 35.76 36.14 5
1990s 36.64 36.12 37.3 9
2000s 37.86 37.29 38.79 10
2010s 39.39 39.05 39.69 9
2020s 40.02 39.96 40.08 2

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 63 Austria 40.21 compare
  2. 64 Brazil 40.21 compare
  3. 65 Ecuador 40.09 compare
  4. 67 India 39.73 compare
  5. 68 Indonesia 39.67 compare
  6. 69 Mongolia 39.61 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of wage workers, aged 25-64 in Thailand?
Average age of wage workers, aged 25-64 in Thailand was 40.08 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of wage workers, aged 25-64 recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 40.08 in 2021.
What is the lowest average age of wage workers, aged 25-64 recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 35.76 in 1985.
How does Thailand rank for average age of wage workers, aged 25-64?
Thailand ranks 66th out of 106 countries with data for 2021.
Is average age of wage workers, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. 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 25-64. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average age of wage workers, aged 25-64
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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