Average age of workers, aged 15-64, urban in Thailand

Thailand: Average age of workers, aged 15-64, urban was 41.11 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
41.11
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
30th
of 97 countries
All-time high
41.11
in 2021
All-time low
33.35
in 1985
Years of data
35
1985–2021

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

0102030401985200320211985: 33.31986: 33.41987: 33.51988: 33.51989: 33.51990: 33.81991: 33.71992: 34.11993: 34.21994: 34.41995: 34.71997: 35.31998: 35.81999: 36.12000: 36.32001: 36.32002: 36.52003: 36.72004: 36.82005: 37.12006: 37.52007: 37.92008: 38.52009: 38.92010: 39.12011: 39.52012: 39.72014: 39.72015: 39.92016: 40.12017: 40.22018: 40.32019: 40.52020: 40.92021: 41.1

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Thailand recorded 41.11 for average age of workers, aged 15-64, urban in 2021. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of workers, aged 15-64, urban in Thailand peaked at 41.11 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 33.35, in 1985.

That places Thailand 30th out of 97 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 workers, aged 15-64, urban in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Average age of workers, aged 15-64, urban in Thailand, 1985 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1985 33.35 —
1986 33.35 +0.0%
1987 33.52 +0.5%
1988 33.45 -0.2%
1989 33.5 +0.1%
1990 33.84 +1.0%
1991 33.69 -0.5%
1992 34.06 +1.1%
1993 34.25 +0.5%
1994 34.39 +0.4%
1995 34.75 +1.0%
1997 35.31 +1.6%
1998 35.83 +1.5%
1999 36.1 +0.7%
2000 36.26 +0.5%
2001 36.34 +0.2%
2002 36.48 +0.4%
2003 36.74 +0.7%
2004 36.82 +0.2%
2005 37.15 +0.9%
2006 37.53 +1.0%
2007 37.9 +1.0%
2008 38.46 +1.5%
2009 38.86 +1.0%
2010 39.12 +0.7%
2011 39.5 +1.0%
2012 39.71 +0.5%
2014 39.73 +0.0%
2015 39.92 +0.5%
2016 40.07 +0.4%
2017 40.25 +0.4%
2018 40.29 +0.1%
2019 40.52 +0.6%
2020 40.91 +1.0%
2021 41.11 +0.5%

Thailand compared with similar countries

  • Thailand's 41.11 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 38.94, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
  • Thailand's 41.11 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 38.72, 1.1× the median. (8 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 33.44 33.35 33.52 5
1990s 34.69 33.69 36.1 9
2000s 37.25 36.26 38.86 10
2010s 39.9 39.12 40.52 9
2020s 41.01 40.91 41.11 2

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 27 Slovakia 41.67 compare
  2. 28 Romania 41.38 compare
  3. 29 Luxembourg 41.13 compare
  4. 31 Poland 41 compare
  5. 32 Kyrgyzstan 41 compare
  6. 33 Kazakhstan 40.99 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of workers, aged 15-64, urban in Thailand?
Average age of workers, aged 15-64, urban in Thailand was 41.11 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 41.11 in 2021.
What is the lowest average age of workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 33.35 in 1985.
How does Thailand rank for average age of workers, aged 15-64, urban?
Thailand ranks 30th out of 97 countries with data for 2021.
Is average age of workers, aged 15-64, urban 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 workers, aged 15-64, urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Average age of workers, aged 15-64, urban
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,339 data points, 1970–2021
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