Average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-24 in Thailand

Thailand: Average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-24 was 21.86 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
21.86
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
29th
of 91 countries
All-time high
21.86
in 2021
All-time low
19.98
in 1985
Years of data
35
1985–2021

Average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-24 in Thailand, 1985–2021

051015201985200320211985: 201986: 20.11987: 20.21988: 20.21989: 20.41990: 20.21991: 20.21992: 20.11993: 20.31994: 20.41995: 20.51997: 20.71998: 20.81999: 212000: 212001: 212002: 212003: 21.22004: 21.12005: 212006: 21.12007: 212008: 212009: 212010: 212011: 21.12012: 212014: 21.32015: 21.42016: 21.52017: 21.52018: 21.52019: 21.72020: 21.72021: 21.9

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-24 in Thailand is 21.86, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-24 in Thailand peaked at 21.86 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 19.98, in 1985.

Thailand ranks 29th 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 workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-24 in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-24 in Thailand, 1985 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1985 19.98
1986 20.08 +0.5%
1987 20.24 +0.8%
1988 20.25 +0.0%
1989 20.39 +0.7%
1990 20.19 -1.0%
1991 20.2 +0.0%
1992 20.12 -0.4%
1993 20.26 +0.7%
1994 20.39 +0.6%
1995 20.49 +0.5%
1997 20.71 +1.1%
1998 20.85 +0.7%
1999 20.95 +0.5%
2000 20.98 +0.1%
2001 21.04 +0.3%
2002 20.95 -0.4%
2003 21.24 +1.4%
2004 21.12 -0.6%
2005 20.98 -0.7%
2006 21.08 +0.5%
2007 21.01 -0.4%
2008 20.96 -0.2%
2009 21.04 +0.4%
2010 21.04 -0.0%
2011 21.07 +0.2%
2012 20.95 -0.6%
2014 21.34 +1.9%
2015 21.39 +0.2%
2016 21.46 +0.3%
2017 21.47 +0.0%
2018 21.51 +0.2%
2019 21.72 +1.0%
2020 21.72 +0.0%
2021 21.86 +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 20.19 19.98 20.39 5
1990s 20.46 20.12 20.95 9
2000s 21.04 20.95 21.24 10
2010s 21.33 20.95 21.72 9
2020s 21.79 21.72 21.86 2

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 26 Mongolia 21.96 compare
  2. 27 Poland 21.93 compare
  3. 28 Namibia 21.92 compare
  4. 30 Finland 21.85 compare
  5. 31 Chile 21.84 compare
  6. 32 Republic of Moldova 21.71 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-24 in Thailand?
Average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-24 in Thailand was 21.86 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-24 recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 21.86 in 2021.
What is the lowest average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-24 recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 19.98 in 1985.
How does Thailand rank for average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-24?
Thailand ranks 29th out of 91 countries with data for 2021.
Is average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-24 rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. 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 in the industrial sector, aged 15-24. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
91 places, 1,274 data points, 1970–2021
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