Average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, total in Thailand

Thailand: Average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, total was 38.82 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
38.82
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
50th
of 93 countries
All-time high
38.84
in 2020
All-time low
30.61
in 1993
Years of data
35
1985–2021

Average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, total in Thailand, 1985–2021

0102030401985200320211985: 31.21986: 311987: 30.81988: 30.81989: 30.81990: 30.81991: 30.81992: 30.71993: 30.61994: 31.21995: 31.71997: 32.41998: 32.71999: 33.12000: 32.92001: 33.22002: 33.32003: 33.72004: 342005: 34.32006: 34.52007: 34.72008: 35.52009: 362010: 36.12011: 36.52012: 36.92014: 37.32015: 37.32016: 37.82017: 37.92018: 38.22019: 38.42020: 38.82021: 38.8

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2021, average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, total in Thailand stood at 38.82.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, total in Thailand peaked at 38.84 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 30.61, in 1993.

Thailand ranks 50th of 93 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 15-64, total in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, total in Thailand, 1985 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1985 31.18
1986 31.03 -0.5%
1987 30.84 -0.6%
1988 30.83 -0.1%
1989 30.83 -0.0%
1990 30.75 -0.2%
1991 30.82 +0.2%
1992 30.69 -0.4%
1993 30.61 -0.3%
1994 31.2 +1.9%
1995 31.7 +1.6%
1997 32.43 +2.3%
1998 32.68 +0.8%
1999 33.11 +1.3%
2000 32.91 -0.6%
2001 33.19 +0.8%
2002 33.33 +0.4%
2003 33.69 +1.1%
2004 33.95 +0.8%
2005 34.26 +0.9%
2006 34.49 +0.7%
2007 34.73 +0.7%
2008 35.55 +2.3%
2009 36 +1.3%
2010 36.12 +0.3%
2011 36.51 +1.1%
2012 36.92 +1.1%
2014 37.29 +1.0%
2015 37.33 +0.1%
2016 37.76 +1.1%
2017 37.86 +0.3%
2018 38.21 +0.9%
2019 38.4 +0.5%
2020 38.84 +1.1%
2021 38.82 -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 30.94 30.83 31.18 5
1990s 31.55 30.61 33.11 9
2000s 34.21 32.91 36 10
2010s 37.38 36.12 38.4 9
2020s 38.83 38.82 38.84 2

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 47 Sri Lanka 39.34 compare
  2. 48 Kyrgyzstan 39.3 compare
  3. 49 Puerto Rico 39.15 compare
  4. 51 Kosovo 38.81 compare
  5. 52 Tunisia 38.48 compare
  6. 53 China (People’s Republic of) 38.25 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, total in Thailand?
Average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, total in Thailand was 38.82 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, total recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 38.84 in 2020.
What is the lowest average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, total recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 30.61 in 1993.
How does Thailand rank for average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, total?
Thailand ranks 50th out of 93 countries with data for 2021.
Is average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. 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 15-64, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, total
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World Bank
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Coverage
93 places, 1,362 data points, 1970–2021
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