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

Thailand: Average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, urban was 40.65 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
40.65
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
33rd
of 88 countries
All-time high
40.65
in 2021
All-time low
34.02
in 1985
Years of data
35
1985–2021

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

0102030401985200320211985: 341986: 34.21987: 34.31988: 34.21989: 34.21990: 34.71991: 34.61992: 35.21993: 35.11994: 35.41995: 35.61997: 36.11998: 36.61999: 36.72000: 372001: 37.12002: 37.12003: 37.42004: 37.32005: 37.72006: 38.12007: 38.42008: 38.82009: 39.12010: 39.22011: 39.72012: 39.82014: 39.52015: 39.82016: 39.82017: 402018: 39.92019: 40.12020: 40.42021: 40.6

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, urban in Thailand is 40.65, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, urban in Thailand peaked at 40.65 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 34.02, in 1985.

Thailand ranks 33rd of 88 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 service sector, aged 15-64, urban in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, urban in Thailand, 1985 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1985 34.02
1986 34.16 +0.4%
1987 34.34 +0.5%
1988 34.23 -0.3%
1989 34.25 +0.0%
1990 34.74 +1.4%
1991 34.59 -0.4%
1992 35.25 +1.9%
1993 35.07 -0.5%
1994 35.36 +0.8%
1995 35.64 +0.8%
1997 36.13 +1.4%
1998 36.62 +1.4%
1999 36.68 +0.2%
2000 37.05 +1.0%
2001 37.05 +0.0%
2002 37.12 +0.2%
2003 37.36 +0.7%
2004 37.26 -0.3%
2005 37.66 +1.1%
2006 38.06 +1.1%
2007 38.36 +0.8%
2008 38.83 +1.2%
2009 39.12 +0.7%
2010 39.25 +0.3%
2011 39.66 +1.0%
2012 39.85 +0.5%
2014 39.55 -0.7%
2015 39.78 +0.6%
2016 39.77 -0.0%
2017 40 +0.6%
2018 39.9 -0.3%
2019 40.09 +0.5%
2020 40.43 +0.9%
2021 40.65 +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 34.2 34.02 34.34 5
1990s 35.56 34.59 36.68 9
2000s 37.79 37.05 39.12 10
2010s 39.76 39.25 40.09 9
2020s 40.54 40.43 40.65 2

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 30 Panama 40.96 compare
  2. 31 Luxembourg 40.88 compare
  3. 32 Poland 40.88 compare
  4. 34 Kazakhstan 40.43 compare
  5. 35 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 40.4 compare
  6. 36 Chile 40.34 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, urban in Thailand?
Average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, urban in Thailand was 40.65 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 40.65 in 2021.
What is the lowest average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 34.02 in 1985.
How does Thailand rank for average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, urban?
Thailand ranks 33rd out of 88 countries with data for 2021.
Is average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. 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 service sector, aged 15-64, urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, urban
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
88 places, 1,180 data points, 1970–2021
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