Average age, rural in Thailand

Thailand: Average age, rural was 38.98 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
38.98
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
34th
of 96 countries
All-time high
38.98
in 2021
All-time low
23.85
in 1985
Years of data
35
1985–2021

Average age, rural in Thailand, 1985–2021

0102030401985200320211985: 23.91986: 24.21987: 24.71988: 24.91989: 25.21990: 25.51991: 25.71992: 26.21993: 26.51994: 26.71995: 28.61997: 29.31998: 29.31999: 29.62000: 302001: 30.32002: 30.52003: 30.92004: 31.22005: 32.32006: 32.52007: 32.82008: 33.32009: 33.72010: 34.12011: 34.42012: 34.72014: 36.62015: 372016: 37.32017: 37.62018: 37.92019: 38.42020: 38.72021: 39

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for average age, rural in Thailand is 38.98, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age, rural in Thailand peaked at 38.98 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 23.85, in 1985.

Thailand ranks 34th of 96 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, rural in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Average age, rural in Thailand, 1985 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1985 23.85 —
1986 24.22 +1.5%
1987 24.69 +1.9%
1988 24.93 +1.0%
1989 25.24 +1.3%
1990 25.49 +1.0%
1991 25.72 +0.9%
1992 26.22 +1.9%
1993 26.46 +0.9%
1994 26.73 +1.0%
1995 28.59 +7.0%
1997 29.32 +2.6%
1998 29.29 -0.1%
1999 29.64 +1.2%
2000 29.97 +1.1%
2001 30.28 +1.0%
2002 30.53 +0.8%
2003 30.93 +1.3%
2004 31.21 +0.9%
2005 32.26 +3.4%
2006 32.52 +0.8%
2007 32.77 +0.8%
2008 33.34 +1.7%
2009 33.72 +1.1%
2010 34.1 +1.1%
2011 34.43 +1.0%
2012 34.69 +0.8%
2014 36.61 +5.5%
2015 36.95 +0.9%
2016 37.33 +1.0%
2017 37.65 +0.9%
2018 37.93 +0.8%
2019 38.36 +1.1%
2020 38.68 +0.9%
2021 38.98 +0.8%

Thailand compared with similar countries

  • Thailand's 38.98 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 33.03, 1.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)
  • Thailand's 38.98 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 33.37, 1.2× the median. (8 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 24.58 23.85 25.24 5
1990s 27.5 25.49 29.64 9
2000s 31.75 29.97 33.72 10
2010s 36.45 34.1 38.36 9
2020s 38.83 38.68 38.98 2

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 31 Chile 39.3 compare
  2. 32 Uruguay 39.23 compare
  3. 33 Czechia 39.07 compare
  4. 35 Belgium 38.94 compare
  5. 36 Austria 38.82 compare
  6. 37 Cyprus 38.72 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age, rural in Thailand?
Average age, rural in Thailand was 38.98 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age, rural recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 38.98 in 2021.
What is the lowest average age, rural recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 23.85 in 1985.
How does Thailand rank for average age, rural?
Thailand ranks 34th out of 96 countries with data for 2021.
Is average age, rural rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. 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, rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average age, rural
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
96 places, 1,344 data points, 1970–2021
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