Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Thailand

Thailand: Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 was 0.4138 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.4138
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
105th
of 113 countries
All-time high
0.6827
in 1985
All-time low
0.3882
in 2014
Years of data
35
1985–2021

Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Thailand, 1985–2021

00.20.40.61985200320211985: 0.6831986: 0.6641987: 0.641988: 0.6241989: 0.6081990: 0.5921991: 0.5771992: 0.5471993: 0.5341994: 0.5211995: 0.4961997: 0.4731998: 0.4751999: 0.4692000: 0.4632001: 0.4562002: 0.4532003: 0.4532004: 0.4512005: 0.4322006: 0.4292007: 0.4252008: 0.4132009: 0.4052010: 0.42011: 0.3942012: 0.392014: 0.3882015: 0.3922016: 0.3942017: 0.3962018: 0.3992019: 0.4042020: 0.4092021: 0.414

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2021, dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Thailand stood at 0.4138.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Thailand peaked at 0.6827 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.3882, in 2014.

Thailand ranks 105th of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Thailand, 1985 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1985 0.6827 —
1986 0.6642 -2.7%
1987 0.6405 -3.6%
1988 0.6239 -2.6%
1989 0.6078 -2.6%
1990 0.5922 -2.6%
1991 0.577 -2.6%
1992 0.5465 -5.3%
1993 0.5339 -2.3%
1994 0.5206 -2.5%
1995 0.4957 -4.8%
1997 0.4729 -4.6%
1998 0.4749 +0.4%
1999 0.4687 -1.3%
2000 0.4631 -1.2%
2001 0.4562 -1.5%
2002 0.4534 -0.6%
2003 0.4532 -0.0%
2004 0.4506 -0.6%
2005 0.4322 -4.1%
2006 0.4288 -0.8%
2007 0.4252 -0.8%
2008 0.4127 -2.9%
2009 0.4055 -1.8%
2010 0.4001 -1.3%
2011 0.3944 -1.4%
2012 0.3902 -1.1%
2014 0.3882 -0.5%
2015 0.3918 +0.9%
2016 0.3937 +0.5%
2017 0.3956 +0.5%
2018 0.399 +0.9%
2019 0.404 +1.2%
2020 0.4089 +1.2%
2021 0.4138 +1.2%

Thailand compared with similar countries

  • Thailand's 0.4138 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5072, 82% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
  • Thailand's 0.4138 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4138, 1.0× the median. (9 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.6438 0.6078 0.6827 5
1990s 0.5203 0.4687 0.5922 9
2000s 0.4381 0.4055 0.4631 10
2010s 0.3952 0.3882 0.404 9
2020s 0.4113 0.4089 0.4138 2

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 102 Luxembourg 0.4276 compare
  2. 103 Slovakia 0.4235 compare
  3. 104 Mauritius 0.4208 compare
  4. 106 Trinidad and Tobago 0.4124 compare
  5. 107 Azerbaijan 0.4058 compare
  6. 108 Ukraine 0.3993 compare

See the full ranking of 113 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Thailand?
Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Thailand was 0.4138 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 0.6827 in 1985.
What is the lowest dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3882 in 2014.
How does Thailand rank for dependency rate, all compared to 15-64?
Thailand ranks 105th out of 113 countries with data for 2021.
Is dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Thailand data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64
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World Bank
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Coverage
113 places, 1,668 data points, 1970–2021
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