Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female in Thailand

Thailand: Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female was 41.28 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
41.28
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
9th
of 80 countries
All-time high
52.52
in 1989
All-time low
41.28
in 2021
Years of data
35
1985–2021

Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female in Thailand, 1985–2021

02040601985200320211985: 51.61986: 52.21987: 50.91988: 51.11989: 52.51990: 49.51991: 51.41992: 51.21993: 50.21994: 51.11995: 50.91997: 491998: 49.71999: 49.12000: 49.62001: 46.82002: 46.82003: 46.62004: 46.72005: 45.62006: 45.42007: 45.32008: 45.52009: 45.82010: 45.82011: 45.72012: 44.92014: 44.52015: 43.22016: 43.52017: 43.52018: 42.82019: 432020: 41.62021: 41.3

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Thailand recorded 41.28 for average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female in Thailand peaked at 52.52 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 41.28, in 2021.

Thailand ranks 9th of 80 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 51.64 50.87 52.52 5
1990s 50.23 49.02 51.35 9
2000s 46.42 45.31 49.58 10
2010s 44.1 42.75 45.81 9
2020s 41.44 41.28 41.6 2

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 6 Nigeria 41.53 compare
  2. 7 Egypt 41.44 compare
  3. 8 El Salvador 41.32 compare
  4. 10 Turkey 40.96 compare
  5. 11 Albania 40.93 compare
  6. 12 Jordan 40.82 compare

See the full ranking of 81 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female in Thailand?
Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female in Thailand was 41.28 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 52.52 in 1989.
What is the lowest average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 41.28 in 2021.
How does Thailand rank for average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female?
Thailand ranks 9th out of 80 countries with data for 2021.
Is average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. 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 Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
81 places, 1,158 data points, 1970–2021
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