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

Thailand: Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural was 39.85 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
39.85
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
42nd
of 76 countries
All-time high
54.4
in 1989
All-time low
39.85
in 2021
Years of data
35
1985–2021

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

02040601985200320211985: 53.71986: 54.11987: 52.51988: 52.81989: 54.41990: 51.51991: 53.31992: 53.11993: 51.51994: 52.61995: 52.51997: 51.21998: 511999: 49.92000: 50.42001: 46.32002: 46.22003: 45.72004: 45.92005: 44.72006: 44.32007: 44.52008: 44.92009: 44.92010: 44.92011: 44.42012: 442014: 42.82015: 41.72016: 41.82017: 41.82018: 41.12019: 41.52020: 402021: 39.9

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Thailand recorded 39.85 for average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural in Thailand peaked at 54.4 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 39.85, in 2021.

Thailand ranks 42nd of 76 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural in Thailand, 1985 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1985 53.66 —
1986 54.09 +0.8%
1987 52.45 -3.0%
1988 52.84 +0.7%
1989 54.4 +2.9%
1990 51.49 -5.3%
1991 53.31 +3.5%
1992 53.1 -0.4%
1993 51.54 -2.9%
1994 52.63 +2.1%
1995 52.49 -0.3%
1997 51.22 -2.4%
1998 51.02 -0.4%
1999 49.92 -2.2%
2000 50.38 +0.9%
2001 46.29 -8.1%
2002 46.2 -0.2%
2003 45.7 -1.1%
2004 45.9 +0.4%
2005 44.65 -2.7%
2006 44.29 -0.8%
2007 44.5 +0.5%
2008 44.88 +0.9%
2009 44.92 +0.1%
2010 44.87 -0.1%
2011 44.45 -1.0%
2012 44.02 -1.0%
2014 42.84 -2.7%
2015 41.71 -2.6%
2016 41.84 +0.3%
2017 41.79 -0.1%
2018 41.11 -1.6%
2019 41.5 +0.9%
2020 40.03 -3.5%
2021 39.85 -0.4%

Thailand compared with similar countries

  • Thailand's 39.85 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 40.59, 98% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Thailand's 39.85 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 40.64, 98% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 53.49 52.45 54.4 5
1990s 51.86 49.92 53.31 9
2000s 45.77 44.29 50.38 10
2010s 42.68 41.11 44.87 9
2020s 39.94 39.85 40.03 2

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 39 Latvia 39.92 compare
  2. 40 Spain 39.91 compare
  3. 41 Hungary 39.91 compare
  4. 43 Jamaica 39.83 compare
  5. 44 Philippines 39.38 compare
  6. 45 Venezuela 39.36 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural in Thailand?
Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural in Thailand was 39.85 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 54.4 in 1989.
What is the lowest average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 39.85 in 2021.
How does Thailand rank for average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural?
Thailand ranks 42nd out of 76 countries with data for 2021.
Is average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. 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, rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
76 places, 1,013 data points, 1980–2021
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