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

Thailand: Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, urban was 43.46 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
43.46
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
24th
of 76 countries
All-time high
52.05
in 1989
All-time low
43.46
in 2021
Years of data
35
1985–2021

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

02040601985200320211985: 50.91986: 50.91987: 511988: 511989: 521990: 50.81991: 50.81992: 51.31993: 51.11994: 51.21995: 50.81997: 47.21998: 501999: 50.22000: 50.82001: 49.12002: 502003: 50.22004: 50.32005: 502006: 49.62007: 48.92008: 48.92009: 49.22010: 49.12011: 49.32012: 48.22014: 47.22015: 45.72016: 46.32017: 46.12018: 45.62019: 45.62020: 442021: 43.5

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Thailand recorded 43.46 for average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, urban in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, urban in Thailand peaked at 52.05 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 43.46, in 2021.

Thailand ranks 24th 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 51.19 50.92 52.05 5
1990s 50.39 47.24 51.35 9
2000s 49.69 48.9 50.76 10
2010s 47 45.56 49.32 9
2020s 43.74 43.46 44.02 2

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 21 El Salvador 44.3 compare
  2. 22 Honduras 43.88 compare
  3. 23 Nepal 43.46 compare
  4. 25 Tunisia 43.46 compare
  5. 26 Costa Rica 43.44 compare
  6. 27 Mexico 43.32 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, urban in Thailand?
Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, urban in Thailand was 43.46 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 52.05 in 1989.
What is the lowest average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 43.46 in 2021.
How does Thailand rank for average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, urban?
Thailand ranks 24th out of 76 countries with data for 2021.
Is average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. 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 Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, urban
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
77 places, 1,029 data points, 1980–2021
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