Employment in the manufacturing sector, aged 15-64, male in Thailand

Thailand: Employment in the manufacturing sector, aged 15-64, male was 0.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.2%
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
30th
of 92 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2015
All-time low
0.1%
in 1986
Years of data
35
1985–2021

Employment in the manufacturing sector, aged 15-64, male in Thailand, 1985–2021

00.050.10.151985200320211985: 0.083 % of male employed population in working age1986: 0.08 % of male employed population in working age1987: 0.087 % of male employed population in working age1988: 0.087 % of male employed population in working age1989: 0.09 % of male employed population in working age1990: 0.096 % of male employed population in working age1991: 0.104 % of male employed population in working age1992: 0.109 % of male employed population in working age1993: 0.118 % of male employed population in working age1994: 0.113 % of male employed population in working age1995: 0.125 % of male employed population in working age1997: 0.124 % of male employed population in working age1998: 0.122 % of male employed population in working age1999: 0.127 % of male employed population in working age2000: 0.137 % of male employed population in working age2001: 0.12 % of male employed population in working age2002: 0.128 % of male employed population in working age2003: 0.129 % of male employed population in working age2004: 0.131 % of male employed population in working age2005: 0.131 % of male employed population in working age2006: 0.129 % of male employed population in working age2007: 0.134 % of male employed population in working age2008: 0.12 % of male employed population in working age2009: 0.123 % of male employed population in working age2010: 0.122 % of male employed population in working age2011: 0.127 % of male employed population in working age2012: 0.125 % of male employed population in working age2014: 0.162 % of male employed population in working age2015: 0.162 % of male employed population in working age2016: 0.159 % of male employed population in working age2017: 0.158 % of male employed population in working age2018: 0.159 % of male employed population in working age2019: 0.156 % of male employed population in working age2020: 0.153 % of male employed population in working age2021: 0.156 % of male employed population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of male employed population in working age.

Analysis

In 2021, employment in the manufacturing sector, aged 15-64, male in Thailand stood at 0.2%.

The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 23.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment in the manufacturing sector, aged 15-64, male in Thailand peaked at 0.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1986.

Thailand ranks 30th of 92 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.

Employment in the manufacturing sector, aged 15-64, male in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Employment in the manufacturing sector, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age) in Thailand, 1985 to 2021.
Year % of male employed population in working age Change
1985 0.1%
1986 0.1% -3.4%
1987 0.1% +8.0%
1988 0.1% +0.2%
1989 0.1% +3.2%
1990 0.1% +7.3%
1991 0.1% +7.5%
1992 0.1% +4.8%
1993 0.1% +8.7%
1994 0.1% -4.5%
1995 0.1% +11.2%
1997 0.1% -0.8%
1998 0.1% -1.7%
1999 0.1% +4.0%
2000 0.1% +7.7%
2001 0.1% -12.4%
2002 0.1% +6.3%
2003 0.1% +0.7%
2004 0.1% +2.2%
2005 0.1% -0.1%
2006 0.1% -1.9%
2007 0.1% +4.4%
2008 0.1% -10.6%
2009 0.1% +2.5%
2010 0.1% -0.7%
2011 0.1% +3.6%
2012 0.1% -1.4%
2014 0.2% +29.9%
2015 0.2% +0.1%
2016 0.2% -2.1%
2017 0.2% -0.4%
2018 0.2% +0.7%
2019 0.2% -1.9%
2020 0.2% -2.2%
2021 0.2% +2.3%

Thailand compared with similar countries

  • Thailand's 0.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 1.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
  • Thailand's 0.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1%, 1.1× the median. (7 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Employment in the manufacturing sector, aged 15-64, male in Thailand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2014 +29.9% 0.1% 0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 5
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 9
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 10
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 9
2020s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 2

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 27 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.2% compare
  2. 28 Sweden 0.2% compare
  3. 29 Ireland 0.2% compare
  4. 31 Pakistan 0.2% compare
  5. 32 Mauritius 0.2% compare
  6. 33 Tunisia 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment in the manufacturing sector, aged 15-64, male in Thailand?
Employment in the manufacturing sector, aged 15-64, male in Thailand was 0.2% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment in the manufacturing sector, aged 15-64, male recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2015.
What is the lowest employment in the manufacturing sector, aged 15-64, male recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1986.
How does Thailand rank for employment in the manufacturing sector, aged 15-64, male?
Thailand ranks 30th out of 92 countries with data for 2021.
Is employment in the manufacturing sector, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. 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 Employment in the manufacturing sector, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment in the manufacturing sector, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age)
Unit
% of male employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
92 places, 1,282 data points, 1970–2021
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