Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, total in Thailand

Thailand: Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, total was 0.7% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.7%
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
15th
of 111 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 1989
All-time low
0.7%
in 2021
Years of data
35
1985–2021

Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, total in Thailand, 1985–2021

00.20.40.60.81985200320211985: 0.797 % of total population in working age1986: 0.806 % of total population in working age1987: 0.796 % of total population in working age1988: 0.824 % of total population in working age1989: 0.843 % of total population in working age1990: 0.828 % of total population in working age1991: 0.819 % of total population in working age1992: 0.832 % of total population in working age1993: 0.813 % of total population in working age1994: 0.794 % of total population in working age1995: 0.793 % of total population in working age1997: 0.78 % of total population in working age1998: 0.751 % of total population in working age1999: 0.739 % of total population in working age2000: 0.749 % of total population in working age2001: 0.752 % of total population in working age2002: 0.76 % of total population in working age2003: 0.761 % of total population in working age2004: 0.765 % of total population in working age2005: 0.77 % of total population in working age2006: 0.765 % of total population in working age2007: 0.772 % of total population in working age2008: 0.773 % of total population in working age2009: 0.773 % of total population in working age2010: 0.774 % of total population in working age2011: 0.779 % of total population in working age2012: 0.777 % of total population in working age2014: 0.759 % of total population in working age2015: 0.755 % of total population in working age2016: 0.752 % of total population in working age2017: 0.738 % of total population in working age2018: 0.748 % of total population in working age2019: 0.733 % of total population in working age2020: 0.738 % of total population in working age2021: 0.733 % of total population in working age

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

Analysis

Thailand recorded 0.7% for employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, total in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, total in Thailand peaked at 0.8% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2021.

Thailand ranks 15th of 111 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, total in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, total (% of total population in working age) in Thailand, 1985 to 2021.
Year % of total population in working age Change
1985 0.8%
1986 0.8% +1.1%
1987 0.8% -1.3%
1988 0.8% +3.6%
1989 0.8% +2.3%
1990 0.8% -1.8%
1991 0.8% -1.1%
1992 0.8% +1.5%
1993 0.8% -2.3%
1994 0.8% -2.3%
1995 0.8% -0.2%
1997 0.8% -1.6%
1998 0.8% -3.7%
1999 0.7% -1.5%
2000 0.7% +1.2%
2001 0.8% +0.5%
2002 0.8% +1.1%
2003 0.8% +0.1%
2004 0.8% +0.6%
2005 0.8% +0.6%
2006 0.8% -0.7%
2007 0.8% +0.9%
2008 0.8% +0.1%
2009 0.8% -0.0%
2010 0.8% +0.1%
2011 0.8% +0.7%
2012 0.8% -0.3%
2014 0.8% -2.4%
2015 0.8% -0.4%
2016 0.8% -0.5%
2017 0.7% -1.9%
2018 0.7% +1.4%
2019 0.7% -2.0%
2020 0.7% +0.7%
2021 0.7% -0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 5
1990s 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 9
2000s 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 10
2010s 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 9
2020s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 2

Countries ranked near Thailand

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  3. 14 Australia 0.7% compare
  4. 16 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.7% compare
  5. 17 Estonia 0.7% compare
  6. 18 Norway 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, total in Thailand?
Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, total in Thailand was 0.7% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, total recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 1989.
What is the lowest employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, total recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2021.
How does Thailand rank for employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, total?
Thailand ranks 15th out of 111 countries with data for 2021.
Is employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. 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 Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, total (% of total population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, total (% of total population in working age)
Unit
% of total population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
111 places, 1,633 data points, 1970–2021
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