Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-24 in Thailand

Thailand: Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-24 was 0.1% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.1%
Change on year
down 10.0%
World rank
46th
of 82 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 1989
All-time low
0.1%
in 2021
Years of data
35
1985–2021

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-24 in Thailand, 1985–2021

0.20.40.60.81985200320211985: 0.723 % of employed population aged 15-241986: 0.734 % of employed population aged 15-241987: 0.667 % of employed population aged 15-241988: 0.683 % of employed population aged 15-241989: 0.735 % of employed population aged 15-241990: 0.657 % of employed population aged 15-241991: 0.663 % of employed population aged 15-241992: 0.663 % of employed population aged 15-241993: 0.611 % of employed population aged 15-241994: 0.625 % of employed population aged 15-241995: 0.578 % of employed population aged 15-241997: 0.529 % of employed population aged 15-241998: 0.523 % of employed population aged 15-241999: 0.496 % of employed population aged 15-242000: 0.498 % of employed population aged 15-242001: 0.42 % of employed population aged 15-242002: 0.414 % of employed population aged 15-242003: 0.424 % of employed population aged 15-242004: 0.401 % of employed population aged 15-242005: 0.369 % of employed population aged 15-242006: 0.356 % of employed population aged 15-242007: 0.357 % of employed population aged 15-242008: 0.38 % of employed population aged 15-242009: 0.358 % of employed population aged 15-242010: 0.376 % of employed population aged 15-242011: 0.356 % of employed population aged 15-242012: 0.344 % of employed population aged 15-242014: 0.248 % of employed population aged 15-242015: 0.196 % of employed population aged 15-242016: 0.191 % of employed population aged 15-242017: 0.198 % of employed population aged 15-242018: 0.176 % of employed population aged 15-242019: 0.164 % of employed population aged 15-242020: 0.138 % of employed population aged 15-242021: 0.124 % of employed population aged 15-24

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population aged 15-24.

Analysis

In 2021, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-24 in Thailand stood at 0.1%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

The figure is down 10.0% on the previous year and down 65.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-24 in Thailand peaked at 0.7% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2021.

That places Thailand 46th out of 82 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-24 in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24) in Thailand, 1985 to 2021.
Year % of employed population aged 15-24 Change
1985 0.7%
1986 0.7% +1.4%
1987 0.7% -9.1%
1988 0.7% +2.4%
1989 0.7% +7.6%
1990 0.7% -10.6%
1991 0.7% +0.8%
1992 0.7% +0.0%
1993 0.6% -7.9%
1994 0.6% +2.4%
1995 0.6% -7.6%
1997 0.5% -8.5%
1998 0.5% -1.2%
1999 0.5% -5.0%
2000 0.5% +0.4%
2001 0.4% -15.8%
2002 0.4% -1.3%
2003 0.4% +2.4%
2004 0.4% -5.4%
2005 0.4% -8.0%
2006 0.4% -3.4%
2007 0.4% +0.1%
2008 0.4% +6.4%
2009 0.4% -5.7%
2010 0.4% +5.0%
2011 0.4% -5.3%
2012 0.3% -3.3%
2014 0.2% -28.0%
2015 0.2% -21.0%
2016 0.2% -2.2%
2017 0.2% +3.6%
2018 0.2% -11.5%
2019 0.2% -6.7%
2020 0.1% -15.7%
2021 0.1% -10.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 5
1990s 0.6% 0.5% 0.7% 9
2000s 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 10
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.4% 9
2020s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-24 in Thailand?
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-24 in Thailand was 0.1% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-24 recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 1989.
What is the lowest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-24 recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2021.
How does Thailand rank for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-24?
Thailand ranks 46th out of 82 countries with data for 2021.
Is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-24 rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is down 65.1%. 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 Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24)
Unit
% of employed population aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
82 places, 1,165 data points, 1970–2021
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