Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, male in Thailand

Thailand: Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, male was 0.1% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.1%
Change on year
down 7.3%
World rank
62nd
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 15-64, male in Thailand, 1985–2021

0.20.40.60.81985200320211985: 0.688 % of male employed population in working age1986: 0.694 % of male employed population in working age1987: 0.652 % of male employed population in working age1988: 0.674 % of male employed population in working age1989: 0.709 % of male employed population in working age1990: 0.66 % of male employed population in working age1991: 0.662 % of male employed population in working age1992: 0.67 % of male employed population in working age1993: 0.629 % of male employed population in working age1994: 0.638 % of male employed population in working age1995: 0.62 % of male employed population in working age1997: 0.567 % of male employed population in working age1998: 0.565 % of male employed population in working age1999: 0.549 % of male employed population in working age2000: 0.566 % of male employed population in working age2001: 0.45 % of male employed population in working age2002: 0.45 % of male employed population in working age2003: 0.45 % of male employed population in working age2004: 0.439 % of male employed population in working age2005: 0.42 % of male employed population in working age2006: 0.394 % of male employed population in working age2007: 0.394 % of male employed population in working age2008: 0.41 % of male employed population in working age2009: 0.406 % of male employed population in working age2010: 0.417 % of male employed population in working age2011: 0.398 % of male employed population in working age2012: 0.377 % of male employed population in working age2014: 0.288 % of male employed population in working age2015: 0.237 % of male employed population in working age2016: 0.23 % of male employed population in working age2017: 0.22 % of male employed population in working age2018: 0.206 % of male employed population in working age2019: 0.196 % of male employed population in working age2020: 0.156 % of male employed population in working age2021: 0.145 % of male employed population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2021, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, male in Thailand stood at 0.1%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of down 7.3% on the previous year and down 63.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, male in Thailand peaked at 0.7% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2021.

That places Thailand 62nd out of 82 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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 15-64, male in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, 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 0.7%
1986 0.7% +0.9%
1987 0.7% -6.2%
1988 0.7% +3.4%
1989 0.7% +5.3%
1990 0.7% -7.0%
1991 0.7% +0.3%
1992 0.7% +1.2%
1993 0.6% -6.2%
1994 0.6% +1.5%
1995 0.6% -2.8%
1997 0.6% -8.6%
1998 0.6% -0.4%
1999 0.5% -2.7%
2000 0.6% +3.0%
2001 0.4% -20.5%
2002 0.4% -0.1%
2003 0.5% +0.1%
2004 0.4% -2.5%
2005 0.4% -4.4%
2006 0.4% -6.1%
2007 0.4% +0.0%
2008 0.4% +4.1%
2009 0.4% -1.0%
2010 0.4% +2.7%
2011 0.4% -4.7%
2012 0.4% -5.2%
2014 0.3% -23.6%
2015 0.2% -17.8%
2016 0.2% -2.8%
2017 0.2% -4.1%
2018 0.2% -6.7%
2019 0.2% -4.8%
2020 0.2% -20.3%
2021 0.1% -7.3%

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% 0.6% 10
2010s 0.3% 0.2% 0.4% 9
2020s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, male in Thailand?
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, male 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 15-64, male 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 15-64, male 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 15-64, male?
Thailand ranks 62nd out of 82 countries with data for 2021.
Is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is down 63.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Thailand data come from?
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Indicator
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, 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
82 places, 1,165 data points, 1970–2021
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