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

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

Latest (2021)
0.1%
Change on year
down 5.3%
World rank
53rd
of 76 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 1986
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 in Thailand, 1985–2021

0.20.40.60.81985200320211985: 0.738 % of rural employed population in working age1986: 0.751 % of rural employed population in working age1987: 0.684 % of rural employed population in working age1988: 0.705 % of rural employed population in working age1989: 0.75 % of rural employed population in working age1990: 0.682 % of rural employed population in working age1991: 0.7 % of rural employed population in working age1992: 0.703 % of rural employed population in working age1993: 0.655 % of rural employed population in working age1994: 0.679 % of rural employed population in working age1995: 0.668 % of rural employed population in working age1997: 0.624 % of rural employed population in working age1998: 0.61 % of rural employed population in working age1999: 0.581 % of rural employed population in working age2000: 0.598 % of rural employed population in working age2001: 0.457 % of rural employed population in working age2002: 0.448 % of rural employed population in working age2003: 0.444 % of rural employed population in working age2004: 0.432 % of rural employed population in working age2005: 0.402 % of rural employed population in working age2006: 0.374 % of rural employed population in working age2007: 0.387 % of rural employed population in working age2008: 0.4 % of rural employed population in working age2009: 0.389 % of rural employed population in working age2010: 0.401 % of rural employed population in working age2011: 0.375 % of rural employed population in working age2012: 0.355 % of rural employed population in working age2014: 0.272 % of rural employed population in working age2015: 0.227 % of rural employed population in working age2016: 0.217 % of rural employed population in working age2017: 0.211 % of rural employed population in working age2018: 0.195 % of rural employed population in working age2019: 0.186 % of rural employed population in working age2020: 0.15 % of rural employed population in working age2021: 0.142 % of rural employed population in working age

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

Analysis

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

The figure is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 62.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Thailand peaked at 0.8% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2021.

Thailand ranks 53rd 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.

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

Annual values for Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age) in Thailand, 1985 to 2021.
Year % of rural employed population in working age Change
1985 0.7%
1986 0.8% +1.8%
1987 0.7% -9.0%
1988 0.7% +3.1%
1989 0.8% +6.4%
1990 0.7% -9.1%
1991 0.7% +2.7%
1992 0.7% +0.5%
1993 0.7% -6.8%
1994 0.7% +3.6%
1995 0.7% -1.5%
1997 0.6% -6.6%
1998 0.6% -2.3%
1999 0.6% -4.7%
2000 0.6% +2.8%
2001 0.5% -23.6%
2002 0.4% -2.0%
2003 0.4% -0.8%
2004 0.4% -2.7%
2005 0.4% -7.1%
2006 0.4% -6.9%
2007 0.4% +3.4%
2008 0.4% +3.4%
2009 0.4% -2.6%
2010 0.4% +3.1%
2011 0.4% -6.6%
2012 0.4% -5.3%
2014 0.3% -23.5%
2015 0.2% -16.3%
2016 0.2% -4.5%
2017 0.2% -3.0%
2018 0.2% -7.6%
2019 0.2% -4.4%
2020 0.2% -19.4%
2021 0.1% -5.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 5
1990s 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 9
2000s 0.4% 0.4% 0.6% 10
2010s 0.3% 0.2% 0.4% 9
2020s 0.1% 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 in Thailand?
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 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 recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 1986.
What is the lowest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 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?
Thailand ranks 53rd out of 76 countries with data for 2021.
Is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is down 62.1%. 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 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age)
Unit
% of rural employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
76 places, 1,013 data points, 1980–2021
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