Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Thailand

Thailand: Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 was 0.2% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.2%
Change on year
down 5.4%
World rank
55th
of 82 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 1989
All-time low
0.2%
in 2021
Years of data
35
1985–2021

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Thailand, 1985–2021

0.20.40.61985200320211985: 0.65 % of employed population aged 25-641986: 0.656 % of employed population aged 25-641987: 0.617 % of employed population aged 25-641988: 0.637 % of employed population aged 25-641989: 0.67 % of employed population aged 25-641990: 0.62 % of employed population aged 25-641991: 0.627 % of employed population aged 25-641992: 0.632 % of employed population aged 25-641993: 0.597 % of employed population aged 25-641994: 0.617 % of employed population aged 25-641995: 0.611 % of employed population aged 25-641997: 0.559 % of employed population aged 25-641998: 0.554 % of employed population aged 25-641999: 0.537 % of employed population aged 25-642000: 0.556 % of employed population aged 25-642001: 0.444 % of employed population aged 25-642002: 0.437 % of employed population aged 25-642003: 0.439 % of employed population aged 25-642004: 0.426 % of employed population aged 25-642005: 0.409 % of employed population aged 25-642006: 0.383 % of employed population aged 25-642007: 0.385 % of employed population aged 25-642008: 0.395 % of employed population aged 25-642009: 0.398 % of employed population aged 25-642010: 0.406 % of employed population aged 25-642011: 0.389 % of employed population aged 25-642012: 0.366 % of employed population aged 25-642014: 0.283 % of employed population aged 25-642015: 0.238 % of employed population aged 25-642016: 0.232 % of employed population aged 25-642017: 0.221 % of employed population aged 25-642018: 0.206 % of employed population aged 25-642019: 0.194 % of employed population aged 25-642020: 0.159 % of employed population aged 25-642021: 0.151 % of employed population aged 25-64

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population aged 25-64.

Analysis

The most recent figure for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Thailand is 0.2%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of down 5.4% on the previous year and down 61.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Thailand peaked at 0.7% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2021.

That places Thailand 55th 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 25-64 in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64) in Thailand, 1985 to 2021.
Year % of employed population aged 25-64 Change
1985 0.6%
1986 0.7% +1.0%
1987 0.6% -6.0%
1988 0.6% +3.3%
1989 0.7% +5.2%
1990 0.6% -7.4%
1991 0.6% +1.1%
1992 0.6% +0.8%
1993 0.6% -5.6%
1994 0.6% +3.4%
1995 0.6% -1.0%
1997 0.6% -8.5%
1998 0.6% -1.0%
1999 0.5% -2.9%
2000 0.6% +3.5%
2001 0.4% -20.2%
2002 0.4% -1.4%
2003 0.4% +0.3%
2004 0.4% -2.8%
2005 0.4% -4.1%
2006 0.4% -6.4%
2007 0.4% +0.7%
2008 0.4% +2.6%
2009 0.4% +0.7%
2010 0.4% +1.9%
2011 0.4% -4.0%
2012 0.4% -6.1%
2014 0.3% -22.5%
2015 0.2% -16.1%
2016 0.2% -2.4%
2017 0.2% -4.5%
2018 0.2% -6.8%
2019 0.2% -6.0%
2020 0.2% -17.8%
2021 0.2% -5.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 5
1990s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 9
2000s 0.4% 0.4% 0.6% 10
2010s 0.3% 0.2% 0.4% 9
2020s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Thailand?
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Thailand was 0.2% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 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 25-64 recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2021.
How does Thailand rank for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64?
Thailand ranks 55th out of 82 countries with data for 2021.
Is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is down 61.3%. 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 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64)
Unit
% of employed population aged 25-64
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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