Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural in Thailand

Thailand: Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural was 0.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.6%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
61st
of 86 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2021
All-time low
0.2%
in 1985
Years of data
35
1985–2021

Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural in Thailand, 1985–2021

0.20.30.40.50.61985200320211985: 0.152 % of rural employed female population in working age1986: 0.16 % of rural employed female population in working age1987: 0.201 % of rural employed female population in working age1988: 0.172 % of rural employed female population in working age1989: 0.176 % of rural employed female population in working age1990: 0.2 % of rural employed female population in working age1991: 0.236 % of rural employed female population in working age1992: 0.226 % of rural employed female population in working age1993: 0.263 % of rural employed female population in working age1994: 0.27 % of rural employed female population in working age1995: 0.298 % of rural employed female population in working age1997: 0.312 % of rural employed female population in working age1998: 0.323 % of rural employed female population in working age1999: 0.364 % of rural employed female population in working age2000: 0.35 % of rural employed female population in working age2001: 0.391 % of rural employed female population in working age2002: 0.388 % of rural employed female population in working age2003: 0.404 % of rural employed female population in working age2004: 0.439 % of rural employed female population in working age2005: 0.45 % of rural employed female population in working age2006: 0.448 % of rural employed female population in working age2007: 0.457 % of rural employed female population in working age2008: 0.456 % of rural employed female population in working age2009: 0.466 % of rural employed female population in working age2010: 0.456 % of rural employed female population in working age2011: 0.453 % of rural employed female population in working age2012: 0.464 % of rural employed female population in working age2014: 0.509 % of rural employed female population in working age2015: 0.527 % of rural employed female population in working age2016: 0.542 % of rural employed female population in working age2017: 0.547 % of rural employed female population in working age2018: 0.549 % of rural employed female population in working age2019: 0.549 % of rural employed female population in working age2020: 0.561 % of rural employed female population in working age2021: 0.562 % of rural employed female population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2021, female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural in Thailand stood at 0.6%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 24.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural in Thailand peaked at 0.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1985.

That places Thailand 61st out of 86 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed female population in working age) in Thailand, 1985 to 2021.
Year % of rural employed female population in working age Change
1985 0.2%
1986 0.2% +5.3%
1987 0.2% +25.2%
1988 0.2% -14.4%
1989 0.2% +2.6%
1990 0.2% +13.5%
1991 0.2% +18.0%
1992 0.2% -4.3%
1993 0.3% +16.5%
1994 0.3% +2.7%
1995 0.3% +10.3%
1997 0.3% +4.5%
1998 0.3% +3.7%
1999 0.4% +12.7%
2000 0.3% -4.1%
2001 0.4% +11.9%
2002 0.4% -0.8%
2003 0.4% +4.0%
2004 0.4% +8.6%
2005 0.4% +2.5%
2006 0.4% -0.2%
2007 0.5% +1.9%
2008 0.5% -0.2%
2009 0.5% +2.2%
2010 0.5% -2.0%
2011 0.5% -0.8%
2012 0.5% +2.4%
2014 0.5% +9.8%
2015 0.5% +3.4%
2016 0.5% +2.9%
2017 0.5% +0.8%
2018 0.5% +0.5%
2019 0.5% -0.0%
2020 0.6% +2.1%
2021 0.6% +0.2%

Thailand compared with similar countries

  • Thailand's 0.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7%, 81% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
  • Thailand's 0.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6%, 1.0× the median. (7 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 58 Paraguay 0.6% compare
  2. 59 Uruguay 0.6% compare
  3. 60 Cambodia 0.6% compare
  4. 62 China 0.6% compare
  5. 63 Indonesia 0.6% compare
  6. 64 Romania 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural in Thailand?
Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural in Thailand was 0.6% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2021.
What is the lowest female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1985.
How does Thailand rank for female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural?
Thailand ranks 61st out of 86 countries with data for 2021.
Is female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Thailand data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed female population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed female population in working age)
Unit
% of rural employed female population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
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Coverage
86 places, 1,157 data points, 1970–2021
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