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

Thailand: Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, total was 0.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.7%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
76th
of 94 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2020
All-time low
0.3%
in 1985
Years of data
35
1985–2021

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

00.20.40.60.81985200320211985: 0.309 % of total employed female population in working age1986: 0.321 % of total employed female population in working age1987: 0.36 % of total employed female population in working age1988: 0.332 % of total employed female population in working age1989: 0.329 % of total employed female population in working age1990: 0.355 % of total employed female population in working age1991: 0.396 % of total employed female population in working age1992: 0.383 % of total employed female population in working age1993: 0.428 % of total employed female population in working age1994: 0.433 % of total employed female population in working age1995: 0.47 % of total employed female population in working age1997: 0.49 % of total employed female population in working age1998: 0.504 % of total employed female population in working age1999: 0.534 % of total employed female population in working age2000: 0.528 % of total employed female population in working age2001: 0.566 % of total employed female population in working age2002: 0.562 % of total employed female population in working age2003: 0.578 % of total employed female population in working age2004: 0.602 % of total employed female population in working age2005: 0.599 % of total employed female population in working age2006: 0.6 % of total employed female population in working age2007: 0.606 % of total employed female population in working age2008: 0.602 % of total employed female population in working age2009: 0.615 % of total employed female population in working age2010: 0.617 % of total employed female population in working age2011: 0.615 % of total employed female population in working age2012: 0.603 % of total employed female population in working age2014: 0.679 % of total employed female population in working age2015: 0.69 % of total employed female population in working age2016: 0.7 % of total employed female population in working age2017: 0.702 % of total employed female population in working age2018: 0.702 % of total employed female population in working age2019: 0.705 % of total employed female population in working age2020: 0.711 % of total employed female population in working age2021: 0.71 % of total employed female population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2021, female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, total in Thailand stood at 0.7%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, total in Thailand peaked at 0.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1985.

That places Thailand 76th out of 94 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed female population in working age) in Thailand, 1985 to 2021.
Year % of total employed female population in working age Change
1985 0.3%
1986 0.3% +3.8%
1987 0.4% +12.2%
1988 0.3% -7.6%
1989 0.3% -1.0%
1990 0.4% +7.9%
1991 0.4% +11.6%
1992 0.4% -3.4%
1993 0.4% +11.9%
1994 0.4% +1.1%
1995 0.5% +8.4%
1997 0.5% +4.3%
1998 0.5% +2.8%
1999 0.5% +6.0%
2000 0.5% -1.1%
2001 0.6% +7.2%
2002 0.6% -0.7%
2003 0.6% +2.8%
2004 0.6% +4.1%
2005 0.6% -0.6%
2006 0.6% +0.1%
2007 0.6% +1.0%
2008 0.6% -0.7%
2009 0.6% +2.3%
2010 0.6% +0.4%
2011 0.6% -0.5%
2012 0.6% -1.9%
2014 0.7% +12.6%
2015 0.7% +1.7%
2016 0.7% +1.4%
2017 0.7% +0.3%
2018 0.7% +0.0%
2019 0.7% +0.4%
2020 0.7% +0.9%
2021 0.7% -0.1%

Thailand compared with similar countries

  • Thailand's 0.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9%, 79% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
  • Thailand's 0.7% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.8%, 91% of the median. (8 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 73 Sri Lanka 0.7% compare
  2. 74 Ecuador 0.7% compare
  3. 75 Peru 0.7% compare
  4. 77 Armenia 0.7% compare
  5. 78 Cambodia 0.7% compare
  6. 79 Albania 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, total in Thailand?
Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, total in Thailand was 0.7% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, total recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2020.
What is the lowest female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, total recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1985.
How does Thailand rank for female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, total?
Thailand ranks 76th out of 94 countries with data for 2021.
Is female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. 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, total (% of total 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, total (% of total employed female population in working age)
Unit
% of total employed female population in working age
Source
World Bank
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Coverage
94 places, 1,370 data points, 1970–2021
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