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

Thailand: Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, urban was 0.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.9%
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
78th
of 88 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2005
All-time low
0.8%
in 1985
Years of data
35
1985–2021

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

00.20.40.60.811985200320211985: 0.8 % of urban employed female population in working age1986: 0.822 % of urban employed female population in working age1987: 0.833 % of urban employed female population in working age1988: 0.827 % of urban employed female population in working age1989: 0.812 % of urban employed female population in working age1990: 0.835 % of urban employed female population in working age1991: 0.861 % of urban employed female population in working age1992: 0.855 % of urban employed female population in working age1993: 0.888 % of urban employed female population in working age1994: 0.861 % of urban employed female population in working age1995: 0.885 % of urban employed female population in working age1997: 0.889 % of urban employed female population in working age1998: 0.893 % of urban employed female population in working age1999: 0.897 % of urban employed female population in working age2000: 0.9 % of urban employed female population in working age2001: 0.916 % of urban employed female population in working age2002: 0.915 % of urban employed female population in working age2003: 0.92 % of urban employed female population in working age2004: 0.927 % of urban employed female population in working age2005: 0.929 % of urban employed female population in working age2006: 0.929 % of urban employed female population in working age2007: 0.927 % of urban employed female population in working age2008: 0.923 % of urban employed female population in working age2009: 0.925 % of urban employed female population in working age2010: 0.918 % of urban employed female population in working age2011: 0.918 % of urban employed female population in working age2012: 0.863 % of urban employed female population in working age2014: 0.874 % of urban employed female population in working age2015: 0.878 % of urban employed female population in working age2016: 0.881 % of urban employed female population in working age2017: 0.88 % of urban employed female population in working age2018: 0.876 % of urban employed female population in working age2019: 0.879 % of urban employed female population in working age2020: 0.88 % of urban employed female population in working age2021: 0.878 % of urban employed female population in working age

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

Analysis

Thailand recorded 0.9% for female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, urban in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, urban in Thailand peaked at 0.9% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1985.

Thailand ranks 78th of 88 countries on this measure, 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, urban in Thailand, year by year

Year % of urban employed female population in working age Change
1985 0.8% —
1986 0.8% +2.8%
1987 0.8% +1.3%
1988 0.8% -0.7%
1989 0.8% -1.9%
1990 0.8% +2.9%
1991 0.9% +3.2%
1992 0.9% -0.7%
1993 0.9% +3.9%
1994 0.9% -3.1%
1995 0.9% +2.8%
1997 0.9% +0.5%
1998 0.9% +0.4%
1999 0.9% +0.5%
2000 0.9% +0.3%
2001 0.9% +1.7%
2002 0.9% -0.0%
2003 0.9% +0.6%
2004 0.9% +0.7%
2005 0.9% +0.3%
2006 0.9% -0.1%
2007 0.9% -0.1%
2008 0.9% -0.5%
2009 0.9% +0.2%
2010 0.9% -0.7%
2011 0.9% +0.0%
2012 0.9% -5.9%
2014 0.9% +1.2%
2015 0.9% +0.6%
2016 0.9% +0.3%
2017 0.9% -0.1%
2018 0.9% -0.4%
2019 0.9% +0.4%
2020 0.9% +0.1%
2021 0.9% -0.2%

Thailand compared with similar countries

  • Thailand's 0.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.0%, 90% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
  • Thailand's 0.9% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.0%, 91% of the median. (7 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 5
1990s 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 9
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 10
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 9
2020s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 2

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 75 Ethiopia 0.9% compare
  2. 76 Georgia 0.9% compare
  3. 77 Zambia 0.9% compare
  4. 79 Bangladesh 0.9% compare
  5. 80 Peru 0.9% compare
  6. 81 Pakistan 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, urban in Thailand?
Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, urban in Thailand was 0.9% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2005.
What is the lowest female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1985.
How does Thailand rank for female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, urban?
Thailand ranks 78th out of 88 countries with data for 2021.
Is female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. 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, urban (% of urban 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, urban (% of urban employed female population in working age)
Unit
% of urban employed female population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
88 places, 1,180 data points, 1970–2021
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