Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 25-64 in Thailand

Thailand: Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 25-64 was 0.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.7%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
75th
of 92 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 25-64 in Thailand, 1985–2021

00.20.40.60.81985200320211985: 0.33 % of employed female population aged 25-641986: 0.352 % of employed female population aged 25-641987: 0.384 % of employed female population aged 25-641988: 0.354 % of employed female population aged 25-641989: 0.345 % of employed female population aged 25-641990: 0.368 % of employed female population aged 25-641991: 0.41 % of employed female population aged 25-641992: 0.397 % of employed female population aged 25-641993: 0.429 % of employed female population aged 25-641994: 0.433 % of employed female population aged 25-641995: 0.458 % of employed female population aged 25-641997: 0.481 % of employed female population aged 25-641998: 0.499 % of employed female population aged 25-641999: 0.526 % of employed female population aged 25-642000: 0.518 % of employed female population aged 25-642001: 0.552 % of employed female population aged 25-642002: 0.549 % of employed female population aged 25-642003: 0.565 % of employed female population aged 25-642004: 0.59 % of employed female population aged 25-642005: 0.585 % of employed female population aged 25-642006: 0.586 % of employed female population aged 25-642007: 0.593 % of employed female population aged 25-642008: 0.592 % of employed female population aged 25-642009: 0.608 % of employed female population aged 25-642010: 0.609 % of employed female population aged 25-642011: 0.608 % of employed female population aged 25-642012: 0.598 % of employed female population aged 25-642014: 0.667 % of employed female population aged 25-642015: 0.679 % of employed female population aged 25-642016: 0.69 % of employed female population aged 25-642017: 0.691 % of employed female population aged 25-642018: 0.692 % of employed female population aged 25-642019: 0.696 % of employed female population aged 25-642020: 0.703 % of employed female population aged 25-642021: 0.703 % of employed female population aged 25-64

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for female in non-agricultural employment, aged 25-64 in Thailand is 0.7%, measured in 2021.

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 25-64 in Thailand peaked at 0.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1985.

Thailand ranks 75th of 92 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 25-64 in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 25-64 (% of employed female population aged 25-64) in Thailand, 1985 to 2021.
Year % of employed female population aged 25-64 Change
1985 0.3%
1986 0.4% +6.5%
1987 0.4% +9.1%
1988 0.4% -7.8%
1989 0.3% -2.5%
1990 0.4% +6.7%
1991 0.4% +11.4%
1992 0.4% -3.2%
1993 0.4% +8.1%
1994 0.4% +0.8%
1995 0.5% +5.9%
1997 0.5% +4.8%
1998 0.5% +3.9%
1999 0.5% +5.4%
2000 0.5% -1.5%
2001 0.6% +6.6%
2002 0.5% -0.6%
2003 0.6% +3.0%
2004 0.6% +4.3%
2005 0.6% -0.7%
2006 0.6% +0.0%
2007 0.6% +1.3%
2008 0.6% -0.1%
2009 0.6% +2.7%
2010 0.6% +0.2%
2011 0.6% -0.3%
2012 0.6% -1.7%
2014 0.7% +11.6%
2015 0.7% +1.8%
2016 0.7% +1.6%
2017 0.7% +0.2%
2018 0.7% +0.2%
2019 0.7% +0.6%
2020 0.7% +1.0%
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%, 92% of the median. (7 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.4% 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. 72 Indonesia 0.7% compare
  2. 73 Sri Lanka 0.7% compare
  3. 74 Peru 0.7% compare
  4. 76 Armenia 0.7% compare
  5. 77 Albania 0.7% compare
  6. 78 Cambodia 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is female in non-agricultural employment, aged 25-64 in Thailand?
Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 25-64 in Thailand was 0.7% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female in non-agricultural employment, aged 25-64 recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2020.
What is the lowest female in non-agricultural employment, aged 25-64 recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1985.
How does Thailand rank for female in non-agricultural employment, aged 25-64?
Thailand ranks 75th out of 92 countries with data for 2021.
Is female in non-agricultural employment, aged 25-64 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 25-64 (% of employed female population aged 25-64). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 25-64 (% of employed female population aged 25-64)
Unit
% of employed female population aged 25-64
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
92 places, 1,282 data points, 1970–2021
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