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Non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural in Thailand

Thailand: Non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural was 0.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.1%
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
30th
of 91 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2020
All-time low
0.0%
in 1985
Years of data
35
1985–2021

Non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural in Thailand, 1985–2021

00.0250.050.0750.10.1251985200320211985: 0.047 % of rural employed population in working age1986: 0.053 % of rural employed population in working age1987: 0.063 % of rural employed population in working age1988: 0.051 % of rural employed population in working age1989: 0.048 % of rural employed population in working age1990: 0.052 % of rural employed population in working age1991: 0.062 % of rural employed population in working age1992: 0.056 % of rural employed population in working age1993: 0.059 % of rural employed population in working age1994: 0.067 % of rural employed population in working age1995: 0.074 % of rural employed population in working age1997: 0.07 % of rural employed population in working age1998: 0.079 % of rural employed population in working age1999: 0.086 % of rural employed population in working age2000: 0.079 % of rural employed population in working age2001: 0.092 % of rural employed population in working age2002: 0.086 % of rural employed population in working age2003: 0.09 % of rural employed population in working age2004: 0.094 % of rural employed population in working age2005: 0.097 % of rural employed population in working age2006: 0.096 % of rural employed population in working age2007: 0.095 % of rural employed population in working age2008: 0.094 % of rural employed population in working age2009: 0.101 % of rural employed population in working age2010: 0.098 % of rural employed population in working age2011: 0.095 % of rural employed population in working age2012: 0.1 % of rural employed population in working age2014: 0.11 % of rural employed population in working age2015: 0.114 % of rural employed population in working age2016: 0.119 % of rural employed population in working age2017: 0.117 % of rural employed population in working age2018: 0.116 % of rural employed population in working age2019: 0.117 % of rural employed population in working age2020: 0.124 % of rural employed population in working age2021: 0.122 % of rural employed population in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural in Thailand is 0.1%, measured in 2021.

The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 28.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural in Thailand peaked at 0.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1985.

That places Thailand 30th out of 91 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.

Non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural in Thailand, year by year

Year % of rural employed population in working age Change
1985 0.0% —
1986 0.1% +11.1%
1987 0.1% +20.4%
1988 0.1% -18.9%
1989 0.0% -6.8%
1990 0.1% +8.9%
1991 0.1% +18.1%
1992 0.1% -8.4%
1993 0.1% +5.2%
1994 0.1% +12.1%
1995 0.1% +10.7%
1997 0.1% -4.3%
1998 0.1% +11.6%
1999 0.1% +9.1%
2000 0.1% -7.8%
2001 0.1% +16.2%
2002 0.1% -6.0%
2003 0.1% +4.5%
2004 0.1% +4.4%
2005 0.1% +2.6%
2006 0.1% -0.9%
2007 0.1% -0.9%
2008 0.1% -1.0%
2009 0.1% +7.4%
2010 0.1% -3.2%
2011 0.1% -2.3%
2012 0.1% +4.8%
2014 0.1% +10.4%
2015 0.1% +3.6%
2016 0.1% +4.3%
2017 0.1% -2.3%
2018 0.1% -0.9%
2019 0.1% +1.3%
2020 0.1% +5.8%
2021 0.1% -1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 5
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 9
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 10
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 9
2020s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 2

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 27 Slovakia 0.1% compare
  2. 28 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.1% compare
  3. 29 India 0.1% compare
  4. 31 Republic of Moldova 0.1% compare
  5. 32 Belgium 0.1% compare
  6. 33 Kazakhstan 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural in Thailand?
Non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural in Thailand was 0.1% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2020.
What is the lowest non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1985.
How does Thailand rank for non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural?
Thailand ranks 30th out of 91 countries with data for 2021.
Is non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.1%. 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 Non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age)
Unit
% of rural employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
91 places, 1,284 data points, 1970–2021
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