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

Thailand: Non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total was 0.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.2%
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
33rd
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2021
All-time low
0.1%
in 1989
Years of data
35
1985–2021

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

00.050.10.151985200320211985: 0.077 % of total employed population in working age1986: 0.083 % of total employed population in working age1987: 0.091 % of total employed population in working age1988: 0.081 % of total employed population in working age1989: 0.076 % of total employed population in working age1990: 0.083 % of total employed population in working age1991: 0.089 % of total employed population in working age1992: 0.082 % of total employed population in working age1993: 0.089 % of total employed population in working age1994: 0.094 % of total employed population in working age1995: 0.107 % of total employed population in working age1997: 0.104 % of total employed population in working age1998: 0.109 % of total employed population in working age1999: 0.117 % of total employed population in working age2000: 0.112 % of total employed population in working age2001: 0.122 % of total employed population in working age2002: 0.118 % of total employed population in working age2003: 0.122 % of total employed population in working age2004: 0.125 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.124 % of total employed population in working age2006: 0.123 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.124 % of total employed population in working age2008: 0.127 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.135 % of total employed population in working age2010: 0.134 % of total employed population in working age2011: 0.134 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.13 % of total employed population in working age2014: 0.144 % of total employed population in working age2015: 0.147 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.15 % of total employed population in working age2017: 0.148 % of total employed population in working age2018: 0.15 % of total employed population in working age2019: 0.149 % of total employed population in working age2020: 0.154 % of total employed population in working age2021: 0.156 % of total employed population in working age

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

Analysis

Thailand recorded 0.2% for non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in 2021. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Thailand peaked at 0.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1989.

That places Thailand 33rd out of 107 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, total in Thailand, year by year

Year % of total employed population in working age Change
1985 0.1% —
1986 0.1% +8.6%
1987 0.1% +9.6%
1988 0.1% -11.4%
1989 0.1% -5.4%
1990 0.1% +8.1%
1991 0.1% +7.3%
1992 0.1% -7.3%
1993 0.1% +8.3%
1994 0.1% +5.6%
1995 0.1% +13.7%
1997 0.1% -3.0%
1998 0.1% +5.0%
1999 0.1% +7.6%
2000 0.1% -4.0%
2001 0.1% +8.7%
2002 0.1% -3.4%
2003 0.1% +3.6%
2004 0.1% +2.5%
2005 0.1% -1.2%
2006 0.1% -0.8%
2007 0.1% +0.6%
2008 0.1% +2.5%
2009 0.1% +6.0%
2010 0.1% -0.1%
2011 0.1% -0.6%
2012 0.1% -2.8%
2014 0.1% +11.1%
2015 0.1% +1.7%
2016 0.2% +2.3%
2017 0.1% -1.6%
2018 0.1% +1.2%
2019 0.1% -0.3%
2020 0.2% +3.3%
2021 0.2% +1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 5
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 9
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 10
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 9
2020s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Thailand?
Non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Thailand was 0.2% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2021.
What is the lowest non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1989.
How does Thailand rank for non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total?
Thailand ranks 33rd out of 107 countries with data for 2021.
Is non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. 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, total (% of total 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, total (% of total employed population in working age)
Unit
% of total employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,597 data points, 1970–2021
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