Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 in Thailand

Thailand: Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 was 0.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.5%
Change on year
down 3.6%
World rank
60th
of 106 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2015
All-time low
0.2%
in 1985
Years of data
35
1985–2021

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 in Thailand, 1985–2021

0.20.30.40.50.61985200320211985: 0.168 % of employed population aged 15-241986: 0.178 % of employed population aged 15-241987: 0.203 % of employed population aged 15-241988: 0.19 % of employed population aged 15-241989: 0.206 % of employed population aged 15-241990: 0.237 % of employed population aged 15-241991: 0.261 % of employed population aged 15-241992: 0.259 % of employed population aged 15-241993: 0.314 % of employed population aged 15-241994: 0.314 % of employed population aged 15-241995: 0.378 % of employed population aged 15-241997: 0.409 % of employed population aged 15-241998: 0.363 % of employed population aged 15-241999: 0.41 % of employed population aged 15-242000: 0.411 % of employed population aged 15-242001: 0.435 % of employed population aged 15-242002: 0.443 % of employed population aged 15-242003: 0.447 % of employed population aged 15-242004: 0.484 % of employed population aged 15-242005: 0.489 % of employed population aged 15-242006: 0.48 % of employed population aged 15-242007: 0.478 % of employed population aged 15-242008: 0.451 % of employed population aged 15-242009: 0.439 % of employed population aged 15-242010: 0.464 % of employed population aged 15-242011: 0.45 % of employed population aged 15-242012: 0.428 % of employed population aged 15-242014: 0.563 % of employed population aged 15-242015: 0.581 % of employed population aged 15-242016: 0.567 % of employed population aged 15-242017: 0.57 % of employed population aged 15-242018: 0.552 % of employed population aged 15-242019: 0.561 % of employed population aged 15-242020: 0.544 % of employed population aged 15-242021: 0.524 % of employed population aged 15-24

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population aged 15-24.

Analysis

Thailand recorded 0.5% for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 in 2021.

That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 in Thailand peaked at 0.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1985.

That places Thailand 60th out of 106 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 wage employment, aged 15-24 in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24) in Thailand, 1985 to 2021.
Year % of employed population aged 15-24 Change
1985 0.2%
1986 0.2% +6.0%
1987 0.2% +13.8%
1988 0.2% -6.4%
1989 0.2% +8.2%
1990 0.2% +15.3%
1991 0.3% +10.0%
1992 0.3% -1.0%
1993 0.3% +21.4%
1994 0.3% -0.0%
1995 0.4% +20.4%
1997 0.4% +8.3%
1998 0.4% -11.2%
1999 0.4% +12.8%
2000 0.4% +0.2%
2001 0.4% +6.0%
2002 0.4% +1.8%
2003 0.4% +0.8%
2004 0.5% +8.3%
2005 0.5% +1.1%
2006 0.5% -2.0%
2007 0.5% -0.4%
2008 0.5% -5.5%
2009 0.4% -2.7%
2010 0.5% +5.6%
2011 0.5% -2.9%
2012 0.4% -5.0%
2014 0.6% +31.6%
2015 0.6% +3.2%
2016 0.6% -2.4%
2017 0.6% +0.6%
2018 0.6% -3.2%
2019 0.6% +1.7%
2020 0.5% -3.2%
2021 0.5% -3.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 5
1990s 0.3% 0.2% 0.4% 9
2000s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 10
2010s 0.5% 0.4% 0.6% 9
2020s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 2

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  1. 57 Kyrgyzstan 0.5% compare
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  3. 59 Sweden 0.5% compare
  4. 61 Djibouti 0.5% compare
  5. 62 Gambia 0.5% compare
  6. 63 Cambodia 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 in Thailand?
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 in Thailand was 0.5% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2015.
What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1985.
How does Thailand rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24?
Thailand ranks 60th out of 106 countries with data for 2021.
Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. 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 wage employment, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24)
Unit
% of employed population aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,503 data points, 1970–2021
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