Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female in Thailand

Thailand: Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female was 0.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.5%
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
62nd
of 106 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2020
All-time low
0.2%
in 1985
Years of data
35
1985–2021

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female in Thailand, 1985–2021

0.20.30.40.51985200320211985: 0.157 % of female employed population in working age1986: 0.166 % of female employed population in working age1987: 0.191 % of female employed population in working age1988: 0.181 % of female employed population in working age1989: 0.183 % of female employed population in working age1990: 0.203 % of female employed population in working age1991: 0.227 % of female employed population in working age1992: 0.228 % of female employed population in working age1993: 0.261 % of female employed population in working age1994: 0.262 % of female employed population in working age1995: 0.276 % of female employed population in working age1997: 0.307 % of female employed population in working age1998: 0.305 % of female employed population in working age1999: 0.324 % of female employed population in working age2000: 0.325 % of female employed population in working age2001: 0.341 % of female employed population in working age2002: 0.339 % of female employed population in working age2003: 0.35 % of female employed population in working age2004: 0.37 % of female employed population in working age2005: 0.37 % of female employed population in working age2006: 0.374 % of female employed population in working age2007: 0.376 % of female employed population in working age2008: 0.371 % of female employed population in working age2009: 0.369 % of female employed population in working age2010: 0.373 % of female employed population in working age2011: 0.379 % of female employed population in working age2012: 0.369 % of female employed population in working age2014: 0.429 % of female employed population in working age2015: 0.443 % of female employed population in working age2016: 0.446 % of female employed population in working age2017: 0.456 % of female employed population in working age2018: 0.451 % of female employed population in working age2019: 0.459 % of female employed population in working age2020: 0.46 % of female employed population in working age2021: 0.452 % of female employed population in working age

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

Analysis

Thailand recorded 0.5% for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female in 2021.

That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and up 19.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female in Thailand peaked at 0.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1985.

Thailand ranks 62nd of 106 countries on this measure, 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 15-64, female in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age) in Thailand, 1985 to 2021.
Year % of female employed population in working age Change
1985 0.2%
1986 0.2% +5.8%
1987 0.2% +15.2%
1988 0.2% -5.6%
1989 0.2% +1.4%
1990 0.2% +11.0%
1991 0.2% +11.8%
1992 0.2% +0.1%
1993 0.3% +14.8%
1994 0.3% +0.4%
1995 0.3% +5.3%
1997 0.3% +11.2%
1998 0.3% -0.7%
1999 0.3% +6.4%
2000 0.3% +0.2%
2001 0.3% +4.9%
2002 0.3% -0.6%
2003 0.3% +3.2%
2004 0.4% +5.8%
2005 0.4% -0.1%
2006 0.4% +1.1%
2007 0.4% +0.5%
2008 0.4% -1.2%
2009 0.4% -0.6%
2010 0.4% +1.0%
2011 0.4% +1.5%
2012 0.4% -2.5%
2014 0.4% +16.2%
2015 0.4% +3.4%
2016 0.4% +0.7%
2017 0.5% +2.1%
2018 0.5% -1.0%
2019 0.5% +1.8%
2020 0.5% +0.2%
2021 0.5% -1.8%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Thailand

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  2. 60 Nicaragua 0.5% compare
  3. 61 Netherlands 0.5% compare
  4. 63 Indonesia 0.4% compare
  5. 64 Djibouti 0.4% compare
  6. 65 Bangladesh 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female in Thailand?
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female in Thailand was 0.5% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2020.
What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1985.
How does Thailand rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female?
Thailand ranks 62nd out of 106 countries with data for 2021.
Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.3%. 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 Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age)
Unit
% of female employed population in working age
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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