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

Thailand: Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male was 0.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.4%
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
63rd
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, male in Thailand, 1985–2021

00.10.20.30.40.51985200320211985: 0.227 % of male employed population in working age1986: 0.231 % of male employed population in working age1987: 0.244 % of male employed population in working age1988: 0.238 % of male employed population in working age1989: 0.237 % of male employed population in working age1990: 0.261 % of male employed population in working age1991: 0.282 % of male employed population in working age1992: 0.287 % of male employed population in working age1993: 0.317 % of male employed population in working age1994: 0.322 % of male employed population in working age1995: 0.344 % of male employed population in working age1997: 0.36 % of male employed population in working age1998: 0.328 % of male employed population in working age1999: 0.34 % of male employed population in working age2000: 0.343 % of male employed population in working age2001: 0.348 % of male employed population in working age2002: 0.349 % of male employed population in working age2003: 0.354 % of male employed population in working age2004: 0.386 % of male employed population in working age2005: 0.385 % of male employed population in working age2006: 0.386 % of male employed population in working age2007: 0.393 % of male employed population in working age2008: 0.381 % of male employed population in working age2009: 0.381 % of male employed population in working age2010: 0.391 % of male employed population in working age2011: 0.388 % of male employed population in working age2012: 0.381 % of male employed population in working age2014: 0.433 % of male employed population in working age2015: 0.442 % of male employed population in working age2016: 0.447 % of male employed population in working age2017: 0.446 % of male employed population in working age2018: 0.446 % of male employed population in working age2019: 0.449 % of male employed population in working age2020: 0.454 % of male employed population in working age2021: 0.442 % of male employed population in working age

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

Analysis

Thailand recorded 0.4% for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.

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

That places Thailand 63rd 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 15-64, male in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age) in Thailand, 1985 to 2021.
Year % of male employed population in working age Change
1985 0.2%
1986 0.2% +1.7%
1987 0.2% +5.5%
1988 0.2% -2.4%
1989 0.2% -0.4%
1990 0.3% +10.2%
1991 0.3% +8.1%
1992 0.3% +1.7%
1993 0.3% +10.5%
1994 0.3% +1.6%
1995 0.3% +6.6%
1997 0.4% +4.6%
1998 0.3% -8.7%
1999 0.3% +3.7%
2000 0.3% +0.8%
2001 0.3% +1.3%
2002 0.3% +0.4%
2003 0.4% +1.4%
2004 0.4% +9.0%
2005 0.4% -0.1%
2006 0.4% +0.3%
2007 0.4% +1.6%
2008 0.4% -3.0%
2009 0.4% +0.1%
2010 0.4% +2.6%
2011 0.4% -0.8%
2012 0.4% -1.7%
2014 0.4% +13.7%
2015 0.4% +2.1%
2016 0.4% +1.1%
2017 0.4% -0.4%
2018 0.4% +0.2%
2019 0.4% +0.5%
2020 0.5% +1.2%
2021 0.4% -2.6%

Thailand compared with similar countries

  • Thailand's 0.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4%, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
  • Thailand's 0.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4%, 1.0× the median. (7 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 60 Belize 0.5% compare
  2. 61 Gambia 0.5% compare
  3. 62 Pakistan 0.4% compare
  4. 64 Dominican Republic 0.4% compare
  5. 65 Peru 0.4% compare
  6. 66 Netherlands 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male in Thailand?
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male in Thailand was 0.4% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2020.
What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1985.
How does Thailand rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male?
Thailand ranks 63rd out of 106 countries with data for 2021.
Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. 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, male (% of male 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, male (% of male employed population in working age)
Unit
% of male 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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