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

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

Latest (2021)
0.4%
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
63rd
of 107 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, total in Thailand, 1985–2021

00.10.20.30.40.51985200320211985: 0.195 % of total employed population in working age1986: 0.201 % of total employed population in working age1987: 0.22 % of total employed population in working age1988: 0.211 % of total employed population in working age1989: 0.212 % of total employed population in working age1990: 0.234 % of total employed population in working age1991: 0.257 % of total employed population in working age1992: 0.26 % of total employed population in working age1993: 0.292 % of total employed population in working age1994: 0.295 % of total employed population in working age1995: 0.313 % of total employed population in working age1997: 0.336 % of total employed population in working age1998: 0.318 % of total employed population in working age1999: 0.333 % of total employed population in working age2000: 0.335 % of total employed population in working age2001: 0.345 % of total employed population in working age2002: 0.344 % of total employed population in working age2003: 0.352 % of total employed population in working age2004: 0.379 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.378 % of total employed population in working age2006: 0.381 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.385 % of total employed population in working age2008: 0.376 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.376 % of total employed population in working age2010: 0.383 % of total employed population in working age2011: 0.384 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.376 % of total employed population in working age2014: 0.431 % of total employed population in working age2015: 0.443 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.447 % of total employed population in working age2017: 0.45 % of total employed population in working age2018: 0.448 % of total employed population in working age2019: 0.454 % of total employed population in working age2020: 0.457 % of total employed population in working age2021: 0.447 % of total employed population in working age

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

Analysis

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

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.

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

Thailand ranks 63rd of 107 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, total in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) in Thailand, 1985 to 2021.
Year % of total employed population in working age Change
1985 0.2%
1986 0.2% +3.1%
1987 0.2% +9.2%
1988 0.2% -3.9%
1989 0.2% +0.3%
1990 0.2% +10.6%
1991 0.3% +9.8%
1992 0.3% +1.0%
1993 0.3% +12.3%
1994 0.3% +1.0%
1995 0.3% +6.2%
1997 0.3% +7.3%
1998 0.3% -5.4%
1999 0.3% +4.9%
2000 0.3% +0.5%
2001 0.3% +2.9%
2002 0.3% -0.1%
2003 0.4% +2.2%
2004 0.4% +7.6%
2005 0.4% -0.2%
2006 0.4% +0.7%
2007 0.4% +1.1%
2008 0.4% -2.2%
2009 0.4% -0.2%
2010 0.4% +1.9%
2011 0.4% +0.2%
2012 0.4% -2.1%
2014 0.4% +14.8%
2015 0.4% +2.7%
2016 0.4% +0.9%
2017 0.5% +0.8%
2018 0.4% -0.4%
2019 0.5% +1.1%
2020 0.5% +0.7%
2021 0.4% -2.2%

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% 0.4% 0.5% 2

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  6. 66 Nicaragua 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total in Thailand?
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total in Thailand was 0.4% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2020.
What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1985.
How does Thailand rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total?
Thailand ranks 63rd out of 107 countries with data for 2021.
Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total 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 15-64, total (% of total 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, 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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