Self-employed workers, aged 15-24 in Thailand

Thailand: Self-employed workers, aged 15-24 was 0.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.1%
Change on year
up 15.8%
World rank
45th
of 105 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2021
All-time low
0.1%
in 1997
Years of data
35
1985–2021

Self-employed workers, aged 15-24 in Thailand, 1985–2021

00.0250.050.0750.10.1251985200320211985: 0.085 % of employed population aged 15-241986: 0.09 % of employed population aged 15-241987: 0.092 % of employed population aged 15-241988: 0.075 % of employed population aged 15-241989: 0.075 % of employed population aged 15-241990: 0.077 % of employed population aged 15-241991: 0.086 % of employed population aged 15-241992: 0.072 % of employed population aged 15-241993: 0.078 % of employed population aged 15-241994: 0.086 % of employed population aged 15-241995: 0.076 % of employed population aged 15-241997: 0.07 % of employed population aged 15-241998: 0.076 % of employed population aged 15-241999: 0.079 % of employed population aged 15-242000: 0.073 % of employed population aged 15-242001: 0.094 % of employed population aged 15-242002: 0.081 % of employed population aged 15-242003: 0.086 % of employed population aged 15-242004: 0.088 % of employed population aged 15-242005: 0.092 % of employed population aged 15-242006: 0.092 % of employed population aged 15-242007: 0.098 % of employed population aged 15-242008: 0.094 % of employed population aged 15-242009: 0.11 % of employed population aged 15-242010: 0.1 % of employed population aged 15-242011: 0.089 % of employed population aged 15-242012: 0.097 % of employed population aged 15-242014: 0.095 % of employed population aged 15-242015: 0.093 % of employed population aged 15-242016: 0.091 % of employed population aged 15-242017: 0.099 % of employed population aged 15-242018: 0.099 % of employed population aged 15-242019: 0.106 % of employed population aged 15-242020: 0.108 % of employed population aged 15-242021: 0.125 % of employed population aged 15-24

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

Analysis

Thailand recorded 0.1% for self-employed workers, aged 15-24 in 2021. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of up 15.8% on the previous year and up 39.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, self-employed workers, aged 15-24 in Thailand peaked at 0.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1997.

Thailand ranks 45th of 105 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.

Self-employed workers, aged 15-24 in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Self-employed workers, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24) in Thailand, 1985 to 2021.
Year % of employed population aged 15-24 Change
1985 0.1%
1986 0.1% +5.4%
1987 0.1% +2.7%
1988 0.1% -19.0%
1989 0.1% +0.7%
1990 0.1% +2.9%
1991 0.1% +11.7%
1992 0.1% -16.2%
1993 0.1% +8.5%
1994 0.1% +10.0%
1995 0.1% -11.4%
1997 0.1% -7.8%
1998 0.1% +8.1%
1999 0.1% +3.4%
2000 0.1% -7.4%
2001 0.1% +29.5%
2002 0.1% -13.7%
2003 0.1% +5.1%
2004 0.1% +2.6%
2005 0.1% +4.6%
2006 0.1% -0.3%
2007 0.1% +7.2%
2008 0.1% -3.7%
2009 0.1% +16.2%
2010 0.1% -9.1%
2011 0.1% -10.5%
2012 0.1% +8.3%
2014 0.1% -1.7%
2015 0.1% -1.8%
2016 0.1% -2.6%
2017 0.1% +8.9%
2018 0.1% +0.1%
2019 0.1% +6.8%
2020 0.1% +1.6%
2021 0.1% +15.8%

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% 0.1% 9
2020s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is self-employed workers, aged 15-24 in Thailand?
Self-employed workers, aged 15-24 in Thailand was 0.1% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest self-employed workers, aged 15-24 recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2021.
What is the lowest self-employed workers, aged 15-24 recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1997.
How does Thailand rank for self-employed workers, aged 15-24?
Thailand ranks 45th out of 105 countries with data for 2021.
Is self-employed workers, aged 15-24 rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is up 39.6%. 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 Self-employed workers, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Self-employed workers, 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
105 places, 1,488 data points, 1970–2021
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