Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, female in Thailand

Thailand: Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, female was 0.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.3%
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
30th
of 106 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2021
All-time low
0.2%
in 1989
Years of data
35
1985–2021

Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, female in Thailand, 1985–2021

00.10.20.31985200320211985: 0.176 % of female employed population in working age1986: 0.172 % of female employed population in working age1987: 0.195 % of female employed population in working age1988: 0.17 % of female employed population in working age1989: 0.163 % of female employed population in working age1990: 0.177 % of female employed population in working age1991: 0.18 % of female employed population in working age1992: 0.171 % of female employed population in working age1993: 0.179 % of female employed population in working age1994: 0.188 % of female employed population in working age1995: 0.194 % of female employed population in working age1997: 0.184 % of female employed population in working age1998: 0.196 % of female employed population in working age1999: 0.208 % of female employed population in working age2000: 0.192 % of female employed population in working age2001: 0.221 % of female employed population in working age2002: 0.212 % of female employed population in working age2003: 0.225 % of female employed population in working age2004: 0.233 % of female employed population in working age2005: 0.24 % of female employed population in working age2006: 0.242 % of female employed population in working age2007: 0.253 % of female employed population in working age2008: 0.241 % of female employed population in working age2009: 0.252 % of female employed population in working age2010: 0.247 % of female employed population in working age2011: 0.245 % of female employed population in working age2012: 0.249 % of female employed population in working age2014: 0.257 % of female employed population in working age2015: 0.257 % of female employed population in working age2016: 0.263 % of female employed population in working age2017: 0.257 % of female employed population in working age2018: 0.261 % of female employed population in working age2019: 0.259 % of female employed population in working age2020: 0.27 % of female employed population in working age2021: 0.277 % of female employed population in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for self-employed workers, aged 15-64, female in Thailand is 0.3%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, self-employed workers, aged 15-64, female in Thailand peaked at 0.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1989.

That places Thailand 30th 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.

Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, female in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Self-employed workers, 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% -1.9%
1987 0.2% +13.0%
1988 0.2% -12.8%
1989 0.2% -3.9%
1990 0.2% +8.5%
1991 0.2% +1.9%
1992 0.2% -5.0%
1993 0.2% +4.6%
1994 0.2% +4.8%
1995 0.2% +3.3%
1997 0.2% -5.0%
1998 0.2% +6.1%
1999 0.2% +6.1%
2000 0.2% -7.7%
2001 0.2% +15.1%
2002 0.2% -4.1%
2003 0.2% +6.2%
2004 0.2% +3.5%
2005 0.2% +3.3%
2006 0.2% +0.8%
2007 0.3% +4.4%
2008 0.2% -4.8%
2009 0.3% +4.9%
2010 0.2% -2.0%
2011 0.2% -0.9%
2012 0.2% +1.4%
2014 0.3% +3.3%
2015 0.3% +0.2%
2016 0.3% +2.3%
2017 0.3% -2.4%
2018 0.3% +1.5%
2019 0.3% -0.6%
2020 0.3% +4.1%
2021 0.3% +2.7%

Averages by decade

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, female in Thailand?
Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, female in Thailand was 0.3% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, female recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2021.
What is the lowest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, female recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1989.
How does Thailand rank for self-employed workers, aged 15-64, female?
Thailand ranks 30th out of 106 countries with data for 2021.
Is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. 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 Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Self-employed workers, 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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