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

Thailand: Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male was 0.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.4%
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
22nd
of 106 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 1985
All-time low
0.3%
in 2018
Years of data
35
1985–2021

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

00.10.20.30.41985200320211985: 0.425 % of male employed population in working age1986: 0.421 % of male employed population in working age1987: 0.421 % of male employed population in working age1988: 0.401 % of male employed population in working age1989: 0.397 % of male employed population in working age1990: 0.404 % of male employed population in working age1991: 0.389 % of male employed population in working age1992: 0.37 % of male employed population in working age1993: 0.385 % of male employed population in working age1994: 0.378 % of male employed population in working age1995: 0.382 % of male employed population in working age1997: 0.379 % of male employed population in working age1998: 0.396 % of male employed population in working age1999: 0.395 % of male employed population in working age2000: 0.378 % of male employed population in working age2001: 0.382 % of male employed population in working age2002: 0.376 % of male employed population in working age2003: 0.37 % of male employed population in working age2004: 0.348 % of male employed population in working age2005: 0.358 % of male employed population in working age2006: 0.359 % of male employed population in working age2007: 0.355 % of male employed population in working age2008: 0.362 % of male employed population in working age2009: 0.364 % of male employed population in working age2010: 0.357 % of male employed population in working age2011: 0.358 % of male employed population in working age2012: 0.357 % of male employed population in working age2014: 0.357 % of male employed population in working age2015: 0.353 % of male employed population in working age2016: 0.348 % of male employed population in working age2017: 0.349 % of male employed population in working age2018: 0.346 % of male employed population in working age2019: 0.352 % of male employed population in working age2020: 0.347 % of male employed population in working age2021: 0.356 % 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 self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male in Thailand peaked at 0.4% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2018.

That places Thailand 22nd out of 106 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Self-employed workers, 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 0.4%
1986 0.4% -0.9%
1987 0.4% +0.0%
1988 0.4% -4.8%
1989 0.4% -1.2%
1990 0.4% +1.9%
1991 0.4% -3.7%
1992 0.4% -4.9%
1993 0.4% +4.0%
1994 0.4% -1.9%
1995 0.4% +1.0%
1997 0.4% -0.6%
1998 0.4% +4.3%
1999 0.4% -0.2%
2000 0.4% -4.3%
2001 0.4% +1.2%
2002 0.4% -1.8%
2003 0.4% -1.5%
2004 0.3% -5.9%
2005 0.4% +2.9%
2006 0.4% +0.3%
2007 0.4% -1.3%
2008 0.4% +2.2%
2009 0.4% +0.5%
2010 0.4% -2.1%
2011 0.4% +0.5%
2012 0.4% -0.2%
2014 0.4% -0.1%
2015 0.4% -1.1%
2016 0.3% -1.3%
2017 0.3% +0.0%
2018 0.3% -0.7%
2019 0.4% +1.7%
2020 0.3% -1.4%
2021 0.4% +2.5%

Averages by decade

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

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  4. 23 Armenia 0.4% compare
  5. 24 Peru 0.3% compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male in Thailand?
Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male in Thailand was 0.4% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 1985.
What is the lowest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2018.
How does Thailand rank for self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male?
Thailand ranks 22nd out of 106 countries with data for 2021.
Is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Thailand data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Self-employed workers, 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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