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

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

Latest (2021)
0.3%
Change on year
up 5.1%
World rank
26th
of 94 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2021
All-time low
0.2%
in 1992
Years of data
35
1985–2021

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

00.10.20.31985200320211985: 0.235 % of urban employed population in working age1986: 0.233 % of urban employed population in working age1987: 0.231 % of urban employed population in working age1988: 0.226 % of urban employed population in working age1989: 0.223 % of urban employed population in working age1990: 0.233 % of urban employed population in working age1991: 0.215 % of urban employed population in working age1992: 0.206 % of urban employed population in working age1993: 0.213 % of urban employed population in working age1994: 0.213 % of urban employed population in working age1995: 0.23 % of urban employed population in working age1997: 0.22 % of urban employed population in working age1998: 0.221 % of urban employed population in working age1999: 0.23 % of urban employed population in working age2000: 0.225 % of urban employed population in working age2001: 0.227 % of urban employed population in working age2002: 0.225 % of urban employed population in working age2003: 0.228 % of urban employed population in working age2004: 0.226 % of urban employed population in working age2005: 0.223 % of urban employed population in working age2006: 0.222 % of urban employed population in working age2007: 0.229 % of urban employed population in working age2008: 0.244 % of urban employed population in working age2009: 0.25 % of urban employed population in working age2010: 0.25 % of urban employed population in working age2011: 0.252 % of urban employed population in working age2012: 0.256 % of urban employed population in working age2014: 0.254 % of urban employed population in working age2015: 0.253 % of urban employed population in working age2016: 0.254 % of urban employed population in working age2017: 0.253 % of urban employed population in working age2018: 0.257 % of urban employed population in working age2019: 0.255 % of urban employed population in working age2020: 0.257 % of urban employed population in working age2021: 0.271 % of urban employed population in working age

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

Analysis

Thailand recorded 0.3% for self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban in 2021. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of up 5.1% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban in Thailand peaked at 0.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1992.

Thailand ranks 26th of 94 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 15-64, urban in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age) in Thailand, 1985 to 2021.
Year % of urban employed population in working age Change
1985 0.2%
1986 0.2% -1.0%
1987 0.2% -0.7%
1988 0.2% -2.0%
1989 0.2% -1.5%
1990 0.2% +4.7%
1991 0.2% -7.9%
1992 0.2% -4.2%
1993 0.2% +3.6%
1994 0.2% -0.1%
1995 0.2% +7.9%
1997 0.2% -4.2%
1998 0.2% +0.5%
1999 0.2% +4.0%
2000 0.2% -2.3%
2001 0.2% +0.9%
2002 0.2% -0.8%
2003 0.2% +1.2%
2004 0.2% -0.9%
2005 0.2% -1.2%
2006 0.2% -0.4%
2007 0.2% +2.8%
2008 0.2% +6.7%
2009 0.2% +2.5%
2010 0.3% +0.1%
2011 0.3% +0.9%
2012 0.3% +1.4%
2014 0.3% -0.9%
2015 0.3% -0.2%
2016 0.3% +0.3%
2017 0.3% -0.4%
2018 0.3% +1.8%
2019 0.3% -0.8%
2020 0.3% +1.0%
2021 0.3% +5.1%

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% 0.2% 10
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 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, urban in Thailand?
Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban in Thailand was 0.3% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2021.
What is the lowest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1992.
How does Thailand rank for self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban?
Thailand ranks 26th out of 94 countries with data for 2021.
Is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. 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, urban (% of urban employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age)
Unit
% of urban employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,312 data points, 1970–2021
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