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Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, male in Thailand

Thailand: Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, male was 0.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.2%
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
25th
of 82 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2020
All-time low
0.0%
in 1989
Years of data
35
1985–2021

Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, male in Thailand, 1985–2021

0.050.10.150.21985200320211985: 0.056 % of male employed population in working age1986: 0.05 % of male employed population in working age1987: 0.06 % of male employed population in working age1988: 0.056 % of male employed population in working age1989: 0.038 % of male employed population in working age1990: 0.07 % of male employed population in working age1991: 0.063 % of male employed population in working age1992: 0.055 % of male employed population in working age1993: 0.061 % of male employed population in working age1994: 0.061 % of male employed population in working age1995: 0.06 % of male employed population in working age1997: 0.122 % of male employed population in working age1998: 0.085 % of male employed population in working age1999: 0.098 % of male employed population in working age2000: 0.09 % of male employed population in working age2001: 0.144 % of male employed population in working age2002: 0.128 % of male employed population in working age2003: 0.138 % of male employed population in working age2004: 0.14 % of male employed population in working age2005: 0.155 % of male employed population in working age2006: 0.158 % of male employed population in working age2007: 0.162 % of male employed population in working age2008: 0.143 % of male employed population in working age2009: 0.154 % of male employed population in working age2010: 0.148 % of male employed population in working age2011: 0.137 % of male employed population in working age2012: 0.153 % of male employed population in working age2014: 0.128 % of male employed population in working age2015: 0.157 % of male employed population in working age2016: 0.138 % of male employed population in working age2017: 0.137 % of male employed population in working age2018: 0.155 % of male employed population in working age2019: 0.14 % of male employed population in working age2020: 0.19 % of male employed population in working age2021: 0.186 % of male employed population in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, male in Thailand is 0.2%, measured in 2021.

That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and up 35.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, male in Thailand peaked at 0.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1989.

That places Thailand 25th out of 82 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.

Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, male in Thailand, year by year

Year % of male employed population in working age Change
1985 0.1% —
1986 0.1% -11.0%
1987 0.1% +20.4%
1988 0.1% -7.3%
1989 0.0% -32.0%
1990 0.1% +83.6%
1991 0.1% -9.6%
1992 0.1% -13.5%
1993 0.1% +12.4%
1994 0.1% -0.3%
1995 0.1% -2.0%
1997 0.1% +103.7%
1998 0.1% -30.3%
1999 0.1% +14.6%
2000 0.1% -7.4%
2001 0.1% +59.0%
2002 0.1% -10.9%
2003 0.1% +8.3%
2004 0.1% +1.1%
2005 0.2% +10.6%
2006 0.2% +2.0%
2007 0.2% +2.3%
2008 0.1% -11.4%
2009 0.2% +7.7%
2010 0.1% -4.3%
2011 0.1% -7.0%
2012 0.2% +11.6%
2014 0.1% -16.8%
2015 0.2% +23.1%
2016 0.1% -12.1%
2017 0.1% -0.8%
2018 0.2% +12.8%
2019 0.1% -9.7%
2020 0.2% +36.4%
2021 0.2% -2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 5
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 9
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 10
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 9
2020s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 2

Countries ranked near Thailand

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  4. 26 Guatemala 0.2% compare
  5. 27 Ireland 0.2% compare
  6. 28 Kyrgyzstan 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, male in Thailand?
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, male in Thailand was 0.2% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, male recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2020.
What is the lowest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, male recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1989.
How does Thailand rank for underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, male?
Thailand ranks 25th out of 82 countries with data for 2021.
Is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is up 35.7%. 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 Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, 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
82 places, 1,165 data points, 1970–2021
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