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

Thailand: Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, urban was 0.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.1%
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
54th
of 78 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 1997
All-time low
0.0%
in 1989
Years of data
35
1985–2021

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

0.050.10.150.21985200320211985: 0.06 % of urban employed population in working age1986: 0.048 % of urban employed population in working age1987: 0.05 % of urban employed population in working age1988: 0.061 % of urban employed population in working age1989: 0.04 % of urban employed population in working age1990: 0.058 % of urban employed population in working age1991: 0.077 % of urban employed population in working age1992: 0.045 % of urban employed population in working age1993: 0.041 % of urban employed population in working age1994: 0.044 % of urban employed population in working age1995: 0.043 % of urban employed population in working age1997: 0.178 % of urban employed population in working age1998: 0.056 % of urban employed population in working age1999: 0.06 % of urban employed population in working age2000: 0.048 % of urban employed population in working age2001: 0.084 % of urban employed population in working age2002: 0.06 % of urban employed population in working age2003: 0.059 % of urban employed population in working age2004: 0.067 % of urban employed population in working age2005: 0.066 % of urban employed population in working age2006: 0.065 % of urban employed population in working age2007: 0.074 % of urban employed population in working age2008: 0.063 % of urban employed population in working age2009: 0.081 % of urban employed population in working age2010: 0.075 % of urban employed population in working age2011: 0.059 % of urban employed population in working age2012: 0.087 % of urban employed population in working age2014: 0.064 % of urban employed population in working age2015: 0.099 % of urban employed population in working age2016: 0.069 % of urban employed population in working age2017: 0.067 % of urban employed population in working age2018: 0.083 % of urban employed population in working age2019: 0.074 % of urban employed population in working age2020: 0.122 % of urban employed population in working age2021: 0.12 % of urban employed population in working age

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

Analysis

Thailand recorded 0.1% for underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, urban in 2021.

That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and up 102.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, urban in Thailand peaked at 0.2% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1989.

That places Thailand 54th out of 78 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, urban in Thailand, year by year

Year % of urban employed population in working age Change
1985 0.1% —
1986 0.0% -19.7%
1987 0.1% +4.0%
1988 0.1% +21.3%
1989 0.0% -34.9%
1990 0.1% +47.2%
1991 0.1% +31.2%
1992 0.0% -41.6%
1993 0.0% -8.7%
1994 0.0% +7.0%
1995 0.0% -1.3%
1997 0.2% +312.5%
1998 0.1% -68.6%
1999 0.1% +7.4%
2000 0.0% -20.1%
2001 0.1% +75.9%
2002 0.1% -29.5%
2003 0.1% -1.2%
2004 0.1% +13.5%
2005 0.1% -1.8%
2006 0.1% -0.3%
2007 0.1% +13.3%
2008 0.1% -14.5%
2009 0.1% +27.6%
2010 0.1% -6.8%
2011 0.1% -20.9%
2012 0.1% +45.9%
2014 0.1% -26.7%
2015 0.1% +55.6%
2016 0.1% -30.6%
2017 0.1% -2.5%
2018 0.1% +23.7%
2019 0.1% -10.7%
2020 0.1% +65.3%
2021 0.1% -1.5%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 51 Malta 0.1% compare
  2. 52 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.1% compare
  3. 53 Türkiye 0.1% compare
  4. 55 South Africa 0.1% compare
  5. 56 Namibia 0.1% compare
  6. 57 Nigeria 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, urban in Thailand?
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, urban in Thailand was 0.1% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 1997.
What is the lowest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, urban 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, urban?
Thailand ranks 54th out of 78 countries with data for 2021.
Is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is up 102.5%. 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, urban (% of urban 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, 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
78 places, 1,035 data points, 1980–2021
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