Unemployment rate,Percent in Thailand

Thailand: Unemployment rate,Percent was 0.8% in 2025. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2025)
0.8%
Change on year
down 18.9%
World rank
71st
of 71 countries
All-time high
3.3%
in 2001
All-time low
0.7%
in 2011
Years of data
23
2001–2025

Unemployment rate,Percent in Thailand, 2001–2025

1232001201320252001: 3.32002: 2.42003: 2.22004: 2.12005: 1.82006: 1.52007: 1.42008: 1.42009: 1.52010: 12011: 0.6512012: 0.6572013: 0.7232014: 0.8392015: 0.8822016: 0.9872017: 1.22018: 1.12019: 0.9882022: 1.32023: 0.9782024: 0.9982025: 0.809

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2025, unemployment rate,percent in Thailand stood at 0.8%.

That represents a change of down 18.9% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment rate,percent in Thailand peaked at 3.3% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2011.

Thailand ranks 71st of 71 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.9% 1.4% 3.3% 9
2010s 0.9% 0.7% 1.2% 10
2020s 1.0% 0.8% 1.3% 4

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 68 Russia 2.2% compare
  2. 69 Vietnam 2.2% compare
  3. 70 Singapore 2.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment rate,percent in Thailand?
Unemployment rate,percent in Thailand was 0.8% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unemployment rate,percent recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 3.3% in 2001.
What is the lowest unemployment rate,percent recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2011.
How does Thailand rank for unemployment rate,percent?
Thailand ranks 71st out of 71 countries with data for 2025.
Is unemployment rate,percent rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. 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 Unemployment rate,Percent,,,. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Unemployment rate,Percent,,,
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
80 places, 2,196 data points, 1990–2026
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