Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural in Thailand

Thailand: Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural was 0.6% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.6%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
22nd
of 91 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 1985
All-time low
0.6%
in 2018
Years of data
35
1985–2021

Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural in Thailand, 1985–2021

00.20.40.60.81985200320211985: 0.829 % of rural employed population in working age1986: 0.821 % of rural employed population in working age1987: 0.796 % of rural employed population in working age1988: 0.804 % of rural employed population in working age1989: 0.803 % of rural employed population in working age1990: 0.792 % of rural employed population in working age1991: 0.764 % of rural employed population in working age1992: 0.758 % of rural employed population in working age1993: 0.732 % of rural employed population in working age1994: 0.729 % of rural employed population in working age1995: 0.701 % of rural employed population in working age1997: 0.696 % of rural employed population in working age1998: 0.705 % of rural employed population in working age1999: 0.676 % of rural employed population in working age2000: 0.655 % of rural employed population in working age2001: 0.653 % of rural employed population in working age2002: 0.652 % of rural employed population in working age2003: 0.645 % of rural employed population in working age2004: 0.602 % of rural employed population in working age2005: 0.597 % of rural employed population in working age2006: 0.6 % of rural employed population in working age2007: 0.598 % of rural employed population in working age2008: 0.599 % of rural employed population in working age2009: 0.598 % of rural employed population in working age2010: 0.609 % of rural employed population in working age2011: 0.618 % of rural employed population in working age2012: 0.62 % of rural employed population in working age2014: 0.607 % of rural employed population in working age2015: 0.595 % of rural employed population in working age2016: 0.591 % of rural employed population in working age2017: 0.585 % of rural employed population in working age2018: 0.583 % of rural employed population in working age2019: 0.59 % of rural employed population in working age2020: 0.585 % of rural employed population in working age2021: 0.586 % of rural employed population in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural in Thailand is 0.6%, measured in 2021.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural in Thailand peaked at 0.8% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2018.

That places Thailand 22nd out of 91 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.

Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age) in Thailand, 1985 to 2021.
Year % of rural employed population in working age Change
1985 0.8%
1986 0.8% -1.0%
1987 0.8% -3.0%
1988 0.8% +0.9%
1989 0.8% -0.0%
1990 0.8% -1.5%
1991 0.8% -3.5%
1992 0.8% -0.7%
1993 0.7% -3.5%
1994 0.7% -0.4%
1995 0.7% -3.8%
1997 0.7% -0.8%
1998 0.7% +1.3%
1999 0.7% -4.1%
2000 0.7% -3.0%
2001 0.7% -0.3%
2002 0.7% -0.2%
2003 0.6% -1.1%
2004 0.6% -6.7%
2005 0.6% -0.8%
2006 0.6% +0.5%
2007 0.6% -0.3%
2008 0.6% +0.0%
2009 0.6% -0.1%
2010 0.6% +1.9%
2011 0.6% +1.4%
2012 0.6% +0.4%
2014 0.6% -2.1%
2015 0.6% -2.0%
2016 0.6% -0.6%
2017 0.6% -1.0%
2018 0.6% -0.3%
2019 0.6% +1.2%
2020 0.6% -0.9%
2021 0.6% +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 5
1990s 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 9
2000s 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 10
2010s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 9
2020s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural in Thailand?
Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural in Thailand was 0.6% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 1985.
What is the lowest unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2018.
How does Thailand rank for unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural?
Thailand ranks 22nd out of 91 countries with data for 2021.
Is unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. 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 Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age)
Unit
% of rural employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
91 places, 1,284 data points, 1970–2021
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