Unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total in Thailand

Thailand: Unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total was 0.2% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.2%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
17th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 1989
All-time low
0.2%
in 2020
Years of data
35
1985–2021

Unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total in Thailand, 1985–2021

00.10.20.30.41985200320211985: 0.417 % of total employed population in working age1986: 0.411 % of total employed population in working age1987: 0.382 % of total employed population in working age1988: 0.413 % of total employed population in working age1989: 0.419 % of total employed population in working age1990: 0.397 % of total employed population in working age1991: 0.371 % of total employed population in working age1992: 0.379 % of total employed population in working age1993: 0.34 % of total employed population in working age1994: 0.337 % of total employed population in working age1995: 0.311 % of total employed population in working age1997: 0.303 % of total employed population in working age1998: 0.297 % of total employed population in working age1999: 0.271 % of total employed population in working age2000: 0.269 % of total employed population in working age2001: 0.249 % of total employed population in working age2002: 0.258 % of total employed population in working age2003: 0.248 % of total employed population in working age2004: 0.223 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.217 % of total employed population in working age2006: 0.217 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.215 % of total employed population in working age2008: 0.224 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.218 % of total employed population in working age2010: 0.228 % of total employed population in working age2011: 0.237 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.241 % of total employed population in working age2014: 0.194 % of total employed population in working age2015: 0.188 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.186 % of total employed population in working age2017: 0.182 % of total employed population in working age2018: 0.185 % of total employed population in working age2019: 0.181 % of total employed population in working age2020: 0.178 % of total employed population in working age2021: 0.179 % of total employed population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2021, unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total in Thailand stood at 0.2%.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 24.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total in Thailand peaked at 0.4% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2020.

That places Thailand 17th out of 107 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 workers, aged 15-64, total in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) in Thailand, 1985 to 2021.
Year % of total employed population in working age Change
1985 0.4%
1986 0.4% -1.6%
1987 0.4% -7.1%
1988 0.4% +8.1%
1989 0.4% +1.4%
1990 0.4% -5.2%
1991 0.4% -6.6%
1992 0.4% +2.1%
1993 0.3% -10.3%
1994 0.3% -0.7%
1995 0.3% -7.7%
1997 0.3% -2.6%
1998 0.3% -2.1%
1999 0.3% -8.9%
2000 0.3% -0.5%
2001 0.2% -7.5%
2002 0.3% +3.5%
2003 0.2% -3.8%
2004 0.2% -10.0%
2005 0.2% -3.0%
2006 0.2% -0.1%
2007 0.2% -0.8%
2008 0.2% +4.3%
2009 0.2% -2.6%
2010 0.2% +4.8%
2011 0.2% +3.6%
2012 0.2% +1.8%
2014 0.2% -19.4%
2015 0.2% -3.3%
2016 0.2% -0.7%
2017 0.2% -2.1%
2018 0.2% +1.6%
2019 0.2% -2.3%
2020 0.2% -1.7%
2021 0.2% +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 5
1990s 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 9
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 10
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 9
2020s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 2

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  4. 18 India 0.2% compare
  5. 19 Georgia 0.2% compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total in Thailand?
Unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total in Thailand was 0.2% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 1989.
What is the lowest unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2020.
How does Thailand rank for unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total?
Thailand ranks 17th out of 107 countries with data for 2021.
Is unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.3%. 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 Unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age)
Unit
% of total employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,597 data points, 1970–2021
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