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Unpaid workers, aged 15-64, urban in Thailand

Thailand: Unpaid workers, aged 15-64, urban was 0.1% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.1%
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
9th
of 94 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 1989
All-time low
0.1%
in 2005
Years of data
35
1985–2021

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

00.050.10.150.21985200320211985: 0.19 % of urban employed population in working age1986: 0.182 % of urban employed population in working age1987: 0.184 % of urban employed population in working age1988: 0.187 % of urban employed population in working age1989: 0.191 % of urban employed population in working age1990: 0.177 % of urban employed population in working age1991: 0.166 % of urban employed population in working age1992: 0.156 % of urban employed population in working age1993: 0.143 % of urban employed population in working age1994: 0.152 % of urban employed population in working age1995: 0.151 % of urban employed population in working age1997: 0.143 % of urban employed population in working age1998: 0.148 % of urban employed population in working age1999: 0.142 % of urban employed population in working age2000: 0.137 % of urban employed population in working age2001: 0.133 % of urban employed population in working age2002: 0.14 % of urban employed population in working age2003: 0.133 % of urban employed population in working age2004: 0.123 % of urban employed population in working age2005: 0.12 % of urban employed population in working age2006: 0.121 % of urban employed population in working age2007: 0.121 % of urban employed population in working age2008: 0.128 % of urban employed population in working age2009: 0.132 % of urban employed population in working age2010: 0.137 % of urban employed population in working age2011: 0.141 % of urban employed population in working age2012: 0.15 % of urban employed population in working age2014: 0.131 % of urban employed population in working age2015: 0.128 % of urban employed population in working age2016: 0.129 % of urban employed population in working age2017: 0.126 % of urban employed population in working age2018: 0.13 % of urban employed population in working age2019: 0.121 % of urban employed population in working age2020: 0.122 % of urban employed population in working age2021: 0.125 % 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 unpaid workers, aged 15-64, urban in 2021.

That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unpaid workers, aged 15-64, urban in Thailand peaked at 0.2% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2005.

Thailand ranks 9th of 94 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Unpaid workers, aged 15-64, urban in Thailand, year by year

Year % of urban employed population in working age Change
1985 0.2% —
1986 0.2% -4.4%
1987 0.2% +1.4%
1988 0.2% +1.7%
1989 0.2% +1.8%
1990 0.2% -6.9%
1991 0.2% -6.6%
1992 0.2% -5.9%
1993 0.1% -8.1%
1994 0.2% +6.2%
1995 0.2% -0.8%
1997 0.1% -5.3%
1998 0.1% +3.5%
1999 0.1% -4.3%
2000 0.1% -3.1%
2001 0.1% -3.1%
2002 0.1% +5.1%
2003 0.1% -4.6%
2004 0.1% -7.6%
2005 0.1% -2.9%
2006 0.1% +1.3%
2007 0.1% -0.5%
2008 0.1% +5.9%
2009 0.1% +3.4%
2010 0.1% +4.1%
2011 0.1% +2.6%
2012 0.2% +6.7%
2014 0.1% -13.2%
2015 0.1% -1.7%
2016 0.1% +0.9%
2017 0.1% -3.0%
2018 0.1% +3.4%
2019 0.1% -6.5%
2020 0.1% +0.4%
2021 0.1% +2.4%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 6 Uganda 0.2% compare
  2. 7 Ghana 0.1% compare
  3. 8 Kazakhstan 0.1% compare
  4. 10 Ethiopia 0.1% compare
  5. 11 Mozambique 0.1% compare
  6. 12 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.1% compare

See the full ranking of 94 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is unpaid workers, aged 15-64, urban in Thailand?
Unpaid workers, aged 15-64, urban in Thailand was 0.1% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unpaid workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 1989.
What is the lowest unpaid workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2005.
How does Thailand rank for unpaid workers, aged 15-64, urban?
Thailand ranks 9th out of 94 countries with data for 2021.
Is unpaid workers, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. 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, urban (% of urban employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unpaid workers, 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
94 places, 1,312 data points, 1970–2021
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