Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male in Thailand

Thailand: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male was 0.8% in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
0.8%
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
52nd
of 90 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2005
All-time low
0.7%
in 1985
Years of data
35
1985–2021

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male in Thailand, 1985–2021

00.20.40.60.81985200320211985: 0.745 % of male workers in the industrial sector1986: 0.761 % of male workers in the industrial sector1987: 0.769 % of male workers in the industrial sector1988: 0.764 % of male workers in the industrial sector1989: 0.771 % of male workers in the industrial sector1990: 0.788 % of male workers in the industrial sector1991: 0.805 % of male workers in the industrial sector1992: 0.815 % of male workers in the industrial sector1993: 0.829 % of male workers in the industrial sector1994: 0.817 % of male workers in the industrial sector1995: 0.797 % of male workers in the industrial sector1997: 0.826 % of male workers in the industrial sector1998: 0.811 % of male workers in the industrial sector1999: 0.795 % of male workers in the industrial sector2000: 0.798 % of male workers in the industrial sector2001: 0.833 % of male workers in the industrial sector2002: 0.828 % of male workers in the industrial sector2003: 0.821 % of male workers in the industrial sector2004: 0.849 % of male workers in the industrial sector2005: 0.853 % of male workers in the industrial sector2006: 0.84 % of male workers in the industrial sector2007: 0.844 % of male workers in the industrial sector2008: 0.838 % of male workers in the industrial sector2009: 0.831 % of male workers in the industrial sector2010: 0.839 % of male workers in the industrial sector2011: 0.823 % of male workers in the industrial sector2012: 0.804 % of male workers in the industrial sector2014: 0.808 % of male workers in the industrial sector2015: 0.799 % of male workers in the industrial sector2016: 0.799 % of male workers in the industrial sector2017: 0.79 % of male workers in the industrial sector2018: 0.787 % of male workers in the industrial sector2019: 0.8 % of male workers in the industrial sector2020: 0.804 % of male workers in the industrial sector2021: 0.791 % of male workers in the industrial sector

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of male workers in the industrial sector.

Analysis

In 2021, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male in Thailand stood at 0.8%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male in Thailand peaked at 0.9% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1985.

That places Thailand 52nd out of 90 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male (% of male workers in the industrial sector) in Thailand, 1985 to 2021.
Year % of male workers in the industrial sector Change
1985 0.7%
1986 0.8% +2.0%
1987 0.8% +1.1%
1988 0.8% -0.7%
1989 0.8% +1.0%
1990 0.8% +2.2%
1991 0.8% +2.2%
1992 0.8% +1.3%
1993 0.8% +1.6%
1994 0.8% -1.4%
1995 0.8% -2.5%
1997 0.8% +3.6%
1998 0.8% -1.8%
1999 0.8% -2.1%
2000 0.8% +0.4%
2001 0.8% +4.4%
2002 0.8% -0.6%
2003 0.8% -0.9%
2004 0.8% +3.5%
2005 0.9% +0.5%
2006 0.8% -1.5%
2007 0.8% +0.5%
2008 0.8% -0.7%
2009 0.8% -0.7%
2010 0.8% +0.9%
2011 0.8% -1.8%
2012 0.8% -2.3%
2014 0.8% +0.5%
2015 0.8% -1.2%
2016 0.8% +0.0%
2017 0.8% -1.2%
2018 0.8% -0.3%
2019 0.8% +1.6%
2020 0.8% +0.5%
2021 0.8% -1.5%

Thailand compared with similar countries

  • Thailand's 0.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8%, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
  • Thailand's 0.8% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.8%, 95% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 5
1990s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 9
2000s 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 10
2010s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 9
2020s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 2

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 49 El Salvador 0.8% compare
  2. 50 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.8% compare
  3. 51 Bangladesh 0.8% compare
  4. 53 Chile 0.8% compare
  5. 54 Guatemala 0.8% compare
  6. 55 Nicaragua 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male in Thailand?
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male in Thailand was 0.8% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2005.
What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1985.
How does Thailand rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male?
Thailand ranks 52nd out of 90 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Thailand data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male (% of male workers in the industrial sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male (% of male workers in the industrial sector)
Unit
% of male workers in the industrial sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
90 places, 1,259 data points, 1970–2021
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