Wage workers, aged 15-24 in Thailand

Thailand: Wage workers, aged 15-24 was 0.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.6%
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
79th
of 106 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2015
All-time low
0.3%
in 1985
Years of data
35
1985–2021

Wage workers, aged 15-24 in Thailand, 1985–2021

00.20.40.61985200320211985: 0.251 % of employed population aged 15-241986: 0.263 % of employed population aged 15-241987: 0.288 % of employed population aged 15-241988: 0.277 % of employed population aged 15-241989: 0.278 % of employed population aged 15-241990: 0.307 % of employed population aged 15-241991: 0.323 % of employed population aged 15-241992: 0.321 % of employed population aged 15-241993: 0.376 % of employed population aged 15-241994: 0.371 % of employed population aged 15-241995: 0.427 % of employed population aged 15-241997: 0.457 % of employed population aged 15-241998: 0.429 % of employed population aged 15-241999: 0.47 % of employed population aged 15-242000: 0.487 % of employed population aged 15-242001: 0.509 % of employed population aged 15-242002: 0.518 % of employed population aged 15-242003: 0.524 % of employed population aged 15-242004: 0.559 % of employed population aged 15-242005: 0.564 % of employed population aged 15-242006: 0.561 % of employed population aged 15-242007: 0.555 % of employed population aged 15-242008: 0.538 % of employed population aged 15-242009: 0.529 % of employed population aged 15-242010: 0.538 % of employed population aged 15-242011: 0.517 % of employed population aged 15-242012: 0.505 % of employed population aged 15-242014: 0.611 % of employed population aged 15-242015: 0.629 % of employed population aged 15-242016: 0.615 % of employed population aged 15-242017: 0.612 % of employed population aged 15-242018: 0.597 % of employed population aged 15-242019: 0.599 % of employed population aged 15-242020: 0.587 % of employed population aged 15-242021: 0.57 % of employed population aged 15-24

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population aged 15-24.

Analysis

Thailand recorded 0.6% for wage workers, aged 15-24 in 2021.

The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-24 in Thailand peaked at 0.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1985.

That places Thailand 79th out of 106 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Wage workers, aged 15-24 in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24) in Thailand, 1985 to 2021.
Year % of employed population aged 15-24 Change
1985 0.3%
1986 0.3% +4.9%
1987 0.3% +9.4%
1988 0.3% -3.8%
1989 0.3% +0.5%
1990 0.3% +10.4%
1991 0.3% +5.2%
1992 0.3% -0.7%
1993 0.4% +17.3%
1994 0.4% -1.3%
1995 0.4% +14.9%
1997 0.5% +7.2%
1998 0.4% -6.2%
1999 0.5% +9.7%
2000 0.5% +3.6%
2001 0.5% +4.5%
2002 0.5% +1.7%
2003 0.5% +1.3%
2004 0.6% +6.6%
2005 0.6% +0.9%
2006 0.6% -0.6%
2007 0.6% -1.1%
2008 0.5% -3.0%
2009 0.5% -1.8%
2010 0.5% +1.8%
2011 0.5% -3.8%
2012 0.5% -2.3%
2014 0.6% +21.0%
2015 0.6% +2.9%
2016 0.6% -2.3%
2017 0.6% -0.4%
2018 0.6% -2.4%
2019 0.6% +0.4%
2020 0.6% -2.1%
2021 0.6% -2.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 5
1990s 0.4% 0.3% 0.5% 9
2000s 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 10
2010s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 9
2020s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-24 in Thailand?
Wage workers, aged 15-24 in Thailand was 0.6% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-24 recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2015.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-24 recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1985.
How does Thailand rank for wage workers, aged 15-24?
Thailand ranks 79th out of 106 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage workers, aged 15-24 rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Thailand data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage workers, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24)
Unit
% of employed population aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,503 data points, 1970–2021
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