Wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in Thailand

Thailand: Wage workers, aged 15-64, rural was 0.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.4%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
70th
of 91 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2018
All-time low
0.2%
in 1985
Years of data
35
1985–2021

Wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in Thailand, 1985–2021

00.10.20.30.41985200320211985: 0.167 % of rural employed population in working age1986: 0.175 % of rural employed population in working age1987: 0.197 % of rural employed population in working age1988: 0.19 % of rural employed population in working age1989: 0.187 % of rural employed population in working age1990: 0.202 % of rural employed population in working age1991: 0.221 % of rural employed population in working age1992: 0.224 % of rural employed population in working age1993: 0.255 % of rural employed population in working age1994: 0.259 % of rural employed population in working age1995: 0.273 % of rural employed population in working age1997: 0.287 % of rural employed population in working age1998: 0.275 % of rural employed population in working age1999: 0.299 % of rural employed population in working age2000: 0.314 % of rural employed population in working age2001: 0.326 % of rural employed population in working age2002: 0.324 % of rural employed population in working age2003: 0.331 % of rural employed population in working age2004: 0.375 % of rural employed population in working age2005: 0.378 % of rural employed population in working age2006: 0.378 % of rural employed population in working age2007: 0.38 % of rural employed population in working age2008: 0.383 % of rural employed population in working age2009: 0.382 % of rural employed population in working age2010: 0.372 % of rural employed population in working age2011: 0.366 % of rural employed population in working age2012: 0.363 % of rural employed population in working age2014: 0.372 % of rural employed population in working age2015: 0.385 % of rural employed population in working age2016: 0.391 % of rural employed population in working age2017: 0.396 % of rural employed population in working age2018: 0.399 % of rural employed population in working age2019: 0.392 % of rural employed population in working age2020: 0.398 % of rural employed population in working age2021: 0.397 % of rural employed population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2021, wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in Thailand stood at 0.4%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in Thailand peaked at 0.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1985.

Thailand ranks 70th of 91 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Wage 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 0.2%
1986 0.2% +5.1%
1987 0.2% +12.1%
1988 0.2% -3.3%
1989 0.2% -1.7%
1990 0.2% +8.3%
1991 0.2% +9.2%
1992 0.2% +1.4%
1993 0.3% +13.9%
1994 0.3% +1.7%
1995 0.3% +5.1%
1997 0.3% +5.3%
1998 0.3% -4.2%
1999 0.3% +8.8%
2000 0.3% +5.0%
2001 0.3% +3.9%
2002 0.3% -0.7%
2003 0.3% +2.1%
2004 0.4% +13.4%
2005 0.4% +0.7%
2006 0.4% +0.1%
2007 0.4% +0.4%
2008 0.4% +0.8%
2009 0.4% -0.3%
2010 0.4% -2.5%
2011 0.4% -1.6%
2012 0.4% -0.9%
2014 0.4% +2.5%
2015 0.4% +3.4%
2016 0.4% +1.5%
2017 0.4% +1.3%
2018 0.4% +0.7%
2019 0.4% -1.6%
2020 0.4% +1.4%
2021 0.4% -0.1%

Averages by decade

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in Thailand?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in Thailand was 0.4% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2018.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1985.
How does Thailand rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, rural?
Thailand ranks 70th out of 91 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. 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 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage 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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