Wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Thailand

Thailand: Wage workers, aged 15-64, total was 0.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.5%
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
85th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2020
All-time low
0.3%
in 1985
Years of data
35
1985–2021

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

00.10.20.30.40.51985200320211985: 0.261 % of total employed population in working age1986: 0.272 % of total employed population in working age1987: 0.288 % of total employed population in working age1988: 0.282 % of total employed population in working age1989: 0.278 % of total employed population in working age1990: 0.293 % of total employed population in working age1991: 0.315 % of total employed population in working age1992: 0.319 % of total employed population in working age1993: 0.35 % of total employed population in working age1994: 0.354 % of total employed population in working age1995: 0.364 % of total employed population in working age1997: 0.384 % of total employed population in working age1998: 0.373 % of total employed population in working age1999: 0.39 % of total employed population in working age2000: 0.405 % of total employed population in working age2001: 0.414 % of total employed population in working age2002: 0.409 % of total employed population in working age2003: 0.416 % of total employed population in working age2004: 0.451 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.45 % of total employed population in working age2006: 0.449 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.449 % of total employed population in working age2008: 0.445 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.443 % of total employed population in working age2010: 0.439 % of total employed population in working age2011: 0.435 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.429 % of total employed population in working age2014: 0.466 % of total employed population in working age2015: 0.475 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.478 % of total employed population in working age2017: 0.484 % of total employed population in working age2018: 0.481 % of total employed population in working age2019: 0.485 % of total employed population in working age2020: 0.487 % of total employed population in working age2021: 0.48 % of total employed population in working age

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

Analysis

Thailand recorded 0.5% for wage workers, aged 15-64, total in 2021.

The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Thailand peaked at 0.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1985.

Thailand ranks 85th of 107 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, total in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Wage 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 0.3%
1986 0.3% +4.2%
1987 0.3% +5.6%
1988 0.3% -2.0%
1989 0.3% -1.3%
1990 0.3% +5.2%
1991 0.3% +7.6%
1992 0.3% +1.3%
1993 0.3% +9.7%
1994 0.4% +1.3%
1995 0.4% +2.7%
1997 0.4% +5.7%
1998 0.4% -3.1%
1999 0.4% +4.7%
2000 0.4% +3.7%
2001 0.4% +2.2%
2002 0.4% -1.0%
2003 0.4% +1.5%
2004 0.5% +8.5%
2005 0.4% -0.2%
2006 0.4% -0.2%
2007 0.4% +0.0%
2008 0.4% -1.0%
2009 0.4% -0.5%
2010 0.4% -0.8%
2011 0.4% -0.9%
2012 0.4% -1.4%
2014 0.5% +8.6%
2015 0.5% +2.0%
2016 0.5% +0.6%
2017 0.5% +1.3%
2018 0.5% -0.7%
2019 0.5% +0.8%
2020 0.5% +0.5%
2021 0.5% -1.5%

Averages by decade

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Thailand?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Thailand was 0.5% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2020.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1985.
How does Thailand rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, total?
Thailand ranks 85th out of 107 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. 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, total (% of total employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage 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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