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Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Thailand

Thailand: Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban was 0.6% in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
0.6%
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
74th
of 94 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2005
All-time low
0.5%
in 1985
Years of data
35
1985–2021

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

00.20.40.61985200320211985: 0.546 % of urban employed population in working age1986: 0.557 % of urban employed population in working age1987: 0.554 % of urban employed population in working age1988: 0.557 % of urban employed population in working age1989: 0.553 % of urban employed population in working age1990: 0.558 % of urban employed population in working age1991: 0.582 % of urban employed population in working age1992: 0.597 % of urban employed population in working age1993: 0.606 % of urban employed population in working age1994: 0.6 % of urban employed population in working age1995: 0.583 % of urban employed population in working age1997: 0.605 % of urban employed population in working age1998: 0.594 % of urban employed population in working age1999: 0.591 % of urban employed population in working age2000: 0.602 % of urban employed population in working age2001: 0.596 % of urban employed population in working age2002: 0.588 % of urban employed population in working age2003: 0.59 % of urban employed population in working age2004: 0.606 % of urban employed population in working age2005: 0.615 % of urban employed population in working age2006: 0.61 % of urban employed population in working age2007: 0.606 % of urban employed population in working age2008: 0.587 % of urban employed population in working age2009: 0.577 % of urban employed population in working age2010: 0.571 % of urban employed population in working age2011: 0.572 % of urban employed population in working age2012: 0.559 % of urban employed population in working age2014: 0.577 % of urban employed population in working age2015: 0.581 % of urban employed population in working age2016: 0.581 % of urban employed population in working age2017: 0.587 % of urban employed population in working age2018: 0.576 % of urban employed population in working age2019: 0.591 % of urban employed population in working age2020: 0.59 % of urban employed population in working age2021: 0.578 % of urban employed population in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Thailand is 0.6%, measured in 2021.

That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Thailand peaked at 0.6% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1985.

That places Thailand 74th out of 94 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Year % of urban employed population in working age Change
1985 0.5% —
1986 0.6% +1.9%
1987 0.6% -0.5%
1988 0.6% +0.5%
1989 0.6% -0.6%
1990 0.6% +0.9%
1991 0.6% +4.4%
1992 0.6% +2.5%
1993 0.6% +1.5%
1994 0.6% -0.9%
1995 0.6% -2.9%
1997 0.6% +3.7%
1998 0.6% -1.8%
1999 0.6% -0.4%
2000 0.6% +1.7%
2001 0.6% -0.9%
2002 0.6% -1.4%
2003 0.6% +0.5%
2004 0.6% +2.7%
2005 0.6% +1.4%
2006 0.6% -0.8%
2007 0.6% -0.6%
2008 0.6% -3.2%
2009 0.6% -1.7%
2010 0.6% -1.0%
2011 0.6% +0.1%
2012 0.6% -2.4%
2014 0.6% +3.4%
2015 0.6% +0.7%
2016 0.6% -0.1%
2017 0.6% +1.0%
2018 0.6% -1.8%
2019 0.6% +2.5%
2020 0.6% -0.1%
2021 0.6% -2.2%

Averages by decade

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

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  2. 72 Indonesia 0.6% compare
  3. 73 Honduras 0.6% compare
  4. 75 Pakistan 0.6% compare
  5. 76 Bangladesh 0.6% compare
  6. 77 Ecuador 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Thailand?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Thailand was 0.6% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2005.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1985.
How does Thailand rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, urban?
Thailand ranks 74th out of 94 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. 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 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
Wage 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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