Wage workers, aged 25-64 in Thailand

Thailand: Wage workers, aged 25-64 was 0.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.5%
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
83rd
of 105 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2020
All-time low
0.3%
in 1985
Years of data
35
1985–2021

Wage workers, aged 25-64 in Thailand, 1985–2021

00.10.20.30.40.51985200320211985: 0.267 % of employed population aged 25-641986: 0.277 % of employed population aged 25-641987: 0.288 % of employed population aged 25-641988: 0.285 % of employed population aged 25-641989: 0.278 % of employed population aged 25-641990: 0.286 % of employed population aged 25-641991: 0.311 % of employed population aged 25-641992: 0.318 % of employed population aged 25-641993: 0.34 % of employed population aged 25-641994: 0.348 % of employed population aged 25-641995: 0.345 % of employed population aged 25-641997: 0.366 % of employed population aged 25-641998: 0.359 % of employed population aged 25-641999: 0.373 % of employed population aged 25-642000: 0.387 % of employed population aged 25-642001: 0.393 % of employed population aged 25-642002: 0.387 % of employed population aged 25-642003: 0.394 % of employed population aged 25-642004: 0.429 % of employed population aged 25-642005: 0.43 % of employed population aged 25-642006: 0.431 % of employed population aged 25-642007: 0.432 % of employed population aged 25-642008: 0.43 % of employed population aged 25-642009: 0.429 % of employed population aged 25-642010: 0.424 % of employed population aged 25-642011: 0.423 % of employed population aged 25-642012: 0.418 % of employed population aged 25-642014: 0.448 % of employed population aged 25-642015: 0.457 % of employed population aged 25-642016: 0.462 % of employed population aged 25-642017: 0.47 % of employed population aged 25-642018: 0.467 % of employed population aged 25-642019: 0.472 % of employed population aged 25-642020: 0.477 % of employed population aged 25-642021: 0.471 % of employed population aged 25-64

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population aged 25-64.

Analysis

In 2021, wage workers, aged 25-64 in Thailand stood at 0.5%.

That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 25-64 in Thailand peaked at 0.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1985.

That places Thailand 83rd out of 105 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Wage workers, aged 25-64 in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64) in Thailand, 1985 to 2021.
Year % of employed population aged 25-64 Change
1985 0.3%
1986 0.3% +3.9%
1987 0.3% +3.9%
1988 0.3% -1.2%
1989 0.3% -2.2%
1990 0.3% +2.9%
1991 0.3% +8.8%
1992 0.3% +2.2%
1993 0.3% +6.8%
1994 0.3% +2.5%
1995 0.3% -0.9%
1997 0.4% +6.0%
1998 0.4% -1.8%
1999 0.4% +3.8%
2000 0.4% +3.8%
2001 0.4% +1.6%
2002 0.4% -1.6%
2003 0.4% +1.8%
2004 0.4% +8.9%
2005 0.4% +0.1%
2006 0.4% +0.3%
2007 0.4% +0.3%
2008 0.4% -0.4%
2009 0.4% -0.2%
2010 0.4% -1.2%
2011 0.4% -0.2%
2012 0.4% -1.2%
2014 0.4% +7.2%
2015 0.5% +1.9%
2016 0.5% +1.1%
2017 0.5% +1.7%
2018 0.5% -0.6%
2019 0.5% +1.1%
2020 0.5% +1.0%
2021 0.5% -1.3%

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% 0.4% 10
2010s 0.4% 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 25-64 in Thailand?
Wage workers, aged 25-64 in Thailand was 0.5% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 25-64 recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2020.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 25-64 recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1985.
How does Thailand rank for wage workers, aged 25-64?
Thailand ranks 83rd out of 105 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage workers, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. 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 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64)
Unit
% of employed population aged 25-64
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
105 places, 1,488 data points, 1970–2021
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