Working-age population, aged 15-64, urban in Thailand

Thailand: Working-age population, aged 15-64, urban was 0.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.7%
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
4th
of 99 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2014
All-time low
0.6%
in 1985
Years of data
35
1985–2021

Working-age population, aged 15-64, urban in Thailand, 1985–2021

00.20.40.60.81985200320211985: 0.609 % of urban population1986: 0.614 % of urban population1987: 0.632 % of urban population1988: 0.637 % of urban population1989: 0.642 % of urban population1990: 0.646 % of urban population1991: 0.652 % of urban population1992: 0.664 % of urban population1993: 0.667 % of urban population1994: 0.672 % of urban population1995: 0.696 % of urban population1997: 0.708 % of urban population1998: 0.707 % of urban population1999: 0.711 % of urban population2000: 0.714 % of urban population2001: 0.715 % of urban population2002: 0.715 % of urban population2003: 0.717 % of urban population2004: 0.718 % of urban population2005: 0.726 % of urban population2006: 0.727 % of urban population2007: 0.728 % of urban population2008: 0.72 % of urban population2009: 0.721 % of urban population2010: 0.721 % of urban population2011: 0.724 % of urban population2012: 0.725 % of urban population2014: 0.746 % of urban population2015: 0.744 % of urban population2016: 0.743 % of urban population2017: 0.741 % of urban population2018: 0.738 % of urban population2019: 0.735 % of urban population2020: 0.732 % of urban population2021: 0.728 % of urban population

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of urban population.

Analysis

The most recent figure for working-age population, aged 15-64, urban in Thailand is 0.7%, measured in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population, aged 15-64, urban in Thailand peaked at 0.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1985.

Thailand ranks 4th of 99 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Working-age population, aged 15-64, urban in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban population) in Thailand, 1985 to 2021.
Year % of urban population Change
1985 0.6%
1986 0.6% +0.8%
1987 0.6% +3.0%
1988 0.6% +0.8%
1989 0.6% +0.8%
1990 0.6% +0.6%
1991 0.7% +0.8%
1992 0.7% +2.0%
1993 0.7% +0.5%
1994 0.7% +0.6%
1995 0.7% +3.6%
1997 0.7% +1.8%
1998 0.7% -0.2%
1999 0.7% +0.6%
2000 0.7% +0.3%
2001 0.7% +0.2%
2002 0.7% +0.0%
2003 0.7% +0.2%
2004 0.7% +0.2%
2005 0.7% +1.1%
2006 0.7% +0.2%
2007 0.7% +0.1%
2008 0.7% -1.0%
2009 0.7% +0.1%
2010 0.7% -0.0%
2011 0.7% +0.4%
2012 0.7% +0.2%
2014 0.7% +2.9%
2015 0.7% -0.3%
2016 0.7% -0.1%
2017 0.7% -0.2%
2018 0.7% -0.5%
2019 0.7% -0.4%
2020 0.7% -0.4%
2021 0.7% -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 5
1990s 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 9
2000s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 10
2010s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 9
2020s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 2

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 1 Indonesia 0.9% compare
  2. 2 Republic of Korea 0.9% compare
  3. 3 China 0.8% compare
  4. 5 Ukraine 0.7% compare
  5. 6 Cambodia 0.7% compare
  6. 7 India 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population, aged 15-64, urban in Thailand?
Working-age population, aged 15-64, urban in Thailand was 0.7% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2014.
What is the lowest working-age population, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1985.
How does Thailand rank for working-age population, aged 15-64, urban?
Thailand ranks 4th out of 99 countries with data for 2021.
Is working-age population, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. 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 Working-age population, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban population)
Unit
% of urban population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
99 places, 1,372 data points, 1970–2021
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