Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female in Thailand

Thailand: Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female was 0.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.9%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
17th
of 108 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 1992
All-time low
0.9%
in 2020
Years of data
35
1985–2021

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female in Thailand, 1985–2021

00.20.40.60.811985200320211985: 0.976 % of female youth labor force1986: 0.983 % of female youth labor force1987: 0.978 % of female youth labor force1988: 0.987 % of female youth labor force1989: 0.989 % of female youth labor force1990: 0.989 % of female youth labor force1991: 0.99 % of female youth labor force1992: 0.993 % of female youth labor force1993: 0.993 % of female youth labor force1994: 0.99 % of female youth labor force1995: 0.99 % of female youth labor force1997: 0.993 % of female youth labor force1998: 0.973 % of female youth labor force1999: 0.973 % of female youth labor force2000: 0.979 % of female youth labor force2001: 0.958 % of female youth labor force2002: 0.969 % of female youth labor force2003: 0.964 % of female youth labor force2004: 0.97 % of female youth labor force2005: 0.967 % of female youth labor force2006: 0.962 % of female youth labor force2007: 0.971 % of female youth labor force2008: 0.967 % of female youth labor force2009: 0.965 % of female youth labor force2010: 0.966 % of female youth labor force2011: 0.977 % of female youth labor force2012: 0.976 % of female youth labor force2014: 0.959 % of female youth labor force2015: 0.958 % of female youth labor force2016: 0.942 % of female youth labor force2017: 0.936 % of female youth labor force2018: 0.958 % of female youth labor force2019: 0.943 % of female youth labor force2020: 0.928 % of female youth labor force2021: 0.933 % of female youth labor force

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of female youth labor force.

Analysis

In 2021, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female in Thailand stood at 0.9%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female in Thailand peaked at 1.0% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2020.

That places Thailand 17th out of 108 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female (% of female youth labor force) in Thailand, 1985 to 2021.
Year % of female youth labor force Change
1985 1.0%
1986 1.0% +0.7%
1987 1.0% -0.5%
1988 1.0% +1.0%
1989 1.0% +0.2%
1990 1.0% +0.0%
1991 1.0% +0.1%
1992 1.0% +0.3%
1993 1.0% -0.1%
1994 1.0% -0.3%
1995 1.0% +0.0%
1997 1.0% +0.3%
1998 1.0% -2.0%
1999 1.0% +0.1%
2000 1.0% +0.6%
2001 1.0% -2.1%
2002 1.0% +1.1%
2003 1.0% -0.5%
2004 1.0% +0.6%
2005 1.0% -0.3%
2006 1.0% -0.6%
2007 1.0% +0.9%
2008 1.0% -0.4%
2009 1.0% -0.2%
2010 1.0% +0.0%
2011 1.0% +1.2%
2012 1.0% -0.2%
2014 1.0% -1.7%
2015 1.0% -0.0%
2016 0.9% -1.7%
2017 0.9% -0.6%
2018 1.0% +2.4%
2019 0.9% -1.6%
2020 0.9% -1.5%
2021 0.9% +0.5%

Thailand compared with similar countries

  • Thailand's 0.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7%, 1.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Thailand's 0.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9%, 1.0× the median. (8 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 5
1990s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 9
2000s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 10
2010s 1.0% 0.9% 1.0% 9
2020s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 2

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 14 Ghana 0.9% compare
  2. 15 Uganda 0.9% compare
  3. 16 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.9% compare
  4. 18 Austria 0.9% compare
  5. 19 Mozambique 0.9% compare
  6. 20 Nigeria 0.9% compare

See the full ranking of 108 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female in Thailand?
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female in Thailand was 0.9% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 1992.
What is the lowest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2020.
How does Thailand rank for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female?
Thailand ranks 17th out of 108 countries with data for 2021.
Is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Thailand data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female (% of female youth labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female (% of female youth labor force)
Unit
% of female youth labor force
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,528 data points, 1970–2021
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