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

Thailand: Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male was 1.0% in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
1.0%
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
11th
of 108 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 1995
All-time low
0.9%
in 2020
Years of data
35
1985–2021

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

00.20.40.60.811985200320211985: 0.98 % of male youth labor force1986: 0.981 % of male youth labor force1987: 0.973 % of male youth labor force1988: 0.983 % of male youth labor force1989: 0.99 % of male youth labor force1990: 0.986 % of male youth labor force1991: 0.991 % of male youth labor force1992: 0.989 % of male youth labor force1993: 0.99 % of male youth labor force1994: 0.99 % of male youth labor force1995: 0.992 % of male youth labor force1997: 0.99 % of male youth labor force1998: 0.958 % of male youth labor force1999: 0.967 % of male youth labor force2000: 0.968 % of male youth labor force2001: 0.952 % of male youth labor force2002: 0.961 % of male youth labor force2003: 0.968 % of male youth labor force2004: 0.977 % of male youth labor force2005: 0.969 % of male youth labor force2006: 0.971 % of male youth labor force2007: 0.973 % of male youth labor force2008: 0.967 % of male youth labor force2009: 0.974 % of male youth labor force2010: 0.982 % of male youth labor force2011: 0.986 % of male youth labor force2012: 0.985 % of male youth labor force2014: 0.973 % of male youth labor force2015: 0.967 % of male youth labor force2016: 0.971 % of male youth labor force2017: 0.963 % of male youth labor force2018: 0.97 % of male youth labor force2019: 0.964 % of male youth labor force2020: 0.945 % of male youth labor force2021: 0.957 % of male youth labor force

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male in Thailand is 1.0%, measured in 2021.

That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male in Thailand peaked at 1.0% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2020.

Thailand ranks 11th of 108 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Annual values for Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male (% of male youth labor force) in Thailand, 1985 to 2021.
Year % of male youth labor force Change
1985 1.0%
1986 1.0% +0.1%
1987 1.0% -0.8%
1988 1.0% +1.0%
1989 1.0% +0.7%
1990 1.0% -0.4%
1991 1.0% +0.5%
1992 1.0% -0.2%
1993 1.0% +0.1%
1994 1.0% -0.1%
1995 1.0% +0.2%
1997 1.0% -0.3%
1998 1.0% -3.2%
1999 1.0% +1.0%
2000 1.0% +0.1%
2001 1.0% -1.6%
2002 1.0% +0.9%
2003 1.0% +0.7%
2004 1.0% +0.9%
2005 1.0% -0.8%
2006 1.0% +0.2%
2007 1.0% +0.2%
2008 1.0% -0.6%
2009 1.0% +0.7%
2010 1.0% +0.8%
2011 1.0% +0.4%
2012 1.0% -0.0%
2014 1.0% -1.2%
2015 1.0% -0.6%
2016 1.0% +0.3%
2017 1.0% -0.8%
2018 1.0% +0.7%
2019 1.0% -0.7%
2020 0.9% -1.9%
2021 1.0% +1.2%

Thailand compared with similar countries

  • Thailand's 1.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8%, 1.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Thailand's 1.0% 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% 1.0% 1.0% 9
2020s 1.0% 0.9% 1.0% 2

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 8 Madagascar 1.0% compare
  2. 9 Guatemala 1.0% compare
  3. 10 Uganda 1.0% compare
  4. 12 Guinea 1.0% compare
  5. 13 Ethiopia 1.0% compare
  6. 14 Nepal 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male in Thailand?
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male in Thailand was 1.0% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 1995.
What is the lowest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2020.
How does Thailand rank for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male?
Thailand ranks 11th out of 108 countries with data for 2021.
Is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. 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 Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male (% of male youth labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male (% of male youth labor force)
Unit
% of male 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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