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

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

Latest (2021)
1.0%
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
17th
of 94 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 1989
All-time low
0.9%
in 2020
Years of data
35
1985–2021

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

00.20.40.60.811985200320211985: 0.988 % of rural youth labor force1986: 0.994 % of rural youth labor force1987: 0.987 % of rural youth labor force1988: 0.994 % of rural youth labor force1989: 0.995 % of rural youth labor force1990: 0.992 % of rural youth labor force1991: 0.995 % of rural youth labor force1992: 0.994 % of rural youth labor force1993: 0.995 % of rural youth labor force1994: 0.993 % of rural youth labor force1995: 0.994 % of rural youth labor force1997: 0.994 % of rural youth labor force1998: 0.974 % of rural youth labor force1999: 0.978 % of rural youth labor force2000: 0.978 % of rural youth labor force2001: 0.963 % of rural youth labor force2002: 0.972 % of rural youth labor force2003: 0.971 % of rural youth labor force2004: 0.979 % of rural youth labor force2005: 0.974 % of rural youth labor force2006: 0.973 % of rural youth labor force2007: 0.977 % of rural youth labor force2008: 0.973 % of rural youth labor force2009: 0.976 % of rural youth labor force2010: 0.977 % of rural youth labor force2011: 0.986 % of rural youth labor force2012: 0.985 % of rural youth labor force2014: 0.969 % of rural youth labor force2015: 0.97 % of rural youth labor force2016: 0.961 % of rural youth labor force2017: 0.952 % of rural youth labor force2018: 0.97 % of rural youth labor force2019: 0.962 % of rural youth labor force2020: 0.944 % of rural youth labor force2021: 0.957 % of rural youth labor force

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

Analysis

Thailand recorded 1.0% for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural in 2021.

That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural in Thailand peaked at 1.0% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2020.

Thailand ranks 17th of 94 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural youth labor force) in Thailand, 1985 to 2021.
Year % of rural youth labor force Change
1985 1.0%
1986 1.0% +0.6%
1987 1.0% -0.7%
1988 1.0% +0.7%
1989 1.0% +0.1%
1990 1.0% -0.4%
1991 1.0% +0.3%
1992 1.0% -0.1%
1993 1.0% +0.1%
1994 1.0% -0.2%
1995 1.0% +0.1%
1997 1.0% +0.0%
1998 1.0% -2.0%
1999 1.0% +0.3%
2000 1.0% +0.0%
2001 1.0% -1.5%
2002 1.0% +0.9%
2003 1.0% -0.0%
2004 1.0% +0.8%
2005 1.0% -0.5%
2006 1.0% -0.1%
2007 1.0% +0.5%
2008 1.0% -0.5%
2009 1.0% +0.3%
2010 1.0% +0.2%
2011 1.0% +0.9%
2012 1.0% -0.1%
2014 1.0% -1.6%
2015 1.0% +0.0%
2016 1.0% -0.9%
2017 1.0% -0.9%
2018 1.0% +1.8%
2019 1.0% -0.8%
2020 0.9% -1.9%
2021 1.0% +1.4%

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. 14 Austria 1.0% compare
  2. 15 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.0% compare
  3. 16 Ecuador 1.0% compare
  4. 18 Nigeria 1.0% compare
  5. 19 Mexico 1.0% compare
  6. 20 Nicaragua 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural in Thailand?
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural in Thailand was 1.0% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 1989.
What is the lowest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2020.
How does Thailand rank for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural?
Thailand ranks 17th out of 94 countries with data for 2021.
Is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. 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 Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural youth labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural youth labor force)
Unit
% of rural youth labor force
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,311 data points, 1970–2021
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