Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, male in Thailand

Thailand: Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, male was 0.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.6%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
72nd
of 92 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2015
All-time low
0.2%
in 1985
Years of data
35
1985–2021

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

0.20.30.40.50.60.71985200320211985: 0.233 % of male employed youth aged 15-241986: 0.243 % of male employed youth aged 15-241987: 0.277 % of male employed youth aged 15-241988: 0.259 % of male employed youth aged 15-241989: 0.274 % of male employed youth aged 15-241990: 0.302 % of male employed youth aged 15-241991: 0.344 % of male employed youth aged 15-241992: 0.327 % of male employed youth aged 15-241993: 0.376 % of male employed youth aged 15-241994: 0.392 % of male employed youth aged 15-241995: 0.465 % of male employed youth aged 15-241997: 0.499 % of male employed youth aged 15-241998: 0.432 % of male employed youth aged 15-241999: 0.479 % of male employed youth aged 15-242000: 0.486 % of male employed youth aged 15-242001: 0.509 % of male employed youth aged 15-242002: 0.517 % of male employed youth aged 15-242003: 0.523 % of male employed youth aged 15-242004: 0.577 % of male employed youth aged 15-242005: 0.581 % of male employed youth aged 15-242006: 0.574 % of male employed youth aged 15-242007: 0.566 % of male employed youth aged 15-242008: 0.544 % of male employed youth aged 15-242009: 0.555 % of male employed youth aged 15-242010: 0.573 % of male employed youth aged 15-242011: 0.546 % of male employed youth aged 15-242012: 0.533 % of male employed youth aged 15-242014: 0.649 % of male employed youth aged 15-242015: 0.669 % of male employed youth aged 15-242016: 0.658 % of male employed youth aged 15-242017: 0.66 % of male employed youth aged 15-242018: 0.654 % of male employed youth aged 15-242019: 0.636 % of male employed youth aged 15-242020: 0.645 % of male employed youth aged 15-242021: 0.649 % of male employed youth aged 15-24

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of male employed youth aged 15-24.

Analysis

Thailand recorded 0.6% for youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, male in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 18.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, male in Thailand peaked at 0.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1985.

That places Thailand 72nd out of 92 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.

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

Annual values for Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, male (% of male employed youth aged 15-24) in Thailand, 1985 to 2021.
Year % of male employed youth aged 15-24 Change
1985 0.2%
1986 0.2% +4.4%
1987 0.3% +13.8%
1988 0.3% -6.5%
1989 0.3% +6.0%
1990 0.3% +10.0%
1991 0.3% +13.9%
1992 0.3% -4.9%
1993 0.4% +15.0%
1994 0.4% +4.4%
1995 0.5% +18.4%
1997 0.5% +7.5%
1998 0.4% -13.6%
1999 0.5% +10.9%
2000 0.5% +1.4%
2001 0.5% +4.8%
2002 0.5% +1.6%
2003 0.5% +1.2%
2004 0.6% +10.2%
2005 0.6% +0.8%
2006 0.6% -1.3%
2007 0.6% -1.3%
2008 0.5% -3.9%
2009 0.6% +2.0%
2010 0.6% +3.2%
2011 0.5% -4.6%
2012 0.5% -2.4%
2014 0.6% +21.7%
2015 0.7% +3.0%
2016 0.7% -1.5%
2017 0.7% +0.3%
2018 0.7% -1.0%
2019 0.6% -2.8%
2020 0.6% +1.4%
2021 0.6% +0.6%

Thailand compared with similar countries

  • Thailand's 0.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8%, 80% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
  • Thailand's 0.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.7%, 89% of the median. (7 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 5
1990s 0.4% 0.3% 0.5% 9
2000s 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 10
2010s 0.6% 0.5% 0.7% 9
2020s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 2

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 69 Bolivia 0.7% compare
  2. 70 Peru 0.7% compare
  3. 71 India 0.7% compare
  4. 73 El Salvador 0.6% compare
  5. 74 Mongolia 0.6% compare
  6. 75 Cambodia 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, male in Thailand?
Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, male in Thailand was 0.6% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, male recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2015.
What is the lowest youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, male recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1985.
How does Thailand rank for youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, male?
Thailand ranks 72nd out of 92 countries with data for 2021.
Is youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, male rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. 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 Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, male (% of male employed youth aged 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, male (% of male employed youth aged 15-24)
Unit
% of male employed youth aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
92 places, 1,282 data points, 1970–2021
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