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

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

Latest (2021)
0.6%
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
52nd
of 86 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2017
All-time low
0.1%
in 1986
Years of data
35
1985–2021

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

0.10.20.30.40.50.61985200320211985: 0.131 % of rural employed youth aged 15-241986: 0.125 % of rural employed youth aged 15-241987: 0.168 % of rural employed youth aged 15-241988: 0.145 % of rural employed youth aged 15-241989: 0.164 % of rural employed youth aged 15-241990: 0.188 % of rural employed youth aged 15-241991: 0.229 % of rural employed youth aged 15-241992: 0.214 % of rural employed youth aged 15-241993: 0.269 % of rural employed youth aged 15-241994: 0.285 % of rural employed youth aged 15-241995: 0.337 % of rural employed youth aged 15-241997: 0.356 % of rural employed youth aged 15-241998: 0.322 % of rural employed youth aged 15-241999: 0.383 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242000: 0.388 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242001: 0.426 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242002: 0.426 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242003: 0.436 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242004: 0.485 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242005: 0.512 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242006: 0.513 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242007: 0.512 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242008: 0.498 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242009: 0.5 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242010: 0.509 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242011: 0.492 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242012: 0.483 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242014: 0.572 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242015: 0.602 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242016: 0.602 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242017: 0.615 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242018: 0.603 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242019: 0.588 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242020: 0.597 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242021: 0.607 % of rural employed youth aged 15-24

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

Analysis

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

That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 23.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural in Thailand peaked at 0.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1986.

Thailand ranks 52nd of 86 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural employed youth aged 15-24) in Thailand, 1985 to 2021.
Year % of rural employed youth aged 15-24 Change
1985 0.1%
1986 0.1% -4.7%
1987 0.2% +35.0%
1988 0.1% -13.7%
1989 0.2% +12.9%
1990 0.2% +14.9%
1991 0.2% +21.3%
1992 0.2% -6.2%
1993 0.3% +25.5%
1994 0.3% +6.0%
1995 0.3% +18.0%
1997 0.4% +5.9%
1998 0.3% -9.6%
1999 0.4% +18.8%
2000 0.4% +1.3%
2001 0.4% +9.8%
2002 0.4% -0.0%
2003 0.4% +2.4%
2004 0.5% +11.2%
2005 0.5% +5.5%
2006 0.5% +0.2%
2007 0.5% -0.1%
2008 0.5% -2.8%
2009 0.5% +0.6%
2010 0.5% +1.8%
2011 0.5% -3.4%
2012 0.5% -1.7%
2014 0.6% +18.4%
2015 0.6% +5.2%
2016 0.6% +0.0%
2017 0.6% +2.2%
2018 0.6% -2.0%
2019 0.6% -2.5%
2020 0.6% +1.5%
2021 0.6% +1.7%

Thailand compared with similar countries

  • Thailand's 0.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6%, 100% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
  • Thailand's 0.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6%, 97% of the median. (7 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 5
1990s 0.3% 0.2% 0.4% 9
2000s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 10
2010s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 9
2020s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 2

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 49 Indonesia 0.6% compare
  2. 50 Cambodia 0.6% compare
  3. 51 Mexico 0.6% compare
  4. 53 Chile 0.6% compare
  5. 54 Namibia 0.6% compare
  6. 55 Paraguay 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural in Thailand?
Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural in Thailand was 0.6% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2017.
What is the lowest youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1986.
How does Thailand rank for youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural?
Thailand ranks 52nd out of 86 countries with data for 2021.
Is youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.4%. 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, rural (% of rural 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, rural (% of rural employed youth aged 15-24)
Unit
% of rural employed youth aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
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Coverage
86 places, 1,157 data points, 1970–2021
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