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

Thailand: Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural was 0.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.5%
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
52nd
of 84 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2017
All-time low
0.1%
in 1985
Years of data
35
1985–2021

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

0.10.20.30.40.50.61985200320211985: 0.083 % of rural employed youth aged 15-241986: 0.085 % of rural employed youth aged 15-241987: 0.118 % of rural employed youth aged 15-241988: 0.101 % of rural employed youth aged 15-241989: 0.118 % of rural employed youth aged 15-241990: 0.148 % of rural employed youth aged 15-241991: 0.174 % of rural employed youth aged 15-241992: 0.166 % of rural employed youth aged 15-241993: 0.223 % of rural employed youth aged 15-241994: 0.229 % of rural employed youth aged 15-241995: 0.282 % of rural employed youth aged 15-241997: 0.304 % of rural employed youth aged 15-241998: 0.266 % of rural employed youth aged 15-241999: 0.329 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242000: 0.329 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242001: 0.361 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242002: 0.369 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242003: 0.37 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242004: 0.422 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242005: 0.446 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242006: 0.444 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242007: 0.446 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242008: 0.428 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242009: 0.422 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242010: 0.442 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242011: 0.43 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242012: 0.407 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242014: 0.514 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242015: 0.548 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242016: 0.549 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242017: 0.57 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242018: 0.545 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242019: 0.537 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242020: 0.539 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242021: 0.531 % of rural employed youth aged 15-24

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

Analysis

Thailand recorded 0.5% for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural in 2021.

That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 23.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural in Thailand peaked at 0.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1985.

That places Thailand 52nd out of 84 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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 wage employment, aged 15-24, rural in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Youth in non-agricultural wage 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% +3.0%
1987 0.1% +38.3%
1988 0.1% -14.2%
1989 0.1% +17.0%
1990 0.1% +24.6%
1991 0.2% +18.2%
1992 0.2% -4.7%
1993 0.2% +34.4%
1994 0.2% +2.4%
1995 0.3% +23.4%
1997 0.3% +7.7%
1998 0.3% -12.4%
1999 0.3% +23.6%
2000 0.3% +0.1%
2001 0.4% +9.5%
2002 0.4% +2.2%
2003 0.4% +0.4%
2004 0.4% +14.1%
2005 0.4% +5.8%
2006 0.4% -0.6%
2007 0.4% +0.6%
2008 0.4% -4.2%
2009 0.4% -1.2%
2010 0.4% +4.5%
2011 0.4% -2.6%
2012 0.4% -5.3%
2014 0.5% +26.2%
2015 0.5% +6.7%
2016 0.5% +0.2%
2017 0.6% +3.7%
2018 0.5% -4.3%
2019 0.5% -1.6%
2020 0.5% +0.3%
2021 0.5% -1.3%

Thailand compared with similar countries

  • Thailand's 0.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5%, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Thailand's 0.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.5%, 98% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 49 Cambodia 0.6% compare
  2. 50 Dominican Republic 0.5% compare
  3. 51 Indonesia 0.5% compare
  4. 53 Armenia 0.5% compare
  5. 54 Paraguay 0.5% compare
  6. 55 El Salvador 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural in Thailand?
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural in Thailand was 0.5% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth in non-agricultural wage 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 wage employment, aged 15-24, rural recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1985.
How does Thailand rank for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural?
Thailand ranks 52nd out of 84 countries with data for 2021.
Is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. 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 wage 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 wage 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
84 places, 1,136 data points, 1970–2021
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