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

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

Latest (2021)
0.6%
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
68th
of 92 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2017
All-time low
0.2%
in 1985
Years of data
35
1985–2021

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

0.20.30.40.50.60.71985200320211985: 0.183 % of total employed youth aged 15-241986: 0.192 % of total employed youth aged 15-241987: 0.223 % of total employed youth aged 15-241988: 0.207 % of total employed youth aged 15-241989: 0.224 % of total employed youth aged 15-241990: 0.257 % of total employed youth aged 15-241991: 0.288 % of total employed youth aged 15-241992: 0.281 % of total employed youth aged 15-241993: 0.343 % of total employed youth aged 15-241994: 0.348 % of total employed youth aged 15-241995: 0.423 % of total employed youth aged 15-241997: 0.456 % of total employed youth aged 15-241998: 0.408 % of total employed youth aged 15-241999: 0.461 % of total employed youth aged 15-242000: 0.464 % of total employed youth aged 15-242001: 0.5 % of total employed youth aged 15-242002: 0.506 % of total employed youth aged 15-242003: 0.514 % of total employed youth aged 15-242004: 0.558 % of total employed youth aged 15-242005: 0.567 % of total employed youth aged 15-242006: 0.562 % of total employed youth aged 15-242007: 0.557 % of total employed youth aged 15-242008: 0.528 % of total employed youth aged 15-242009: 0.524 % of total employed youth aged 15-242010: 0.547 % of total employed youth aged 15-242011: 0.527 % of total employed youth aged 15-242012: 0.503 % of total employed youth aged 15-242014: 0.662 % of total employed youth aged 15-242015: 0.679 % of total employed youth aged 15-242016: 0.671 % of total employed youth aged 15-242017: 0.683 % of total employed youth aged 15-242018: 0.664 % of total employed youth aged 15-242019: 0.66 % of total employed youth aged 15-242020: 0.657 % of total employed youth aged 15-242021: 0.641 % of total employed youth aged 15-24

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, total in Thailand is 0.6%, measured in 2021.

That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and up 21.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, total in Thailand peaked at 0.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1985.

That places Thailand 68th out of 92 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, total in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, total (% of total employed youth aged 15-24) in Thailand, 1985 to 2021.
Year % of total employed youth aged 15-24 Change
1985 0.2%
1986 0.2% +5.0%
1987 0.2% +15.9%
1988 0.2% -7.1%
1989 0.2% +7.8%
1990 0.3% +15.0%
1991 0.3% +12.0%
1992 0.3% -2.5%
1993 0.3% +22.3%
1994 0.3% +1.4%
1995 0.4% +21.4%
1997 0.5% +7.7%
1998 0.4% -10.5%
1999 0.5% +13.0%
2000 0.5% +0.8%
2001 0.5% +7.7%
2002 0.5% +1.2%
2003 0.5% +1.6%
2004 0.6% +8.5%
2005 0.6% +1.5%
2006 0.6% -0.9%
2007 0.6% -0.8%
2008 0.5% -5.3%
2009 0.5% -0.8%
2010 0.5% +4.4%
2011 0.5% -3.7%
2012 0.5% -4.5%
2014 0.7% +31.6%
2015 0.7% +2.5%
2016 0.7% -1.2%
2017 0.7% +1.8%
2018 0.7% -2.8%
2019 0.7% -0.6%
2020 0.7% -0.4%
2021 0.6% -2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 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% 0.7% 2

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  5. 70 Cambodia 0.6% compare
  6. 71 Mongolia 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, total in Thailand?
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, total in Thailand was 0.6% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, total recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2017.
What is the lowest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, total recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1985.
How does Thailand rank for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, total?
Thailand ranks 68th out of 92 countries with data for 2021.
Is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, total rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. 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 wage employment, aged 15-24, total (% of total employed youth aged 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, total (% of total employed youth aged 15-24)
Unit
% of total employed youth aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
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Coverage
92 places, 1,346 data points, 1970–2021
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