Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female in Thailand

Thailand: Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female was 0.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.7%
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
67th
of 90 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2017
All-time low
0.2%
in 1985
Years of data
35
1985–2021

Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female in Thailand, 1985–2021

0.20.40.60.81985200320211985: 0.192 % of female youth in employment1986: 0.195 % of female youth in employment1987: 0.235 % of female youth in employment1988: 0.215 % of female youth in employment1989: 0.229 % of female youth in employment1990: 0.266 % of female youth in employment1991: 0.294 % of female youth in employment1992: 0.289 % of female youth in employment1993: 0.368 % of female youth in employment1994: 0.364 % of female youth in employment1995: 0.443 % of female youth in employment1997: 0.468 % of female youth in employment1998: 0.456 % of female youth in employment1999: 0.518 % of female youth in employment2000: 0.515 % of female youth in employment2001: 0.573 % of female youth in employment2002: 0.57 % of female youth in employment2003: 0.588 % of female youth in employment2004: 0.611 % of female youth in employment2005: 0.623 % of female youth in employment2006: 0.638 % of female youth in employment2007: 0.634 % of female youth in employment2008: 0.604 % of female youth in employment2009: 0.586 % of female youth in employment2010: 0.611 % of female youth in employment2011: 0.602 % of female youth in employment2012: 0.567 % of female youth in employment2014: 0.753 % of female youth in employment2015: 0.759 % of female youth in employment2016: 0.762 % of female youth in employment2017: 0.786 % of female youth in employment2018: 0.758 % of female youth in employment2019: 0.76 % of female youth in employment2020: 0.749 % of female youth in employment2021: 0.745 % of female youth in employment

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of female youth in employment.

Analysis

The most recent figure for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female in Thailand is 0.7%, measured in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 23.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female in Thailand peaked at 0.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1985.

Thailand ranks 67th of 90 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 wage employment, ages 15-24, female in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female (% of female youth in employment) in Thailand, 1985 to 2021.
Year % of female youth in employment Change
1985 0.2%
1986 0.2% +1.4%
1987 0.2% +20.6%
1988 0.2% -8.6%
1989 0.2% +6.4%
1990 0.3% +16.1%
1991 0.3% +10.9%
1992 0.3% -1.8%
1993 0.4% +27.1%
1994 0.4% -0.9%
1995 0.4% +21.7%
1997 0.5% +5.4%
1998 0.5% -2.4%
1999 0.5% +13.4%
2000 0.5% -0.6%
2001 0.6% +11.4%
2002 0.6% -0.5%
2003 0.6% +3.1%
2004 0.6% +4.0%
2005 0.6% +1.9%
2006 0.6% +2.4%
2007 0.6% -0.7%
2008 0.6% -4.7%
2009 0.6% -3.0%
2010 0.6% +4.3%
2011 0.6% -1.5%
2012 0.6% -5.9%
2014 0.8% +33.0%
2015 0.8% +0.7%
2016 0.8% +0.5%
2017 0.8% +3.1%
2018 0.8% -3.6%
2019 0.8% +0.3%
2020 0.7% -1.4%
2021 0.7% -0.5%

Thailand compared with similar countries

  • Thailand's 0.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9%, 83% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
  • Thailand's 0.7% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.8%, 94% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female in Thailand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2014 +33.0% 0.6% 0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 5
1990s 0.4% 0.3% 0.5% 9
2000s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 10
2010s 0.7% 0.6% 0.8% 9
2020s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 2

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 64 Turkey 0.8% compare
  2. 65 Egypt 0.8% compare
  3. 66 Panama 0.7% compare
  4. 68 Gambia 0.7% compare
  5. 69 Bangladesh 0.7% compare
  6. 70 Mongolia 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female in Thailand?
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female in Thailand was 0.7% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2017.
What is the lowest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1985.
How does Thailand rank for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female?
Thailand ranks 67th out of 90 countries with data for 2021.
Is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.8%. 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, ages 15-24, female (% of female youth in employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female (% of female youth in employment)
Unit
% of female youth in employment
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
90 places, 1,259 data points, 1970–2021
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