Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Thailand

Thailand: Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban was 0.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.1%
Change on year
down 4.6%
World rank
92nd
of 97 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2020
All-time low
0.0%
in 1995
Years of data
35
1985–2021

Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Thailand, 1985–2021

0.020.040.060.081985200320211985: 0.06 % of urban youth labor force1986: 0.065 % of urban youth labor force1987: 0.07 % of urban youth labor force1988: 0.051 % of urban youth labor force1989: 0.035 % of urban youth labor force1990: 0.029 % of urban youth labor force1991: 0.024 % of urban youth labor force1992: 0.019 % of urban youth labor force1993: 0.021 % of urban youth labor force1994: 0.02 % of urban youth labor force1995: 0.015 % of urban youth labor force1997: 0.016 % of urban youth labor force1998: 0.062 % of urban youth labor force1999: 0.051 % of urban youth labor force2000: 0.041 % of urban youth labor force2001: 0.065 % of urban youth labor force2002: 0.053 % of urban youth labor force2003: 0.046 % of urban youth labor force2004: 0.038 % of urban youth labor force2005: 0.047 % of urban youth labor force2006: 0.048 % of urban youth labor force2007: 0.042 % of urban youth labor force2008: 0.05 % of urban youth labor force2009: 0.045 % of urban youth labor force2010: 0.03 % of urban youth labor force2011: 0.029 % of urban youth labor force2012: 0.029 % of urban youth labor force2014: 0.035 % of urban youth labor force2015: 0.045 % of urban youth labor force2016: 0.044 % of urban youth labor force2017: 0.048 % of urban youth labor force2018: 0.042 % of urban youth labor force2019: 0.055 % of urban youth labor force2020: 0.07 % of urban youth labor force2021: 0.067 % of urban youth labor force

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of urban youth labor force.

Analysis

In 2021, youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Thailand stood at 0.1%.

The figure is down 4.6% on the previous year and up 135.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Thailand peaked at 0.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1995.

That places Thailand 92nd out of 97 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 unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban (% of urban youth labor force) in Thailand, 1985 to 2021.
Year % of urban youth labor force Change
1985 0.1%
1986 0.1% +7.8%
1987 0.1% +7.2%
1988 0.1% -27.0%
1989 0.0% -32.1%
1990 0.0% -16.4%
1991 0.0% -16.0%
1992 0.0% -21.8%
1993 0.0% +10.9%
1994 0.0% -7.4%
1995 0.0% -22.2%
1997 0.0% +4.7%
1998 0.1% +288.0%
1999 0.1% -18.3%
2000 0.0% -19.4%
2001 0.1% +60.2%
2002 0.1% -18.6%
2003 0.0% -13.7%
2004 0.0% -17.7%
2005 0.0% +24.2%
2006 0.0% +3.0%
2007 0.0% -12.2%
2008 0.1% +18.5%
2009 0.0% -10.3%
2010 0.0% -33.2%
2011 0.0% -4.9%
2012 0.0% +0.4%
2014 0.0% +23.2%
2015 0.0% +27.3%
2016 0.0% -2.3%
2017 0.0% +9.3%
2018 0.0% -13.7%
2019 0.1% +31.5%
2020 0.1% +29.0%
2021 0.1% -4.6%

Thailand compared with similar countries

  • Thailand's 0.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 32% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
  • Thailand's 0.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1%, 66% of the median. (8 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban 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
1998 +288.0% 0.0% 0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 5
1990s 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 9
2000s 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 10
2010s 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 9
2020s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 2

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 89 Nepal 0.1% compare
  2. 90 Iceland 0.1% compare
  3. 91 Tajikistan 0.1% compare
  4. 93 Malawi 0.1% compare
  5. 94 Guatemala 0.0% compare
  6. 95 Cambodia 0.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Thailand?
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Thailand was 0.1% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2020.
What is the lowest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1995.
How does Thailand rank for youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban?
Thailand ranks 92nd out of 97 countries with data for 2021.
Is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is up 135.1%. 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 unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban (% of urban youth labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban (% of urban youth labor force)
Unit
% of urban youth labor force
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,339 data points, 1970–2021
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