ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in Thailand
Thailand: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural was 11,696 1000 No in 2024. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in Thailand, 2010–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in Thailand is 11,696 1000 No, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in Thailand peaked at 14,207 1000 No in 2010 and was at its lowest, 10,542 1000 No, in 2013.
That places Thailand 6th out of 80 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in Thailand, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 14,207 1000 No | — |
| 2013 | 10,542 1000 No | -25.8% |
| 2014 | 11,591 1000 No | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 11,498 1000 No | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 11,417 1000 No | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 11,331 1000 No | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 11,459 1000 No | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 11,339 1000 No | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 11,343 1000 No | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 11,329 1000 No | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 11,587 1000 No | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 11,697 1000 No | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 11,696 1000 No | -0.0% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 11,696 1000 No is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,151 1000 No, 10.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 11,696 1000 No is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2,302 1000 No, 5.1× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | -25.8% | 14,207 1000 No | 10,542 1000 No |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11,673 1000 No | 10,542 1000 No | 14,207 1000 No | 8 |
| 2020s | 11,531 1000 No | 11,329 1000 No | 11,697 1000 No | 5 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 3 Cabo Verde 33.95 1000 No compare
- 3 Pakistan 35,984 1000 No compare
- 3 Türkiye 5,658 1000 No
- 4 Bangladesh 32,225 1000 No compare
- 4 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1,097 1000 No compare
- 5 Egypt 14,794 1000 No compare
- 5 Republic of Moldova 416.57 1000 No compare
- 7 Philippines 9,972 1000 No compare
- 8 Russian Federation 8,931 1000 No compare
- 9 Mexico 8,073 1000 No compare
More economy & growth data for Thailand
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.97 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.98 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 9.33 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0162 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 130.33 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 18.84 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 31.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0327 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 263.07 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 19.13 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in Thailand?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in Thailand was 11,696 1000 No in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 14,207 1000 No in 2010.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,542 1000 No in 2013.
- How does Thailand rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural?
- Thailand ranks 6th out of 80 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural areas — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.