ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in Thailand

Thailand: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural was 21,268 1000 No in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
21,268 1000 No
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
7th
of 82 countries
All-time high
25,689 1000 No
in 2010
All-time low
18,968 1000 No
in 2013
Years of data
13
2010–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in Thailand, 2010–2024

010.0k20.0k30.0k2010201720242010: 25.7k 1000 No2013: 19.0k 1000 No2014: 20.9k 1000 No2015: 20.8k 1000 No2016: 20.6k 1000 No2017: 20.4k 1000 No2018: 20.7k 1000 No2019: 20.4k 1000 No2020: 20.5k 1000 No2021: 20.5k 1000 No2022: 21.1k 1000 No2023: 21.4k 1000 No2024: 21.3k 1000 No

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.

Analysis

In 2024, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in Thailand stood at 21,268 1000 No.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in Thailand peaked at 25,689 1000 No in 2010 and was at its lowest, 18,968 1000 No, in 2013.

That places Thailand 7th out of 82 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

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural areas — Value in Thailand, 2010 to 2024.
Year 1000 No Change
2010 25,689 1000 No
2013 18,968 1000 No -26.2%
2014 20,886 1000 No +10.1%
2015 20,760 1000 No -0.6%
2016 20,577 1000 No -0.9%
2017 20,396 1000 No -0.9%
2018 20,659 1000 No +1.3%
2019 20,443 1000 No -1.0%
2020 20,500 1000 No +0.3%
2021 20,529 1000 No +0.1%
2022 21,074 1000 No +2.7%
2023 21,384 1000 No +1.5%
2024 21,268 1000 No -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 21,047 1000 No 18,968 1000 No 25,689 1000 No 8
2020s 20,951 1000 No 20,500 1000 No 21,384 1000 No 5

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 4 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 2,157 1000 No compare
  2. 4 Indonesia 62,307 1000 No compare
  3. 5 Bangladesh 51,154 1000 No compare
  4. 5 Republic of Moldova 931.24 1000 No compare
  5. 6 Pakistan 50,927 1000 No compare
  6. 8 Egypt 19,268 1000 No compare
  7. 9 Philippines 16,369 1000 No compare
  8. 10 Russian Federation 16,358 1000 No compare

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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 21,268 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 25,689 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 18,968 1000 No in 2013.
How does Thailand rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural?
Thailand ranks 7th out of 82 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 1.8%. 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 — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural areas — Value
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
90 places, 1,601 data points, 1987–2025
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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.