ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Thailand
Thailand: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment was 8,617 1000 No in 2024. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Thailand, 2010–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 8,617 1000 No for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Thailand peaked at 9,948 1000 No in 2010 and was at its lowest, 8,052 1000 No, in 2014.
That places Thailand 8th out of 72 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Thailand, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 9,948 1000 No | — |
| 2014 | 8,052 1000 No | -19.1% |
| 2015 | 8,282 1000 No | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 8,486 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 8,540 1000 No | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 8,506 1000 No | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 8,566 1000 No | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 8,545 1000 No | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 8,085 1000 No | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 8,258 1000 No | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 8,328 1000 No | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 8,617 1000 No | +3.5% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 8,617 1000 No is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 933.89 1000 No, 9.2× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 8,617 1000 No is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8,617 1000 No, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8,626 1000 No | 8,052 1000 No | 9,948 1000 No | 7 |
| 2020s | 8,367 1000 No | 8,085 1000 No | 8,617 1000 No | 5 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
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 status of employment in Thailand?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Thailand was 8,617 1000 No in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 9,948 1000 No in 2010.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,052 1000 No in 2014.
- How does Thailand rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment?
- Thailand ranks 8th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. 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 status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.