ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Thailand

Thailand: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment was 3,904 1000 No in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
3,904 1000 No
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
4th
of 72 countries
All-time high
4,200 1000 No
in 2010
All-time low
3,438 1000 No
in 2014
Years of data
12
2010–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Thailand, 2010–2024

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k2010201720242010: 4.2k 1000 No2014: 3.4k 1000 No2015: 3.5k 1000 No2016: 3.6k 1000 No2017: 3.7k 1000 No2018: 3.7k 1000 No2019: 3.7k 1000 No2020: 3.7k 1000 No2021: 3.6k 1000 No2022: 3.7k 1000 No2023: 3.8k 1000 No2024: 3.9k 1000 No

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 status of employment in Thailand is 3,904 1000 No, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Thailand peaked at 4,200 1000 No in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3,438 1000 No, in 2014.

Thailand ranks 4th of 72 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Female — Value in Thailand, 2010 to 2024.
Year 1000 No Change
2010 4,200 1000 No
2014 3,438 1000 No -18.1%
2015 3,543 1000 No +3.0%
2016 3,646 1000 No +2.9%
2017 3,704 1000 No +1.6%
2018 3,718 1000 No +0.4%
2019 3,733 1000 No +0.4%
2020 3,726 1000 No -0.2%
2021 3,561 1000 No -4.4%
2022 3,691 1000 No +3.6%
2023 3,775 1000 No +2.3%
2024 3,904 1000 No +3.4%

Thailand compared with similar countries

  • Thailand's 3,904 1000 No is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 397.63 1000 No, 9.8× the median. (19 countries reporting)
  • Thailand's 3,904 1000 No is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3,230 1000 No, 1.2× the median. (5 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 3,712 1000 No 3,438 1000 No 4,200 1000 No 7
2020s 3,731 1000 No 3,561 1000 No 3,904 1000 No 5

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 1 India 13,693 1000 No compare
  2. 1 Viet Nam 6,401 1000 No compare
  3. 2 Côte d'Ivoire 251.13 1000 No compare
  4. 2 Russian Federation 6,681 1000 No compare
  5. 2 Türkiye 624 1000 No
  6. 3 Indonesia 6,676 1000 No compare
  7. 3 Republic of Moldova 168.1 1000 No compare
  8. 4 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 114.07 1000 No compare
  9. 5 Germany 3,666 1000 No compare
  10. 6 Philippines 3,230 1000 No compare
  11. 7 Pakistan 2,902 1000 No compare

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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 3,904 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 4,200 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 3,438 1000 No in 2014.
How does Thailand rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment?
Thailand ranks 4th 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 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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 — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Female — Value
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
78 places, 1,460 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.