ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Thailand
Thailand: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment was 12,651 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
The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Thailand is 12,651 1000 No, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Thailand peaked at 15,741 1000 No in 2010 and was at its lowest, 11,856 1000 No, in 2017.
Thailand ranks 5th of 72 countries on this measure, 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 | 15,741 1000 No | — |
| 2014 | 12,834 1000 No | -18.5% |
| 2015 | 12,479 1000 No | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 12,091 1000 No | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 11,856 1000 No | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 12,154 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 11,878 1000 No | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 11,955 1000 No | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 12,444 1000 No | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 12,816 1000 No | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 13,056 1000 No | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 12,651 1000 No | -3.1% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 12,651 1000 No is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 395.66 1000 No, 32.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 12,651 1000 No is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7,390 1000 No, 1.7× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12,719 1000 No | 11,856 1000 No | 15,741 1000 No | 7 |
| 2020s | 12,584 1000 No | 11,955 1000 No | 13,056 1000 No | 5 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 2 Indonesia 40,411 1000 No compare
- 2 Türkiye 5,706 1000 No
- 3 Bangladesh 35,351 1000 No compare
- 3 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1,838 1000 No compare
- 4 Pakistan 29,604 1000 No compare
- 4 Republic of Moldova 626.25 1000 No compare
- 6 Philippines 7,390 1000 No compare
- 7 Egypt 5,403 1000 No compare
- 8 Mexico 5,095 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 status of employment in Thailand?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Thailand was 12,651 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 15,741 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 11,856 1000 No in 2017.
- How does Thailand rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment?
- Thailand ranks 5th 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 down 1.4%. 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, self-employed, 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.