ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Thailand

Thailand: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by was 72.32 % in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
72.32 %
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
24th
of 79 countries
All-time high
73.42 %
in 2010
All-time low
70.34 %
in 2017
Years of data
13
2010–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Thailand, 2010–2024

0204060802010201720242010: 73.4 %2013: 71.5 %2014: 73 %2015: 72.5 %2016: 71 %2017: 70.3 %2018: 71.4 %2019: 70.3 %2020: 71.2 %2021: 71.5 %2022: 72.2 %2023: 73.1 %2024: 72.3 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Thailand recorded 72.32 % for ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in 2024.

That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Thailand peaked at 73.42 % in 2010 and was at its lowest, 70.34 %, in 2017.

Thailand ranks 24th of 79 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, 55 to 64, rural areas — Value in Thailand, 2010 to 2024.
Year % Change
2010 73.42 %
2013 71.45 % -2.7%
2014 72.99 % +2.2%
2015 72.49 % -0.7%
2016 70.96 % -2.1%
2017 70.34 % -0.9%
2018 71.38 % +1.5%
2019 70.34 % -1.5%
2020 71.24 % +1.3%
2021 71.51 % +0.4%
2022 72.18 % +0.9%
2023 73.14 % +1.3%
2024 72.32 % -1.1%

Thailand compared with similar countries

  • Thailand's 72.32 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 65.56 %, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Thailand's 72.32 % is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 72.78 %, 99% of the median. (7 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 71.67 % 70.34 % 73.42 % 8
2020s 72.08 % 71.24 % 73.14 % 5

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 21 Norway 72.91 % compare
  2. 22 Philippines 72.78 % compare
  3. 23 Finland 72.72 % compare
  4. 25 Mali 71.46 % compare
  5. 26 Latvia 71.02 % compare
  6. 27 Zimbabwe 70.6 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Thailand?
Ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Thailand was 72.32 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 73.42 % in 2010.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 70.34 % in 2017.
How does Thailand rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by?
Thailand ranks 24th out of 79 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. 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-to-population ratio by age, 55 to 64, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, 55 to 64, rural areas — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
86 places, 1,535 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.