ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Thailand
Thailand: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 58.17 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Thailand, 2010–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Thailand is 58.17 %, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Thailand peaked at 63.74 % in 2010 and was at its lowest, 58 %, in 2019.
Thailand ranks 22nd of 79 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 63.74 % | — |
| 2013 | 61.7 % | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 60.92 % | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 60.28 % | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 59.31 % | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 58.42 % | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 58.85 % | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 58 % | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 58.15 % | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 58.26 % | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 58.3 % | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 59.13 % | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 58.17 % | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 60.15 % | 58 % | 63.74 % | 8 |
| 2020s | 58.4 % | 58.15 % | 59.13 % | 5 |
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- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 14.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4321 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 3,481 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 9.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1665 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 1,342 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 1.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 5.48 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Thailand?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Thailand was 58.17 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 63.74 % in 2010.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 58 % in 2019.
- How does Thailand rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- Thailand ranks 22nd out of 79 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. 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 — Labour force participation rate by age, total (15+), rural areas — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.