ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Thailand
Thailand: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of was 59.5 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Thailand, 2010–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Thailand stood at 59.5 %.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Thailand peaked at 61.4 % in 2014 and was at its lowest, 58.1 %, in 2017.
Thailand ranks 14th of 72 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 61.3 % | — |
| 2014 | 61.4 % | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 60.1 % | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 58.8 % | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 58.1 % | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 58.8 % | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 58.1 % | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 58.3 % | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 60.6 % | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 60.8 % | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 61.1 % | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 59.5 % | -2.6% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 59.5 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 44.5 %, 1.3× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 59.5 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 59.5 %, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 59.51 % | 58.1 % | 61.4 % | 7 |
| 2020s | 60.06 % | 58.3 % | 61.1 % | 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 — share of employment by status of in Thailand?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Thailand was 59.5 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 61.4 % in 2014.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.1 % in 2017.
- How does Thailand rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of?
- Thailand ranks 14th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. 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 — Share of employment by status of employment, self-employed, rural areas — 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.