Work & Labour in Thailand

108 indicators covering work & labour for Thailand.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 33.5% 2025 down 2.9% 92nd
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 45.4% 2025 down 8.3% 87th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 39.6% 2025 down 6.0% 87th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 69.0% 2025 up 1.5% 64th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 82.7% 2025 down 0.8% 42nd
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 75.8% 2025 up 0.2% 54th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 59.0% 2025 down 3.4% 56th
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 78.6% 2025 up 0.3% 99th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 75.0% 2025 down 3.8% 50th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 66.7% 2025 down 3.7% 49th
Employers, female (% of female employment) 1.6% 2025 up 8.2% 111th
Employers, male (% of male employment) 3.6% 2025 down 8.1% 114th
Employers, total (% of total employment) 2.7% 2025 down 4.6% 122nd
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) 49.8% 2025 down 4.6% 63rd
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) 51.5% 2025 up 0.8% 52nd
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 50.7% 2025 down 1.7% 60th
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 50.2% 2025 up 5.1% 124th
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 48.5% 2025 down 0.9% 135th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 49.3% 2025 up 1.8% 127th
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 19.1% 2025 down 19.5% 40th
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 11.1% 2025 down 3.5% 29th
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 14.8% 2025 down 13.3% 35th
Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 18.9% 2025 down 9.3% 25th
Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 25.1% 2025 down 4.0% 99th
Employment in industry (% of total employment) 22.2% 2025 down 6.3% 64th
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 56.3% 2025 up 14.1% 128th
Employment in services, male (% of male employment) 43.2% 2025 up 9.4% 139th
Employment in services (% of total employment) 49.2% 2025 up 12.0% 133rd
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 5.8% 2025 up 48.1% 155th
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 3.7% 2025 up 43.1% 168th
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 4.5% 2025 up 46.4% 163rd
GDP per person employed 39,617 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 18.7% 101st
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 0.6% 2025 up 1.2% 181st
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 0.6% 2025 down 5.9% 174th
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 0.7% 2025 up 9.1% 176th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 59.3% 2025 down 2.9% 61st
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 75.5% 2025 down 3.1% 55th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 67.0% 2025 down 3.2% 58th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 33.0% 2025 down 4.3% 92nd
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 44.0% 2025 down 11.1% 91st
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 78.6% 2025 up 0.2% 103rd
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 38.5% 2025 down 8.4% 90th
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 3.9% 2025 up 24.9% 145th
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 3.3% 2025 up 29.0% 144th
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 4.7% 2025 up 19.3% 145th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of 16.0% 2025 down 11.6% 122nd
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of ma 9.9% 2025 up 7.1% 139th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of y 12.9% 2025 down 5.2% 130th
Productivity: output per hour worked 19.04 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 2023 up 33.9% 76th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 31.5% 2025 down 4.8% 75th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 43.8% 2025 down 9.3% 68th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 37.8% 2025 down 7.4% 74th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 58.5% 2025 down 3.6% 40th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 74.4% 2025 down 3.9% 38th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 66.2% 2025 down 3.9% 32nd
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) 48.1% 2025 down 5.0% 62nd
Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) 47.9% 2025 up 1.6% 49th
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) 48.0% 2025 down 1.5% 55th
Unemployment with basic education 0.5% 2024 up 2.4% 126th
Unemployment with basic education, male 0.6% 2024 up 15.0% 126th