Work & Labour in Thailand

1,084 indicators covering work & labour for Thailand.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 56.3% 2025 up 14.1% 129th
Employment in industry (% of total employment) 22.2% 2025 down 6.3% 64th
Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 25.1% 2025 down 4.0% 99th
Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 18.9% 2025 down 9.3% 25th
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 14.8% 2025 down 13.3% 35th
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 11.1% 2025 down 3.5% 29th
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 19.1% 2025 down 19.5% 40th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 49.3% 2025 up 1.8% 128th
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 48.5% 2025 down 0.9% 136th
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 50.2% 2025 up 5.1% 125th
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 50.7% 2025 down 1.7% 60th
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) 51.5% 2025 up 0.8% 52nd
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) 49.8% 2025 down 4.6% 63rd
Employers, total (% of total employment) 2.7% 2025 down 4.6% 123rd
Employers, male (% of male employment) 3.6% 2025 down 8.1% 115th
Employers, female (% of female employment) 1.6% 2025 up 8.2% 112th
Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per capita 0.0006 units per person 2025 up 0.4% 11th
Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per capita 0.0006 units per person 2025 up 0.4% 11th
Share of workers in vulnerable employment 48.0% 2025 down 1.5% 55th
GDP per person employed 39,617 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 18.7% 101st
Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 29.1% 72nd
Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 29.1% 72nd
Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate -0.3487 % change on previous year 2025 down 433.1% 160th
Employment (ILO modelled estimates), annual growth rate -0.3487 % change on previous year 2025 down 433.1% 160th
GDP per employed person 39,617 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 18.7% 101st
Women can take the same jobs as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
SDG indicator 8.2.1: Annual growth rate of output per worker, GDP 2.54 2027 down 44.8% 61st
SDG indicator 8.2.1: Annual growth rate of output per worker, GDP 2.54 2027 down 44.8% 61st
Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 0.0384 units per square kilometre 2023 up 15.1% 62nd
Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre 0.0808 units per square kilometre 2023 up 4.1% 49th
CPI: National consumer price index, base year 2017 = 100 100.26 2025 up 10.9% 163rd
Employment in agriculture vs. urban population 30.1% 2023 down 23.4% 58th
CPI: National consumer price index, percentage change from previous -0.13 2025 up 85.6% 179th
Female labor force participation rates slopes, gaps filled 59.35 2025 down 2.9% 61st
Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled 59.35 2025 down 2.9% 61st
Female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980, gaps filled 59.35 2025 down 2.9% 61st
Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre 0.0802 units per square kilometre 2023 up 3.5% 46th
Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre 0.0802 units per square kilometre 2023 up 3.5% 46th
Employment in agri vs urban pop, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year 2023 up 84.7% 67th
Labour force participation rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 67.05 2025 down 3.2% 61st
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 0.6% 2025 up 1.2% 183rd
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 0.6% 2025 down 5.9% 176th
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 0.7% 2025 up 9.1% 178th
SDG indicator 10.4.1: Labour income share as a percent of GDP 47.1 2026 down 0.7% 89th
Labour income share as a percent of GDP 47.1 2026 down 0.7% 89th
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 1.24 2027 down 23.9% 188th
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 1.24 2027 down 23.9% 188th
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons 1.70 million 2027 up 1.1% 15th
Ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64 34.48 2027 up 4.3% 10th
Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person 42.18 2027 down 1.1% 54th
Time-related underemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 0.43 2027 down 46.9% 178th
Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) 173.3 2027 down 45.7% 86th
Full-time equivalent employment (ILO modelled estimates) 42,456 2027 up 1.1% 15th
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 13.02 2027 down 16.5% 132nd
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training 1,147 2027 down 26.1% 49th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 75.5% 2025 down 3.1% 55th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 59.3% 2025 down 2.9% 61st
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 67.0% 2025 down 3.2% 58th
Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024 59.3% 2025 down 2.9% 61st
Fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate 59.3% 2025 down 2.9% 61st