Work & Labour in Thailand

1,084 indicators covering work & labour for Thailand.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Share of employment outside the formal sector 46.77 2024 down 18.8% 30th
Youth time-related underemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 39.23 2025 down 32.1% 43rd
Youth time-related underemployment rate (previous ILO definition) 0.497 2025 down 31.2% 75th
Average hourly earnings of employees 94.09 2025 up 51.8% 31st
Fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers 4.9 2024 down 10.3% 19th
SDG indicator 8.8.1: Non-fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 718.08 2024 up 123.6% 41st
SDG indicator 8.8.1: Fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers 4.9 2024 down 28.4% 22nd
Share of workers in informal employment: men vs. women 63.9% 2024 down 16.6% 24th
Share of male workers in informal employment 63.9% 2024 down 16.6% 24th
Share of workers in informal employment 63.2% 2024 down 16.7% 26th
Share of female workers in informal employment 62.3% 2024 down 16.6% 25th
Share of workers in informal employment vs. GDP per capita 63.2% 2024 down 16.7% 26th
LU4: Composite rate of labour underutilization (previous ILO) 1.24 2025 down 23.0% 75th
Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS 63.2% 2024 down 16.7% 29th
Average weekly hours actually worked per person in the public sector 36.72 2025 down 1.1% 53rd
Workers in the reference group 12,134 2024 up 32.9% 16th
Average weekly hours actually worked per employee in the public sector 36.72 2025 down 1.1% 52nd
Gender wage gap -4.2 2025 down 107.3% 57th
Average weekly hours actually worked of employed persons ages 25 to 54 41.84 2021 down 5.1% 22nd
Care employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 2,348 2025 up 5.3% 19th
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 39,625 2025 up 4.2% 11th
Employees 19,634 2025 up 7.0% 15th
Average monthly earnings of public sector employees 22,644 2025 up 38.5% 33rd
Average monthly earnings of public sector employees 22,644 2025 up 38.5% 32nd
Gender wage gap vs. GDP per capita -3.6% 2024 down 727.5% 54th
Gender wage gap -3.6% 2024 down 727.5% 54th
Gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation -3.6% 2024 down 727.5% 54th
Gender wage gap vs. GDP per capita -3.6% 2024 down 727.5% 54th
Gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 -3.6% 2024 down 727.5% 54th
LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force for 1.15 2021 up 134.6% 63rd
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 2.17 2021 up 113.5% 60th
Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person 42.41 2025 down 2.1% 25th
Average weekly hours actually worked per employee 44.69 2025 up 0.2% 27th
SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees 94.09 2025 up 51.8% 31st
Average hourly earnings of employees 94.09 2025 up 51.8% 26th
Average hourly earnings of employees 94.09 2025 up 51.8% 26th
Gini index of hourly earnings of employees 0.37 2025 down 31.5% 32nd
Median hourly earnings of employees 66.35 2025 up 53.3% 26th
Median hourly earnings of employees 66.35 2025 up 53.3% 26th
Median hourly earnings of employees 66.35 2025 up 53.3% 26th
Average weekly hours actually worked per person in care employment 39.04 2025 down 0.5% 21st
Average weekly hours actually worked per employee in care employment 39 2025 down 0.1% 23rd
Employment in STEM occupations (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 1,444 2025 up 6.7% 15th
Share of workers employed in services vs. GDP per capita 41.0% 2011 up 15.8% 35th
Proportion of adults (15 years and older) active in labor force with 92.8% 2024 up 10.6% 39th
Proportion of adults (15 years and older) out of labor force with an 87.5% 2024 up 46.9% 28th
Unemployment rate 0.812 2019 up 31.8% 57th
Unemployment 282.81 2019 up 22.6% 32nd
Youth labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 5,413 2019 down 22.7% 10th
Youth labour force participation rate (previous ILO definition) 59.91 2019 down 3.0% 9th
Youth outside the labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 3,622 2019 down 16.5% 12th
Youth employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 5,200 2019 down 23.7% 8th
Youth employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition) 57.55 2019 down 4.2% 8th
Working-age population 49,939 2019 down 0.1% 7th
Youth unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 3.94 2019 up 43.1% 54th
Youth unemployment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition) 2.36 2019 up 38.8% 51st
Labour force participation rate 69.72 2019 down 6.9% 7th
Labour force 34,816 2019 down 7.0% 6th
Persons outside the labour force 15,123 2019 up 20.5% 9th
Employment-to-population ratio 69.15 2019 down 7.1% 6th