Thailand Labor Force Participation Rate 1990-2024

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Thailand labor force participation rate for 2022 was 39.80%, a 0.61% decline from 2021.
  • Thailand labor force participation rate for 2021 was 40.40%, a 0.23% increase from 2020.
  • Thailand labor force participation rate for 2020 was 40.17%, a 0.23% decline from 2019.
  • Thailand labor force participation rate for 2019 was 40.41%, a 1.22% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
St. Lucia 58.00%
Brazil 56.76%
Paraguay 56.37%
Peru 55.60%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 51.75%
Maldives 50.33%
Guatemala 49.69%
China 48.33%
Dominican Republic 47.04%
Ecuador 46.52%
Colombia 46.02%
Belize 45.23%
Mexico 44.51%
Malaysia 43.49%
Azerbaijan 43.41%
Samoa 43.34%
Guyana 43.03%
Turkey 42.74%
Belarus 42.70%
Costa Rica 42.64%
Kazakhstan 40.84%
Armenia 40.40%
Thailand 39.80%
Mauritius 39.31%
Cuba 39.25%
Fiji 38.00%
Lebanon 36.75%
Botswana 35.79%
Suriname 35.65%
Jamaica 34.93%
Albania 34.42%
Montenegro 33.23%
Bosnia 32.36%
South Africa 29.75%
Serbia 29.32%
Namibia 29.18%
Tonga 28.30%
North Macedonia 28.24%
Venezuela 27.89%
Equatorial Guinea 27.58%
Iraq 27.20%
Romania 25.90%
Turkmenistan 25.52%
Jordan 25.14%
Iran 24.43%
Algeria 23.51%
Bulgaria 21.26%
Gabon 17.49%
Libya 16.44%
Thailand Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 39.80% -0.61%
2021 40.40% 0.23%
2020 40.17% -0.23%
2019 40.41% -1.22%
2018 41.63% 0.79%
2017 40.84% -0.74%
2016 41.58% -0.48%
2015 42.06% -0.88%
2014 42.94% -1.19%
2013 44.13% -3.37%
2012 47.50% -0.45%
2011 47.95% 1.22%
2010 46.73% -2.10%
2009 48.83% -0.14%
2008 48.97% -0.48%
2007 49.45% 0.62%
2006 48.83% -2.80%
2005 51.63% -0.58%
2004 52.21% 0.82%
2003 51.39% -1.40%
2002 52.78% -1.39%
2001 54.18% 0.82%
2000 53.36% 0.01%
1999 53.35% -3.37%
1998 56.72% -2.53%
1997 59.24% -1.36%
1996 60.60% -1.61%
1995 62.21% -1.59%
1994 63.80% -1.01%
1993 64.81% -1.04%
1992 65.84% -0.99%
1991 66.84% -1.03%
1990 67.87% -1.03%