Thailand Youth Unemployment Rate 1960-2024

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Thailand youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 5.39%, a 0.57% decline from 2021.
  • Thailand youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 5.96%, a 0.65% increase from 2020.
  • Thailand youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 5.31%, a 0.97% increase from 2019.
  • Thailand youth unemployment rate for 2019 was 4.34%, a 0.21% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
Libya 50.45%
South Africa 49.83%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 43.82%
Botswana 43.52%
Jordan 41.91%
Namibia 38.97%
Gabon 36.90%
North Macedonia 32.44%
Algeria 32.01%
Bosnia 31.89%
Iraq 31.76%
St. Lucia 30.78%
Costa Rica 30.74%
Albania 28.20%
Montenegro 28.06%
Suriname 26.60%
Guyana 25.48%
Serbia 24.25%
Lebanon 23.94%
Iran 22.83%
Romania 22.59%
Mauritius 21.76%
Colombia 21.04%
Brazil 20.68%
Samoa 20.35%
Turkey 19.25%
Armenia 19.02%
Jamaica 18.06%
Belize 17.93%
Equatorial Guinea 16.53%
Fiji 16.01%
Maldives 15.14%
China 14.85%
Paraguay 14.51%
Russia 14.37%
Azerbaijan 13.58%
Dominican Republic 12.89%
Venezuela 10.98%
Bulgaria 10.77%
Malaysia 10.39%
Belarus 10.27%
Turkmenistan 8.99%
Ecuador 8.40%
Peru 8.04%
Tonga 7.03%
Mexico 6.52%
Guatemala 6.28%
Thailand 5.39%
Kazakhstan 3.82%
Cuba 3.09%
Nauru 0.00%
Dominica 0.00%
Grenada 0.00%
Tuvalu 0.00%
American Samoa 0.00%
Marshall Islands 0.00%
Thailand Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 5.39% -0.57%
2021 5.96% 0.65%
2020 5.31% 0.97%
2019 4.34% 0.21%
2018 4.14% -0.33%
2017 4.47% 0.67%
2016 3.80% 0.64%
2015 3.15% 0.00%
2014 3.15% 1.90%
2013 1.25% -1.53%
2012 2.78% -0.19%
2011 2.97% 0.36%
2010 2.61% -3.15%
2009 5.76% 0.84%
2008 4.92% 0.33%
2007 4.59% -0.29%
2006 4.88% 0.02%
2005 4.86% 0.22%
2004 4.64% -0.61%
2003 5.24% -0.58%
2002 5.82% -2.16%
2001 7.98% 1.07%
2000 6.91% -1.30%
1999 8.21% 0.45%
1998 7.77% 5.48%
1997 2.29% -0.29%
1996 2.57% 0.17%
1995 2.41% -0.34%
1994 2.75% -0.22%
1993 2.96% 0.28%
1992 2.69% -2.37%
1991 5.06% 5.06%
1990 0.00% 0.00%
1989 0.00% 0.00%
1988 0.00% 0.00%
1987 0.00% 0.00%
1986 0.00% 0.00%
1985 0.00% 0.00%
1984 0.00% 0.00%
1983 0.00% 0.00%
1982 0.00% 0.00%
1981 0.00% 0.00%
1980 0.00% 0.00%
1979 0.00% 0.00%
1978 0.00% 0.00%
1977 0.00% 0.00%
1976 0.00% 0.00%
1975 0.00% 0.00%
1974 0.00% 0.00%
1973 0.00% 0.00%
1972 0.00% 0.00%
1971 0.00% 0.00%
1970 0.00% 0.00%
1969 0.00% 0.00%
1968 0.00% 0.00%
1967 0.00% 0.00%
1966 0.00% 0.00%
1965 0.00% 0.00%
1964 0.00% 0.00%
1963 0.00% 0.00%
1962 0.00% 0.00%
1961 0.00% 0.00%
1960 0.00% 0.00%