Thailand Labor Force Participation Rate 1960-2024

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 39.14%, a 0.22% decline from 2021.
  • Thailand labor force participation rate for 2021 was 39.36%, a 0.81% decline 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 59.26%
Brazil 56.39%
Peru 55.95%
Paraguay 55.91%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 53.22%
Guatemala 51.60%
Belize 49.54%
China 48.42%
Maldives 47.24%
Azerbaijan 46.59%
Ecuador 45.87%
Dominican Republic 45.81%
Colombia 44.45%
Malaysia 44.44%
Mexico 44.37%
Guyana 44.06%
Turkey 43.85%
Samoa 43.43%
Costa Rica 42.97%
Kazakhstan 42.24%
Belarus 41.96%
Cuba 41.17%
Fiji 39.26%
Thailand 39.14%
Botswana 38.81%
Armenia 38.25%
Lebanon 35.53%
Suriname 34.40%
Albania 34.16%
Serbia 32.72%
Jamaica 32.72%
Mauritius 32.30%
Montenegro 30.26%
South Africa 29.82%
Turkmenistan 29.44%
Russia 29.16%
Bosnia 28.50%
North Macedonia 28.41%
Equatorial Guinea 28.13%
Tonga 28.06%
Namibia 27.71%
Iraq 26.32%
Venezuela 26.13%
Jordan 25.80%
Romania 25.50%
Algeria 22.78%
Bulgaria 22.20%
Iran 21.97%
Gabon 18.04%
Libya 16.78%
Grenada 0.00%
Tuvalu 0.00%
American Samoa 0.00%
Marshall Islands 0.00%
Nauru 0.00%
Dominica 0.00%
Thailand Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 39.14% -0.22%
2021 39.36% -0.81%
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% -1.00%
1993 64.80% -1.03%
1992 65.83% -0.99%
1991 66.81% 66.81%
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%