Thailand Labor Force Participation Rate 1990-2023

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 2021 was 39.63%, a 0.45% decline from 2020.
  • Thailand labor force participation rate for 2020 was 40.09%, a 0.24% decline from 2019.
  • Thailand labor force participation rate for 2019 was 40.32%, a 1.23% decline from 2018.
  • Thailand labor force participation rate for 2018 was 41.56%, a 0.78% increase from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Peru 59.45%
Paraguay 59.39%
St. Lucia 54.97%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 52.32%
Brazil 51.64%
Guatemala 49.17%
Colombia 48.69%
China 48.07%
Maldives 46.42%
Guyana 46.39%
Belarus 45.74%
Malaysia 44.97%
Mexico 44.82%
Ecuador 44.31%
Belize 44.14%
Costa Rica 44.04%
Dominican Republic 42.78%
Turkey 41.48%
Azerbaijan 40.67%
Kazakhstan 40.38%
Thailand 39.63%
Mauritius 38.68%
Fiji 38.14%
Suriname 36.53%
Bosnia 36.07%
Cuba 35.89%
Botswana 35.40%
Armenia 35.36%
Albania 34.68%
Montenegro 34.49%
Venezuela 33.13%
Russia 32.54%
Samoa 32.27%
Jamaica 31.95%
North Macedonia 30.15%
Serbia 29.89%
Romania 28.57%
Namibia 28.45%
Lebanon 28.39%
Equatorial Guinea 27.43%
Iraq 26.99%
Turkmenistan 26.41%
Jordan 25.04%
Tonga 24.50%
Iran 24.29%
Algeria 22.83%
South Africa 22.43%
Bulgaria 20.70%
Gabon 16.66%
Libya 16.20%
Thailand Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2021 39.63% -0.45%
2020 40.09% -0.24%
2019 40.32% -1.23%
2018 41.56% 0.78%
2017 40.78% -0.75%
2016 41.52% -0.48%
2015 42.01% -0.86%
2014 42.87% -1.00%
2013 43.87% -3.32%
2012 47.19% -0.41%
2011 47.60% 1.24%
2010 46.36% -2.12%
2009 48.48% -0.20%
2008 48.67% -0.49%
2007 49.16% 0.57%
2006 48.59% -2.85%
2005 51.45% -0.35%
2004 51.80% 0.82%
2003 50.98% -1.41%
2002 52.39% -1.40%
2001 53.79% 0.83%
2000 52.96% -0.04%
1999 53.00% -3.46%
1998 56.46% -2.70%
1997 59.15% -1.40%
1996 60.55% -1.57%
1995 62.12% -1.45%
1994 63.57% -0.94%
1993 64.50% -0.96%
1992 65.46% -0.91%
1991 66.37% -0.92%
1990 67.29% -0.92%