Thailand Youth Unemployment Rate 1991-2023

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 4.47%, a 0.48% decline from 2021.
  • Thailand youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 4.95%, a 0.36% decline 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
South Africa 51.52%
Libya 51.47%
St. Lucia 40.02%
Namibia 39.78%
Jordan 39.42%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 38.18%
Botswana 37.85%
Gabon 36.89%
North Macedonia 34.91%
Iraq 34.59%
Bosnia 33.47%
Costa Rica 31.89%
Algeria 29.03%
Montenegro 28.26%
Albania 27.79%
Suriname 26.18%
Iran 26.00%
Lebanon 25.50%
Guyana 25.40%
Serbia 24.85%
Armenia 24.57%
Mauritius 22.86%
Romania 21.98%
Belize 21.81%
Colombia 21.61%
Brazil 21.36%
Samoa 20.81%
Turkey 18.98%
Equatorial Guinea 16.51%
Dominican Republic 16.17%
Paraguay 15.15%
Maldives 15.13%
Fiji 14.90%
Jamaica 14.58%
Azerbaijan 13.40%
China 13.17%
Bulgaria 12.23%
Malaysia 11.70%
Venezuela 11.39%
Belarus 11.22%
Turkmenistan 10.59%
Ecuador 8.65%
Tonga 8.38%
Peru 7.45%
Mexico 6.36%
Guatemala 5.05%
Thailand 4.47%
Kazakhstan 3.85%
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Thailand Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 4.47% -0.48%
2021 4.95% -0.36%
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% -0.64%
2002 5.88% -2.10%
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% 0.15%
1995 2.42% -0.33%
1994 2.75% -0.26%
1993 3.01% 0.28%
1992 2.73% -2.45%
1991 5.18% -2.45%