Thailand Labor Force Participation Rate 1991-2024

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 2023 was 39.52%, a 0.38% increase from 2022.
  • 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.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
St. Lucia 63.80%
Paraguay 56.84%
Brazil 54.49%
Peru 54.21%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 53.37%
Guatemala 51.88%
Belize 49.71%
China 48.32%
Maldives 47.64%
Azerbaijan 46.74%
Ecuador 45.60%
Dominican Republic 45.41%
Mexico 44.74%
Colombia 44.56%
Guyana 44.54%
Malaysia 44.26%
Turkey 44.06%
Samoa 43.52%
Kazakhstan 42.26%
Belarus 42.04%
Cuba 41.50%
Fiji 39.77%
Thailand 39.52%
Costa Rica 39.10%
Botswana 38.83%
Armenia 38.35%
Lebanon 35.64%
Suriname 34.74%
Jamaica 33.87%
Mauritius 33.84%
Albania 33.82%
Serbia 31.86%
Montenegro 31.35%
South Africa 31.21%
Turkmenistan 29.66%
Bosnia 28.76%
Equatorial Guinea 28.59%
North Macedonia 28.31%
Tonga 28.28%
Namibia 28.13%
Russia 27.99%
Venezuela 27.22%
Iraq 26.66%
Jordan 26.03%
Romania 24.96%
Algeria 23.26%
Bulgaria 22.87%
Iran 22.44%
Gabon 18.30%
Libya 17.12%
Thailand Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 39.52% 0.38%
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% -0.99%