Thailand Youth Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

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 2023 was 5.31%, a 0.06% decline from 2022.
  • Thailand youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 5.37%, a 0.62% decline from 2021.
  • Thailand youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 5.99%, a 0.68% increase from 2020.
  • Thailand youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 5.31%, a 1.02% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Namibia 38.03%
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Suriname 25.29%
Serbia 24.31%
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Mauritius 20.87%
Samoa 19.76%
Colombia 19.27%
Armenia 18.96%
Brazil 17.90%
Turkey 17.61%
Belize 17.41%
Equatorial Guinea 16.35%
China 15.72%
Fiji 15.24%
Maldives 14.93%
Jamaica 13.84%
Azerbaijan 13.55%
Paraguay 13.03%
Russia 12.70%
Malaysia 12.49%
Bulgaria 11.99%
Dominican Republic 11.75%
Venezuela 10.77%
Belarus 10.23%
Turkmenistan 9.06%
Peru 8.80%
Ecuador 7.21%
Tonga 6.70%
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Thailand Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 5.31% -0.06%
2022 5.37% -0.62%
2021 5.99% 0.68%
2020 5.31% 1.02%
2019 4.29% 0.20%
2018 4.10% -0.36%
2017 4.45% 0.68%
2016 3.77% 0.64%
2015 3.14% -0.02%
2014 3.16% 1.91%
2013 1.25% -1.54%
2012 2.78% -0.19%
2011 2.97% 0.36%
2010 2.61% -3.14%
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% -1.29%
1999 8.20% 0.43%
1998 7.78% 5.49%
1997 2.29% -0.28%
1996 2.58% 0.17%
1995 2.41% -0.34%
1994 2.75% -0.23%
1993 2.97% 0.28%
1992 2.70% -2.38%
1991 5.08% -2.38%