Employment-to-population ratio — all countries

Employment-to-population ratio — Thailand

Employment-to-population ratio in Thailand in 2025 — 66.16%. Ranked 32 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 6.99 pp.

2025 66.16% −0.45 pp vs 2024
World rank 32of 182
Period maximum 74.76%1997
Period minimum 66.14%2021

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Employment-to-population ratio — Thailand, 1991–20256567.57072.57519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 73.15%1992: 74.05%1993: 73.89%1994: 73.95%1995: 74.43%1996: 74.69%1997: 74.76%1998: 71.96%1999: 71.12%2000: 71.73%2001: 71.64%2002: 71.94%2003: 71.89%2004: 71.92%2005: 72.05%2006: 71.6%2007: 72.01%2008: 72.02%2009: 71.75%2010: 71.21%2011: 72.74%2012: 72.4%2013: 69.8%2014: 69.39%2015: 68.86%2016: 67.85%2017: 66.97%2018: 67.28%2019: 66.46%2020: 66.29%2021: 66.14%2022: 66.55%2023: 67.32%2024: 66.6%2025: 66.16%
Change over the period: −6.99 pp Annual average: -0.21 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Thailand

Thailand 66.16%
World 58.06%
South-Eastern Asia computed 65.05%
Employment-to-population ratio — Thailand, by year Thailand All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 66.16 −0.45 pp
2024 66.6 −0.71 pp
2023 67.32 +0.77 pp
2022 66.55 +0.41 pp
2021 66.14 −0.15 pp
2020 66.29 −0.17 pp
2019 66.46 −0.82 pp
2018 67.28 +0.31 pp
2017 66.97 −0.88 pp
2016 67.85 −1.01 pp
2015 68.86 −0.54 pp
2014 69.39 −0.4 pp
2013 69.8 −2.61 pp
2012 72.4 −0.34 pp
2011 72.74 +1.53 pp
2010 71.21 −0.54 pp
2009 71.75 −0.27 pp
2008 72.02 +0 pp
2007 72.01 +0.42 pp
2006 71.6 −0.45 pp
2005 72.05 +0.14 pp
2004 71.92 +0.03 pp
2003 71.89 −0.05 pp
2002 71.94 +0.3 pp
2001 71.64 −0.09 pp
2000 71.73 +0.61 pp
1999 71.12 −0.84 pp
1998 71.96 −2.81 pp
1997 74.76 +0.08 pp
1996 74.69 +0.26 pp
1995 74.43 +0.48 pp
1994 73.95 +0.06 pp
1993 73.89 −0.16 pp
1992 74.05 +0.9 pp
1991 73.15

About the indicator

The ratio of the employed to the population aged 15 and over. Unlike the unemployment rate it does not depend on whether a person is looking for work, so it captures the actual involvement of the population in the economy better. Employment and unemployment together give the full picture: low unemployment alongside low employment means mass withdrawal from the labor force.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.