Female labor force participation rate — all countries

Female labor force participation rate — Thailand

Female labor force participation rate in Thailand in 2025 — 58.96%. Ranked 55 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 6.64 pp.

2025 58.96% −0.51 pp vs 2024
World rank 55of 182
Period maximum 67.74%1997
Period minimum 58.9%2019

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of women aged 15+

Female labor force participation rate — Thailand, 1990–202557.56062.56567.57019901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 65.61%1991: 65.52%1992: 65.47%1993: 65.45%1994: 65.46%1995: 66.56%1996: 67.57%1997: 67.74%1998: 66.36%1999: 65.19%2000: 65.6%2001: 65.26%2002: 65.11%2003: 64.99%2004: 64.81%2005: 65.23%2006: 64.28%2007: 64.81%2008: 64.87%2009: 64.66%2010: 63.69%2011: 65.81%2012: 65.07%2013: 61.78%2014: 61.45%2015: 61.07%2016: 60.17%2017: 59.35%2018: 59.57%2019: 58.9%2020: 59.11%2021: 59.18%2022: 59.58%2023: 60.31%2024: 59.47%2025: 58.96%
Change over the period: −6.64 pp Annual average: -0.19 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Thailand 58.96%
World 48.94%
South-Eastern Asia computed 55.55%
Female labor force participation rate — Thailand, by year Thailand All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 58.96 −0.51 pp
2024 59.47 −0.84 pp
2023 60.31 +0.73 pp
2022 59.58 +0.4 pp
2021 59.18 +0.07 pp
2020 59.11 +0.21 pp
2019 58.9 −0.67 pp
2018 59.57 +0.22 pp
2017 59.35 −0.82 pp
2016 60.17 −0.9 pp
2015 61.07 −0.38 pp
2014 61.45 −0.33 pp
2013 61.78 −3.29 pp
2012 65.07 −0.73 pp
2011 65.81 +2.12 pp
2010 63.69 −0.97 pp
2009 64.66 −0.21 pp
2008 64.87 +0.06 pp
2007 64.81 +0.53 pp
2006 64.28 −0.95 pp
2005 65.23 +0.42 pp
2004 64.81 −0.18 pp
2003 64.99 −0.12 pp
2002 65.11 −0.15 pp
2001 65.26 −0.34 pp
2000 65.6 +0.41 pp
1999 65.19 −1.18 pp
1998 66.36 −1.38 pp
1997 67.74 +0.18 pp
1996 67.57 +1.01 pp
1995 66.56 +1.1 pp
1994 65.46 +0 pp
1993 65.45 −0.02 pp
1992 65.47 −0.05 pp
1991 65.52 −0.08 pp
1990 65.61

About the indicator

The share of women aged 15 and over who belong to the labor force. The spread across countries runs from under 10% to over 80%, and it is one of the strongest dividing lines between socioeconomic models. Historically the rate rose together with falling fertility and wider access to education.

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