Labor force participation rate — all countries

Labor force participation rate — Thailand

Labor force participation rate in Thailand in 2025 — 66.68%. Ranked 48 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 8.53 pp.

2025 66.68% −0.45 pp vs 2024
World rank 48of 182
Period maximum 75.5%1996
Period minimum 66.68%2025

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Labor force participation rate — Thailand, 1990–20256567.57072.57577.519901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 75.21%1991: 75.12%1992: 75.06%1993: 75.01%1994: 74.96%1995: 75.25%1996: 75.5%1997: 75.42%1998: 74.49%1999: 73.29%2000: 73.48%2001: 73.55%2002: 73.27%2003: 73.02%2004: 73.02%2005: 73.04%2006: 72.48%2007: 72.87%2008: 72.88%2009: 72.84%2010: 71.66%2011: 73.23%2012: 72.83%2013: 69.97%2014: 69.79%2015: 69.27%2016: 68.32%2017: 67.53%2018: 67.8%2019: 66.94%2020: 67.02%2021: 66.95%2022: 67.18%2023: 67.81%2024: 67.13%2025: 66.68%
Change over the period: −8.53 pp Annual average: -0.24 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Thailand 66.68%
World 60.98%
South-Eastern Asia computed 66.68%
Labor force participation rate — Thailand, by year Thailand All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 66.68 −0.45 pp
2024 67.13 −0.68 pp
2023 67.81 +0.63 pp
2022 67.18 +0.23 pp
2021 66.95 −0.07 pp
2020 67.02 +0.08 pp
2019 66.94 −0.86 pp
2018 67.8 +0.27 pp
2017 67.53 −0.79 pp
2016 68.32 −0.95 pp
2015 69.27 −0.52 pp
2014 69.79 −0.18 pp
2013 69.97 −2.86 pp
2012 72.83 −0.4 pp
2011 73.23 +1.57 pp
2010 71.66 −1.18 pp
2009 72.84 −0.04 pp
2008 72.88 +0 pp
2007 72.87 +0.39 pp
2006 72.48 −0.56 pp
2005 73.04 +0.02 pp
2004 73.02 +0 pp
2003 73.02 −0.25 pp
2002 73.27 −0.28 pp
2001 73.55 +0.07 pp
2000 73.48 +0.19 pp
1999 73.29 −1.2 pp
1998 74.49 −0.93 pp
1997 75.42 −0.07 pp
1996 75.5 +0.24 pp
1995 75.25 +0.3 pp
1994 74.96 −0.05 pp
1993 75.01 −0.05 pp
1992 75.06 −0.06 pp
1991 75.12 −0.09 pp
1990 75.21

About the indicator

The share of the population aged 15 and over that belongs to the labor force. It shows how fully a country uses its labor potential. The decline in advanced countries comes from an aging population and longer years of schooling, while low values in developing ones usually come from limited participation by women.

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