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Labor force — Thailand

Labor force in Thailand in 2025 — 40,871,242 people. Ranked 16 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 41.7%.

2025 40.87M people −0.35% vs 2024
World rank 16of 182
Period maximum 41.29M people2023
Period minimum 28.84M people1990

Trend over time

1990–2025 · people

Labor force — Thailand, 1990–202525M30M35M40M45M19901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 28,835,252 people1991: 29,588,647 people1992: 30,319,020 people1993: 31,018,796 people1994: 31,687,801 people1995: 32,495,666 people1996: 33,280,368 people1997: 33,925,700 people1998: 34,179,395 people1999: 34,287,322 people2000: 35,011,504 people2001: 35,644,475 people2002: 36,072,920 people2003: 36,488,833 people2004: 37,013,784 people2005: 37,537,474 people2006: 37,757,576 people2007: 38,463,790 people2008: 38,958,286 people2009: 39,417,409 people2010: 39,244,294 people2011: 40,584,009 people2012: 40,844,641 people2013: 39,678,084 people2014: 39,964,948 people2015: 40,014,953 people2016: 39,822,992 people2017: 39,720,340 people2018: 40,193,292 people2019: 39,952,678 people2020: 40,252,215 people2021: 40,439,671 people2022: 40,754,371 people2023: 41,287,040 people2024: 41,014,040 people2025: 40,871,242 people
Change over the period: +12.04M (+41.74%) Average annual rate: 1 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Thailand 40.87M people
World 3.74B people
East Asia & Pacific 1.28B people
South-Eastern Asia computed 358M people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 1.38B people
Labor force — Thailand, by year Thailand All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 40.87M −142,798 −0.35%
2024 41.01M −273,000 −0.66%
2023 41.29M +532,669 +1.31%
2022 40.75M +314,700 +0.78%
2021 40.44M +187,456 +0.47%
2020 40.25M +299,537 +0.75%
2019 39.95M −240,614 −0.6%
2018 40.19M +472,952 +1.19%
2017 39.72M −102,652 −0.26%
2016 39.82M −191,961 −0.48%
2015 40.01M +50,005 +0.13%
2014 39.96M +286,864 +0.72%
2013 39.68M −1.17M −2.86%
2012 40.84M +260,632 +0.64%
2011 40.58M +1.34M +3.41%
2010 39.24M −173,115 −0.44%
2009 39.42M +459,123 +1.18%
2008 38.96M +494,496 +1.29%
2007 38.46M +706,214 +1.87%
2006 37.76M +220,102 +0.59%
2005 37.54M +523,690 +1.41%
2004 37.01M +524,951 +1.44%
2003 36.49M +415,913 +1.15%
2002 36.07M +428,445 +1.2%
2001 35.64M +632,971 +1.81%
2000 35.01M +724,182 +2.11%
1999 34.29M +107,927 +0.32%
1998 34.18M +253,695 +0.75%
1997 33.93M +645,332 +1.94%
1996 33.28M +784,702 +2.41%
1995 32.5M +807,865 +2.55%
1994 31.69M +669,005 +2.16%
1993 31.02M +699,776 +2.31%
1992 30.32M +730,373 +2.47%
1991 29.59M +753,395 +2.61%
1990 28.84M

About the indicator

The economically active population — everyone aged 15 and over who either works or actively looks for work. It covers the employed, the unemployed and first-time job seekers; it leaves out students, homemakers and other people who do not offer their labor on the market. The size of the labor force is the basic constraint on the growth potential of an economy.

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