Thailand - Labor force

Labor force, female (% of total labor force)

Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Thailand was 45.92 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 46.41 in 2011, while its lowest value was 44.56 in 1994.

Definition: Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 44.64
1991 44.62
1992 44.59
1993 44.57
1994 44.56
1995 45.07
1996 45.64
1997 45.98
1998 45.65
1999 45.50
2000 45.75
2001 45.59
2002 45.69
2003 45.78
2004 45.63
2005 46.20
2006 45.86
2007 46.09
2008 46.11
2009 45.79
2010 45.86
2011 46.41
2012 46.19
2013 45.65
2014 45.55
2015 45.66
2016 45.65
2017 45.58
2018 45.61
2019 45.71
2020 45.84
2021 45.92

Labor force, total

The value for Labor force, total in Thailand was 39,052,020 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 40,234,290 in 2012 and a minimum value of 29,610,600 in 1990.

Definition: Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 29,610,600
1991 30,185,500
1992 30,701,310
1993 31,178,310
1994 31,660,210
1995 32,307,500
1996 33,034,520
1997 33,769,710
1998 33,924,330
1999 33,916,660
2000 34,772,250
2001 35,621,700
2002 36,134,090
2003 36,606,110
2004 37,308,660
2005 37,939,160
2006 38,013,140
2007 38,769,320
2008 39,082,810
2009 39,127,730
2010 38,876,590
2011 40,083,150
2012 40,234,290
2013 39,030,420
2014 39,079,260
2015 39,026,170
2016 38,766,590
2017 38,609,510
2018 39,029,220
2019 38,777,940
2020 39,036,700
2021 39,052,020

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure