India vs Thailand: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)
India
15.7%
in 2025
Thailand
14.8%
in 2025
India rank
32nd
Thailand rank
35th
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- India
- Thailand
How they compare
India currently reports 15.7% against 14.8% in Thailand, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Thailand ahead.
India ranks 32nd and Thailand ranks 35th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, India averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.6% | 33.2% | 13.7% | Thailand |
| 2000s | 17.9% | 23.9% | 6.0% | Thailand |
| 2010s | 16.9% | 19.0% | 2.2% | Thailand |
| 2020s | 15.9% | 15.6% | 0.3% | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, total (% of total employment), India or Thailand?
- India, at 15.7% against 14.8% in Thailand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) between India and Thailand?
- 0.9%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Thailand?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do India and Thailand rank globally for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- India ranks 32nd and Thailand ranks 35th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.