Latin America & Caribbean vs Thailand: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)
Latin America & Caribbean
3.7%
in 2025
Thailand
14.8%
in 2025
Latin America & Caribbean rank
37th
Thailand rank
35th
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Latin America & Caribbean
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 14.8% against 3.7% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 11.1%.
That makes Thailand's figure about 4.0 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Thailand has been ahead every year.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 37th and Thailand ranks 35th of 47 groups.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.3% | 33.2% | 24.9% | Thailand |
| 2000s | 6.7% | 23.9% | 17.3% | Thailand |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 19.0% | 14.2% | Thailand |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 15.6% | 11.5% | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, total (% of total employment), Latin America & Caribbean or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 14.8% against 3.7% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) between Latin America & Caribbean and Thailand?
- 11.1%, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Thailand?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean and Thailand rank globally for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 37th and Thailand ranks 35th of 47 groups.
- 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.