Thailand vs World: Upper-middle income excluding China: Employment

Thailand
39,625
in 2025
World: Upper-middle income excluding China
630,020
in 2025
Thailand rank
16th
World: Upper-middle income excluding China rank
17th

Employment over time

  • Thailand
  • World: Upper-middle income excluding China
0200.0k400.0k600.0k197119982025

How they compare

World: Upper-middle income excluding China currently reports 630,020 against 39,625 in Thailand, a difference of 590,395.

That makes World: Upper-middle income excluding China's figure about 15.9 times Thailand's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, World: Upper-middle income excluding China has been ahead every year.

Thailand ranks 16th and World: Upper-middle income excluding China ranks 17th of 174 countries.

World: Upper-middle income excluding China has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Thailand World: Upper-middle income excluding China Difference Ahead
2000s 33,930 455,884 421,955 World: Upper-middle income excluding China
2010s 38,223 555,835 517,612 World: Upper-middle income excluding China
2020s 38,999 601,258 562,259 World: Upper-middle income excluding China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employment, Thailand or World: Upper-middle income excluding China?
World: Upper-middle income excluding China, at 630,020 against 39,625 in Thailand as of 2025.
What is the difference in employment between Thailand and World: Upper-middle income excluding China?
590,395, with World: Upper-middle income excluding China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and World: Upper-middle income excluding China?
21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
How do Thailand and World: Upper-middle income excluding China rank globally for employment?
Thailand ranks 16th and World: Upper-middle income excluding China ranks 17th of 174 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Labour Organization, published as Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
261 places, 6,860 data points, 1947–2026
Last refreshed