Japan vs Thailand: Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment
Japan
15.1%
in 2025
Thailand
15.8%
in 2024
Japan rank
32nd
Thailand rank
29th
Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment over time
- Japan
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 15.8% against 15.1% in Japan, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 32nd and Thailand ranks 29th of 152 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Thailand in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.4% | 14.2% | 5.2% | Japan |
| 2010s | 16.1% | 15.4% | 0.6% | Japan |
| 2020s | 14.9% | 15.8% | 1.0% | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment, Japan or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 15.8% against 15.1% in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment between Japan and Thailand?
- 0.7%, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Thailand?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Thailand rank globally for manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment?
- Japan ranks 32nd and Thailand ranks 29th of 152 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Industrial Development Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th ICLS (%).