Annual working hours per worker in Thailand
Thailand: Annual working hours per worker was 2,177 hours per worker in 2023. ▼ Falling
Annual working hours per worker in Thailand, 1970–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hours per worker.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual working hours per worker in Thailand is 2,177 hours per worker, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours per worker in Thailand peaked at 2,804 hours per worker in 1989 and was at its lowest, 2,095 hours per worker, in 2020.
That places Thailand 33rd out of 130 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,555 hours per worker | 2,429 hours per worker | 2,705 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,727 hours per worker | 2,425 hours per worker | 2,804 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,655 hours per worker | 2,566 hours per worker | 2,730 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,437 hours per worker | 2,346 hours per worker | 2,584 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,256 hours per worker | 2,199 hours per worker | 2,326 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,138 hours per worker | 2,095 hours per worker | 2,177 hours per worker | 4 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 30 South Africa 2,181 hours per worker compare
- 31 Cameroon 2,181 hours per worker compare
- 32 Turkmenistan 2,179 hours per worker compare
- 34 Costa Rica 2,177 hours per worker compare
- 35 Gabon 2,174 hours per worker compare
- 36 Morocco 2,174 hours per worker compare
More work & labour data for Thailand
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 66.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 75.0% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 78.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 59.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 75.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 82.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 69.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours per worker in Thailand?
- Annual working hours per worker in Thailand was 2,177 hours per worker in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual working hours per worker recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 2,804 hours per worker in 1989.
- What is the lowest annual working hours per worker recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,095 hours per worker in 2020.
- How does Thailand rank for annual working hours per worker?
- Thailand ranks 33rd out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours per worker rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual working hours per worker. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average working hours per worker in a given year.