Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Thailand
Thailand: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) was 19.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Thailand, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Thailand is 19.1%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Thailand peaked at 54.9% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 19.1%, in 2025.
That places Thailand 40th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 54.6% | — |
| 1992 | 54.9% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 50.9% | -7.2% |
| 1994 | 49.9% | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 47.6% | -4.6% |
| 1996 | 45.1% | -5.2% |
| 1997 | 45.8% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 44.4% | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 40.9% | -7.7% |
| 2000 | 43.4% | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 36.6% | -15.5% |
| 2002 | 38.1% | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 35.9% | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 32.1% | -10.5% |
| 2005 | 31.9% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 31.5% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 34.0% | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 32.1% | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 29.4% | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 29.0% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 32.1% | +10.5% |
| 2012 | 32.2% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 30.8% | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 25.4% | -17.7% |
| 2015 | 23.7% | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 22.8% | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 22.6% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 22.9% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 22.2% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 21.6% | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 22.0% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 20.6% | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 20.3% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 19.3% | -5.0% |
| 2025 | 19.1% | -1.0% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 19.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.7%, 4.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 19.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.9%, 3.2× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.2% | 40.9% | 54.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 34.5% | 29.4% | 43.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.4% | 22.2% | 32.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.5% | 19.1% | 22.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More work & labour data for Thailand
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7473 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.7165 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.7773 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.09 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1451 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 45,410 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 19,963 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 23,079 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 22,476 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 45,555 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Thailand?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Thailand was 19.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 54.9% in 1992.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.1% in 2025.
- How does Thailand rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Thailand ranks 40th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.