Employers, male (% of male employment) in Thailand
Thailand: Employers, male (% of male employment) was 3.6% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Thailand, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Thailand recorded 3.6% for employers, male (% of male employment) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, male (% of male employment) in Thailand peaked at 5.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 1994.
Thailand ranks 115th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.9% | — |
| 1992 | 3.3% | +12.0% |
| 1993 | 2.7% | -16.8% |
| 1994 | 2.5% | -7.3% |
| 1995 | 4.1% | +61.6% |
| 1996 | 3.5% | -13.6% |
| 1997 | 3.2% | -8.5% |
| 1998 | 3.6% | +10.1% |
| 1999 | 4.2% | +17.5% |
| 2000 | 4.1% | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 4.0% | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 4.5% | +14.0% |
| 2003 | 4.6% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 4.2% | -10.1% |
| 2005 | 4.3% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 4.0% | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 5.8% | +42.5% |
| 2008 | 3.5% | -38.5% |
| 2009 | 3.8% | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 3.8% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 3.2% | -14.3% |
| 2012 | 3.2% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 4.3% | +35.3% |
| 2014 | 4.1% | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 3.9% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 4.0% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 3.8% | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 3.8% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 3.5% | -7.5% |
| 2020 | 3.3% | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 3.2% | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 3.1% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 3.2% | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 3.6% | +11.7% |
| 2025 | 3.6% | +0.7% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 3.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.4%, 83% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 3.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.6%, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employers, male (% of male employment) in Thailand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +61.6% | 2.5% | 4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.3% | 2.5% | 4.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.3% | 3.5% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 3.2% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 3.1% | 3.6% | 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 employers, male (% of male employment) in Thailand?
- Employers, male (% of male employment) in Thailand was 3.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 5.8% in 2007.
- What is the lowest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 1994.
- How does Thailand rank for employers, male (% of male employment)?
- Thailand ranks 115th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).