Employers, total (% of total employment) in Thailand
Thailand: Employers, total (% of total employment) was 2.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Thailand, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Thailand recorded 2.7% for employers, total (% of total employment) in 2025.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, total (% of total employment) in Thailand peaked at 4.1% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 1994.
That places Thailand 123rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.0% | — |
| 1992 | 2.3% | +13.0% |
| 1993 | 1.9% | -17.2% |
| 1994 | 1.7% | -7.3% |
| 1995 | 2.8% | +62.5% |
| 1996 | 2.4% | -13.9% |
| 1997 | 2.2% | -11.4% |
| 1998 | 2.5% | +14.9% |
| 1999 | 2.8% | +13.9% |
| 2000 | 2.8% | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 2.8% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 3.1% | +12.0% |
| 2003 | 3.2% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 3.0% | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 3.0% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 2.9% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 4.1% | +42.4% |
| 2008 | 2.5% | -39.5% |
| 2009 | 2.7% | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 2.7% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | -16.4% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 3.3% | +38.1% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | -9.1% |
| 2015 | 2.8% | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 2.8% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 2.5% | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 2.4% | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 2.3% | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 2.3% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 2.4% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 2.7% | +13.1% |
| 2025 | 2.7% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.3% | 1.7% | 2.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 2.5% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 2.3% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.3% | 2.7% | 6 |
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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, total (% of total employment) in Thailand?
- Employers, total (% of total employment) in Thailand was 2.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 4.1% in 2007.
- What is the lowest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 1994.
- How does Thailand rank for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- Thailand ranks 123rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, total (% of total 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).