Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Thailand
Thailand: Employment in industry (% of total employment) was 22.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Thailand, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment in industry (% of total employment) in Thailand is 22.2%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in industry (% of total employment) in Thailand peaked at 23.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 15.1%, in 1991.
Thailand ranks 64th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 15.1% | — |
| 1992 | 15.5% | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 17.2% | +11.0% |
| 1994 | 17.9% | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 19.4% | +8.9% |
| 1996 | 20.5% | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 19.4% | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 17.3% | -10.9% |
| 1999 | 17.9% | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 18.5% | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 18.8% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 19.6% | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 19.7% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 20.0% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 20.2% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 20.4% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 20.7% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 20.7% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 20.6% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 20.6% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 19.4% | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 19.8% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 21.3% | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 23.6% | +10.8% |
| 2015 | 23.7% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 23.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 22.9% | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 22.8% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 22.9% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 22.6% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 22.3% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 22.2% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 21.9% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 22.3% | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 22.2% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.8% | 15.1% | 20.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 19.9% | 18.5% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.1% | 19.4% | 23.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.3% | 21.9% | 22.6% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in industry (% of total employment) in Thailand?
- Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Thailand was 22.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in industry (% of total employment) recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 23.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest employment in industry (% of total employment) recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.1% in 1991.
- How does Thailand rank for employment in industry (% of total employment)?
- Thailand ranks 64th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in industry (% of total employment) rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. 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 Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The industry sector consists of mining and quarrying, manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water), in accordance with divisions 2-5 (ISIC 2) or categories C-F (ISIC 3) or categories B-F (ISIC 4).