Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) in Thailand
Thailand: Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) was 59.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) in Thailand, 1976–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Thailand recorded 59.0% for employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) in 2025.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) in Thailand peaked at 80.0% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 58.4%, in 1976.
Thailand ranks 38th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 58.4% | — |
| 1978 | 67.0% | +14.7% |
| 1979 | 64.2% | -4.2% |
| 1980 | 80.0% | +24.5% |
| 1982 | 66.7% | -16.6% |
| 1984 | 67.4% | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 72.9% | +8.1% |
| 1988 | 76.6% | +5.1% |
| 1989 | 77.7% | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 76.1% | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 70.4% | -7.6% |
| 1996 | 66.0% | -6.2% |
| 1997 | 67.0% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 63.6% | -5.1% |
| 1999 | 62.3% | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 63.4% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 63.4% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 64.1% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 64.2% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 65.5% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 64.4% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 65.3% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 65.1% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 63.4% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 63.3% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 65.4% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 64.9% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 61.9% | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 61.2% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 60.7% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 59.8% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 58.9% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 59.2% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 58.6% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 58.5% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 58.5% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 59.2% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 60.1% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 59.3% | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 59.0% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 63.2% | 58.4% | 67.0% | 3 |
| 1980s | 73.5% | 66.7% | 80.0% | 6 |
| 1990s | 67.6% | 62.3% | 76.1% | 6 |
| 2000s | 64.3% | 63.4% | 65.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 61.4% | 58.6% | 65.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.1% | 58.5% | 60.1% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) in Thailand?
- Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) in Thailand was 59.0% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 80.0% in 1980.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.4% in 1976.
- How does Thailand rank for employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%)?
- Thailand ranks 38th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.