Gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation in Thailand
Thailand: Gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation was -3.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation in Thailand, 2014–2024
Source: International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation in Thailand stood at -3.6%.
The figure is down 8.4% on the previous year and down 727.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation in Thailand peaked at -0.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, -7.5%, in 2021.
Thailand ranks 54th of 67 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | -0.4% | — |
| 2015 | -2.0% | +360.2% |
| 2016 | -3.2% | +57.7% |
| 2017 | -3.5% | +10.8% |
| 2018 | -4.2% | +18.1% |
| 2019 | -5.2% | +24.6% |
| 2020 | -6.6% | +27.3% |
| 2021 | -7.5% | +13.6% |
| 2022 | -2.9% | -61.8% |
| 2023 | -3.4% | +16.8% |
| 2024 | -3.6% | +8.4% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's -3.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.9%. (25 countries reporting)
- Thailand's -3.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.7%. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -3.1% | -5.2% | -0.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | -4.8% | -7.5% | -2.9% | 5 |
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 gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation in Thailand?
- Gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation in Thailand was -3.6% in 2024, according to International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was -0.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.5% in 2021.
- How does Thailand rank for gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation?
- Thailand ranks 54th out of 67 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 727.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference between average earnings of men and average earnings of women expressed as a percentage of average earnings of men.