Informal employment rate in Thailand
Thailand: Informal employment rate was 63.17 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Informal employment rate in Thailand, 2014–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 63.17 for informal employment rate in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, informal employment rate in Thailand peaked at 75.8 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 62.58, in 2023.
Thailand ranks 25th of 81 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Informal employment rate in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 75.8 | — |
| 2015 | 74.64 | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 74.87 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 67.21 | -10.2% |
| 2018 | 64.41 | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 62.96 | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 63.31 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 63.63 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 62.58 | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 63.17 | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 71.38 | 64.41 | 75.8 | 5 |
| 2020s | 63.13 | 62.58 | 63.63 | 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 informal employment rate in Thailand?
- Informal employment rate in Thailand was 63.17 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest informal employment rate recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 75.8 in 2014.
- What is the lowest informal employment rate recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.58 in 2023.
- How does Thailand rank for informal employment rate?
- Thailand ranks 25th out of 81 countries with data for 2024.
- Is informal employment rate rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Informal employment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. This harmonized series for informal employment is derived using the same set of criteria across countries to improve comparability. The criteria used are based on employment status, institutional sector, destination of production, bookkeeping, registration, social security contribution, places of work and size. Data disaggregated by economic activity are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC) available for that year. Data may have been regrouped from national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISIC. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.