Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male … male national in Thailand
Thailand: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male … male national was 44.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Thailand, 1976–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Thailand recorded 44.0% for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 40 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Thailand peaked at 81.8% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 44.0%, in 2025.
Thailand ranks 91st of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male … male national in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 53.0% | — |
| 1978 | 78.4% | +48.0% |
| 1979 | 75.2% | -4.1% |
| 1980 | 78.1% | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 79.7% | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 79.2% | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 79.2% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 79.8% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 81.8% | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 79.5% | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 68.6% | -13.7% |
| 1996 | 64.4% | -6.0% |
| 1997 | 63.0% | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 61.9% | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 57.9% | -6.4% |
| 2000 | 57.8% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 60.4% | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 57.8% | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 59.0% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 57.6% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 57.0% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 56.7% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 57.1% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 56.5% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 54.3% | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 56.0% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 55.8% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 53.0% | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 50.8% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 49.5% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 48.7% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 48.0% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 49.1% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 47.3% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 47.0% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 46.1% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 45.3% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 46.4% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 45.7% | -1.7% |
| 2025 | 44.0% | -3.6% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 44.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 44.0%, 1.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 44.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 43.1%, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male … male national in Thailand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +48.0% | 53.0% | 78.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 68.8% | 53.0% | 78.4% | 3 |
| 1980s | 79.6% | 78.1% | 81.8% | 6 |
| 1990s | 65.9% | 57.9% | 79.5% | 6 |
| 2000s | 57.8% | 56.5% | 60.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 51.2% | 47.3% | 56.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.8% | 44.0% | 47.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
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- 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)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 45,555 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Thailand?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Thailand was 44.0% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 81.8% in 1989.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.0% in 2025.
- How does Thailand rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%)?
- Thailand ranks 91st out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. 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 Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.