Labor force participation rate in Thailand
Thailand: Labor force participation rate was 66.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate in Thailand, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 66.7% for labor force participation rate in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate in Thailand peaked at 75.5% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 66.7%, in 2025.
Thailand ranks 49th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.9% | 73.3% | 75.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.0% | 72.5% | 73.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.7% | 66.9% | 73.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.1% | 66.7% | 67.8% | 6 |
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- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 66.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 75.0% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 78.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 59.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 75.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 82.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 69.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate in Thailand?
- Labor force participation rate in Thailand was 66.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest labor force participation rate recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 75.5% in 1996.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.7% in 2025.
- How does Thailand rank for labor force participation rate?
- Thailand ranks 49th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Labor force participation rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the working-age population (ages 15 and over) who are economically active (employed or unemployed).