LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Thailand
Thailand: LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment was 1.01 in 2025. ▬ Flat
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Thailand, 2010–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2025, lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Thailand stood at 1.01. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.6% on the previous year and down 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Thailand peaked at 2.74 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.01, in 2013.
That places Thailand 90th out of 90 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1.98 | — |
| 2013 | 1.01 | -48.8% |
| 2014 | 1.25 | +22.8% |
| 2015 | 1.31 | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 1.41 | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 1.63 | +15.7% |
| 2018 | 1.53 | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 1.38 | -10.2% |
| 2020 | 2.37 | +72.5% |
| 2021 | 2.74 | +15.6% |
| 2022 | 1.63 | -40.6% |
| 2023 | 1.24 | -24.2% |
| 2024 | 1.26 | +2.0% |
| 2025 | 1.01 | -19.6% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 1.01 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.3, 10% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 1.01 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.19, 20% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.44 | 1.01 | 1.98 | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.71 | 1.01 | 2.74 | 6 |
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 lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Thailand?
- Lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Thailand was 1.01 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 2.74 in 2021.
- What is the lowest lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.01 in 2013.
- How does Thailand rank for lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment?
- Thailand ranks 90th out of 90 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15+). 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. LU2 represents the share of the labour force that are either in unemployment or time-related underemployment. Data disaggregated by level of education are provided on the highest level of education completed, classified according to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED). Data may have been regrouped from national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISCED. For more information, refer to the Education and Mismatch Indicators (EMI) database description.