Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Thailand
Thailand: Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment was 15.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Thailand, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Industrial Development Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Thailand stood at 15.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Thailand peaked at 17.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 12.7%, in 2000.
Thailand ranks 29th of 152 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.7% | — |
| 2002 | 14.7% | +16.1% |
| 2003 | 14.7% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 14.9% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 14.1% | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 13.3% | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 13.3% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 14.1% | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 16.8% | +19.5% |
| 2015 | 17.0% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 16.7% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 16.3% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 16.5% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 16.3% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 15.9% | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 15.7% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 16.0% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 15.7% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 15.8% | +0.7% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 15.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.6%, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 15.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.6%, 1.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.2% | 12.7% | 14.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 15.4% | 13.3% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.8% | 15.7% | 16.0% | 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 manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Thailand?
- Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Thailand was 15.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Industrial Development Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 17.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.7% in 2000.
- How does Thailand rank for manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment?
- Thailand ranks 29th out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Industrial Development Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th ICLS (%).