Part time employment, total in Thailand
Thailand: Part time employment, total was 44.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Part time employment, total in Thailand, 2007–2025
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total employment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for part time employment, total in Thailand is 44.5%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, total in Thailand peaked at 49.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 2007.
Thailand ranks 13th of 111 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Part time employment, total in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % of total employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 8.7% | — |
| 2010 | 39.7% | +357.8% |
| 2013 | 41.3% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 41.0% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 43.4% | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 43.4% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 43.3% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 43.8% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 44.2% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 49.4% | +11.9% |
| 2021 | 49.4% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 45.9% | -7.2% |
| 2023 | 45.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 44.6% | -2.7% |
| 2025 | 44.5% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.7% | 8.7% | 8.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 42.5% | 39.7% | 44.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 46.6% | 44.5% | 49.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 10 Togo 47.4% compare
- 11 Belize 47.4% compare
- 12 El Salvador 44.7% compare
- 14 Netherlands 43.4% compare
- 15 Ghana 43.3% compare
- 16 Côte d'Ivoire 43.3% compare
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 part time employment, total in Thailand?
- Part time employment, total in Thailand was 44.5% in 2025, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, total recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 49.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest part time employment, total recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 2007.
- How does Thailand rank for part time employment, total?
- Thailand ranks 13th out of 111 countries with data for 2025.
- Is part time employment, total rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Part time employment, total (% of total employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Part-time employment rate represents the percentage of employment that is part time. Part time employment in this series is based on a common definition of less than 35 actual weekly hours worked.