Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in Thailand
Thailand: Part time employment, total (% of total employment) was 18.0% 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 18.0%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, total in Thailand peaked at 23.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 2007.
Thailand ranks 81st of 115 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % of total employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 8.7% | — |
| 2010 | 19.3% | +122.7% |
| 2013 | 17.7% | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 16.9% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 19.0% | +12.0% |
| 2016 | 18.3% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 17.9% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 18.0% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 18.4% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 23.2% | +25.7% |
| 2021 | 22.3% | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 18.9% | -15.1% |
| 2023 | 19.2% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 18.6% | -3.3% |
| 2025 | 18.0% | -2.9% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 18.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22.8%, 79% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 18.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 22.9%, 79% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Part time employment, total (% of total employment) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +122.7% | 8.7% | 19.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.7% | 8.7% | 8.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 18.2% | 16.9% | 19.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 20.0% | 18.0% | 23.2% | 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 part time employment, total in Thailand?
- Part time employment, total in Thailand was 18.0% 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 23.2% 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 81st out of 115 countries with data for 2025.
- Is part time employment, total rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. 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.