Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Thailand
Thailand: Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) was 78.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Thailand, 1976–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Thailand recorded 78.6% for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in 2025.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Thailand peaked at 89.2% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 58.6%, in 1976.
That places Thailand 103rd out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 58.6% | — |
| 1978 | 85.6% | +46.0% |
| 1979 | 83.7% | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 87.2% | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 89.2% | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 86.9% | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 87.3% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 87.3% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 87.1% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 87.0% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 77.7% | -10.7% |
| 1996 | 81.1% | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 82.0% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 80.7% | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 80.0% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 80.5% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 79.9% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 80.2% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 79.6% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 81.3% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 80.1% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 80.7% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 80.7% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 79.6% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 79.6% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 81.3% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 80.4% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 78.6% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 78.2% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 78.4% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 78.3% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 78.0% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 78.0% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 78.2% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 78.5% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 78.7% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 78.8% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 79.1% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 78.2% | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 78.6% | +0.5% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 78.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 70.1%, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 78.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 78.7%, 100% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +46.0% | 58.6% | 85.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 76.0% | 58.6% | 85.6% | 3 |
| 1980s | 87.5% | 86.9% | 89.2% | 6 |
| 1990s | 81.4% | 77.7% | 87.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 80.3% | 79.6% | 81.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 78.9% | 78.0% | 81.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.6% | 78.2% | 79.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 100 Côte d'Ivoire 78.9% compare
- 101 Korea 78.8% compare
- 102 Japan 78.7% compare
- 104 Cape Verde 78.3% compare
- 105 Georgia 78.2% compare
- 106 Liechtenstein 78.0% 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 ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Thailand?
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Thailand was 78.6% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 89.2% in 1982.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.6% in 1976.
- How does Thailand rank for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%)?
- Thailand ranks 103rd out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate is the proportion of female labor force participation relative to male labor force participation. The labor force participation rate is the labor force as a percent of the population ages 15 and older. The labor force is the sum of all persons of working age who are employed and those who are unemployed.