SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total in Thailand
Thailand: SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total was 63.17 in 2024. ▼ Falling
SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total in Thailand, 2014–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2024, sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Thailand stood at 63.17.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Thailand peaked at 75.8 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 62.58, in 2023.
That places Thailand 26th out of 83 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 75.8 | — |
| 2015 | 74.64 | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 74.87 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 67.21 | -10.2% |
| 2018 | 64.41 | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 62.96 | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 63.31 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 63.63 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 62.58 | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 63.17 | +0.9% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 63.17 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 55.37, 1.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 63.17 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 65.1, 97% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 71.38 | 64.41 | 75.8 | 5 |
| 2020s | 63.13 | 62.58 | 63.63 | 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)
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- 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 sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Thailand?
- Sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Thailand was 63.17 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 75.8 in 2014.
- What is the lowest sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.58 in 2023.
- How does Thailand rank for sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total?
- Thailand ranks 26th out of 83 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data may differ from nationally reported figures and the Global SDG Indicators Database due to differences in sources and/or reference years. This indicator conveys the share of informal employment in total employment. Employment comprises all persons of working age who, during a specified brief period, were either in paid employment (whether at work or with a job but not at work) or in self-employment (whether at work or with an enterprise but not at work). Informal employment comprises persons who in their main or secondary jobs were (a) own-account workers, employers and members of producers' cooperatives employed in their own informal sector enterprises; (b) own-account workers engaged in the production of goods exclusively for own final use by their household (e.g. subsistence farming); (c) contributing family workers, regardless of whether they work in formal or informal sector enterprises; or (d) employees holding informal jobs, whether employed by formal sector enterprises, informal sector enterprises, or as paid domestic workers by households. Data disaggregated by economic activity are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC) available for that year. Data may have been regrouped from national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISIC. For more information, refer to the Labour Market-related SDG Indicators (ILOSDG) database description.