Share of care employment outside the formal sector in Thailand
Thailand: Share of care employment outside the formal sector was 11.99 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of care employment outside the formal sector in Thailand, 2014–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2024, share of care employment outside the formal sector in Thailand stood at 11.99. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 18.8% on the previous year and up 52.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of care employment outside the formal sector in Thailand peaked at 11.99 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.88, in 2014.
That places Thailand 33rd out of 43 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Share of care employment outside the formal sector in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 7.88 | — |
| 2015 | 8.33 | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 8.27 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 10.12 | +22.4% |
| 2018 | 9.74 | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 11.25 | +15.5% |
| 2021 | 9.93 | -11.7% |
| 2022 | 9.47 | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 10.1 | +6.5% |
| 2024 | 11.99 | +18.8% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 11.99 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.57, 47% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 11.99 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 11.99, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.87 | 7.88 | 10.12 | 5 |
| 2020s | 10.55 | 9.47 | 11.99 | 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 share of care employment outside the formal sector in Thailand?
- Share of care employment outside the formal sector in Thailand was 11.99 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest share of care employment outside the formal sector recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 11.99 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of care employment outside the formal sector recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.88 in 2014.
- How does Thailand rank for share of care employment outside the formal sector?
- Thailand ranks 33rd out of 43 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of care employment outside the formal sector rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Share of care employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. This harmonized series for employment outside the formal sector is derived using the same set of criteria across countries to improve comparability. The criteria used are based on employment status, institutional sector, destination of production, bookkeeping, registration, social security contribution, places of work and size. For more information, refer to the Worker and Sector Profiles (PROF) database description.