Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita in Thailand
Thailand: Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita was 49.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita in Thailand, 1991–2024
Source: International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita in Thailand stood at 49.2%.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita in Thailand peaked at 49.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 30.2%, in 1991.
That places Thailand 129th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 30.2% | — |
| 1992 | 30.7% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 33.8% | +10.1% |
| 1994 | 34.3% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 35.2% | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 37.2% | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 37.2% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 36.0% | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 37.8% | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 37.7% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 40.0% | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 39.6% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 40.1% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 43.5% | +8.2% |
| 2005 | 43.3% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 43.3% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 40.4% | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 42.8% | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 44.2% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 44.5% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 42.3% | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 41.7% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 41.9% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 47.4% | +13.1% |
| 2015 | 48.4% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 49.1% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 49.4% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 48.5% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 49.7% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 49.5% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 47.3% | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 48.0% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 47.9% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 49.2% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.7% | 30.2% | 37.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 41.5% | 37.7% | 44.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.3% | 41.7% | 49.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.4% | 47.3% | 49.5% | 5 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.7165 % change on previous year (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita in Thailand?
- Share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita in Thailand was 49.2% in 2024, according to International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 49.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.2% in 1991.
- How does Thailand rank for share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita?
- Thailand ranks 129th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of people in employment working as employees, as a percentage of total employment.