Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%) (age 13th) in Thailand
Thailand: Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%) (age 13th) was 0.8% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS in Thailand, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Thailand stood at 0.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.8% on the previous year and up 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Thailand peaked at 2.6% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2013.
That places Thailand 187th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%) (age 13th) in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.4% | — |
| 2001 | 2.6% | +8.8% |
| 2003 | 1.5% | -40.8% |
| 2004 | 1.5% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | -10.6% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | -9.6% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | +26.3% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | -58.4% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -12.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -56.9% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +132.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +15.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | +20.3% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | +52.8% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | -22.3% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | -22.3% |
| 2024 | 0.8% | +6.8% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 0.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.5%, 14% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 0.8% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.3%, 24% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%) (age 13th) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +132.0% | 0.2% | 0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.2% | 2.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.2% | 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 unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Thailand?
- Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Thailand was 0.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 2001.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2013.
- How does Thailand rank for unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls?
- Thailand ranks 187th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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