Unemployment rate in Thailand
Thailand: Unemployment rate was 0.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Unemployment rate in Thailand, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment rate in Thailand stood at 0.8%.
The figure is up 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate in Thailand peaked at 3.4% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2013.
Thailand ranks 183rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.8% | 0.9% | 3.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.2% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.2% | 6 |
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- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
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- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 66.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 75.0% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 78.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 59.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 75.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 82.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 69.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate in Thailand?
- Unemployment rate in Thailand was 0.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 3.4% in 1998.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2013.
- How does Thailand rank for unemployment rate?
- Thailand ranks 183rd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon.