Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in Thailand
Thailand: Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) was 4.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in Thailand, 1976–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in Thailand is 4.7%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 20.5% on the previous year and up 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in Thailand peaked at 10.2% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 1978.
That places Thailand 147th out of 157 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2.3% | — |
| 1978 | 1.3% | -41.2% |
| 1979 | 1.6% | +23.9% |
| 1980 | 1.5% | -6.0% |
| 1982 | 4.1% | +168.0% |
| 1984 | 9.2% | +122.2% |
| 1987 | 10.2% | +10.3% |
| 1988 | 5.6% | -45.2% |
| 1989 | 2.7% | -51.8% |
| 1990 | 4.2% | +58.0% |
| 1994 | 2.7% | -37.3% |
| 1996 | 2.3% | -12.7% |
| 1997 | 1.8% | -24.5% |
| 1998 | 6.5% | +268.5% |
| 1999 | 7.1% | +10.0% |
| 2000 | 6.0% | -15.6% |
| 2001 | 7.2% | +20.6% |
| 2003 | 5.1% | -28.9% |
| 2004 | 4.3% | -16.0% |
| 2005 | 4.6% | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 5.3% | +15.2% |
| 2007 | 4.3% | -17.9% |
| 2008 | 4.7% | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 6.3% | +33.9% |
| 2010 | 3.1% | -50.6% |
| 2011 | 3.8% | +23.7% |
| 2012 | 3.1% | -17.9% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | -52.1% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | +159.7% |
| 2015 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4.7% | +20.5% |
| 2017 | 5.4% | +15.4% |
| 2018 | 4.6% | -15.8% |
| 2019 | 5.3% | +16.7% |
| 2020 | 5.9% | +11.3% |
| 2021 | 7.3% | +23.7% |
| 2022 | 7.0% | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 5.9% | -14.6% |
| 2024 | 5.8% | -1.7% |
| 2025 | 4.7% | -20.5% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 4.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.6%, 23% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 4.7% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9.4%, 50% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +268.5% | 1.8% | 6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.7% | 1.3% | 2.3% | 3 |
| 1980s | 5.6% | 1.5% | 10.2% | 6 |
| 1990s | 4.1% | 1.8% | 7.1% | 6 |
| 2000s | 5.3% | 4.3% | 7.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 1.5% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.1% | 4.7% | 7.3% | 6 |
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, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in Thailand?
- Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in Thailand was 4.7% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 10.2% in 1987.
- What is the lowest unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 1978.
- How does Thailand rank for unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24)?
- Thailand ranks 147th out of 157 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.