Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Thailand
Thailand: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) was 49.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Thailand, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Thailand is 49.3%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Thailand peaked at 49.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 30.2%, in 1991.
Thailand ranks 128th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | 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% |
| 2025 | 49.3% | +0.3% |
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 | 48.5% | 47.3% | 49.5% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Thailand?
- Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Thailand was 49.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 49.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.2% in 1991.
- How does Thailand rank for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Thailand ranks 128th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.