Youth time-related underemployment rate (previous ILO definition) in Thailand

Thailand: Youth time-related underemployment rate (previous ILO definition) was 0.497 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0.497
Change on year
down 28.7%
World rank
75th
of 79 countries
All-time high
1.71
in 2021
All-time low
0.497
in 2025
Years of data
14
2010–2025

Youth time-related underemployment rate (previous ILO definition) in Thailand, 2010–2025

0.50.7511.21.51.82010201720252010: 1.62013: 0.9812014: 0.8712015: 0.7222016: 0.782017: 0.8562018: 0.8762019: 0.7542020: 1.52021: 1.72022: 0.7992023: 0.7062024: 0.6972025: 0.497

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

Thailand recorded 0.497 for youth time-related underemployment rate (previous ilo definition) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.

The figure is down 28.7% on the previous year and down 31.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth time-related underemployment rate (previous ilo definition) in Thailand peaked at 1.71 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.497, in 2025.

Thailand ranks 75th of 79 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

Youth time-related underemployment rate (previous ILO definition) in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Youth time-related underemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15-29) in Thailand, 2010 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2010 1.59
2013 0.981 -38.2%
2014 0.871 -11.2%
2015 0.722 -17.1%
2016 0.78 +8.0%
2017 0.856 +9.7%
2018 0.876 +2.3%
2019 0.754 -13.9%
2020 1.48 +96.4%
2021 1.71 +15.1%
2022 0.799 -53.1%
2023 0.706 -11.6%
2024 0.697 -1.3%
2025 0.497 -28.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.9284 0.722 1.59 8
2020s 0.9808 0.497 1.71 6

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 72 United States of America 0.862 compare
  2. 73 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.724 compare
  3. 74 Bulgaria 0.716 compare
  4. 76 Pakistan 0.379 compare
  5. 77 Cambodia 0.378 compare
  6. 78 Mongolia 0.192 compare

See the full ranking of 79 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth time-related underemployment rate (previous ilo definition) in Thailand?
Youth time-related underemployment rate (previous ilo definition) in Thailand was 0.497 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest youth time-related underemployment rate (previous ilo definition) recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 1.71 in 2021.
What is the lowest youth time-related underemployment rate (previous ilo definition) recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.497 in 2025.
How does Thailand rank for youth time-related underemployment rate (previous ilo definition)?
Thailand ranks 75th out of 79 countries with data for 2025.
Is youth time-related underemployment rate (previous ilo definition) rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is down 31.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Thailand data come from?
The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Youth time-related underemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15-29). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth time-related underemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15-29)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
79 places, 1,307 data points, 1996–2025
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With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. The time-related underemployment rate conveys the number of persons in time-related underemployment as a percent of the total number of persons in employment. Persons in time-related underemployment comprise all persons in employment, who satisfy the following three criteria during the reference period: a) are willing to work additional hours; b) are available to work additional hours i.e., are ready, within a specified subsequent period, to work additional hours, given opportunities for additional work; and c) worked less than a threshold relating to working time i.e., persons whose hours actually worked in all jobs during the reference period were below a threshold, to be chosen according to national circumstances. For more information, refer to the Rural and Urban Labour Market Statistics (RURBAN) database description.