Labor force, total, per capita in Thailand
Thailand: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.5707 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, total, per capita in Thailand, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force, total, per capita in Thailand stood at 0.5707 units per person.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in Thailand peaked at 0.5882 units per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.5268 units per person, in 1990.
Thailand ranks 15th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, total, per capita in Thailand, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.5268 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.5318 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.5363 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.5403 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.5439 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.5499 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.5554 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.5587 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.5556 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.5504 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.5557 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.56 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.5613 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.5625 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.5655 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.5686 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.5672 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.5732 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.5761 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.5786 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.5722 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.5881 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.5882 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5681 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.5692 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.5673 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.562 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.5582 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.5631 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.5586 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.5619 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.5638 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.5681 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.5758 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.5723 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 0.5707 units per person | -0.3% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 0.5707 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4696 units per person, 1.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 0.5707 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.5099 units per person, 1.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5449 units per person | 0.5268 units per person | 0.5587 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5669 units per person | 0.5557 units per person | 0.5786 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5695 units per person | 0.5582 units per person | 0.5882 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5688 units per person | 0.5619 units per person | 0.5758 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 12 New Zealand 0.5777 units per person compare
- 13 Bahrain 0.5746 units per person compare
- 14 Netherlands 0.5721 units per person compare
- 16 Jamaica 0.5685 units per person compare
- 17 Switzerland 0.5681 units per person compare
- 18 Saint Lucia 0.5649 units per person compare
More education data for Thailand
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 243,991 (2025)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 13,596 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 758,147 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 716,498 (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.26 million (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.45 million (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0621 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per capita in Thailand?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Thailand was 0.5707 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5882 units per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5268 units per person in 1990.
- How does Thailand rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Thailand ranks 15th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.