Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm in Thailand
Thailand: Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm was -12.21 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm in Thailand, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Thailand recorded -12.21 % for gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm in Thailand peaked at -5.72 % in 2004 and was at its lowest, -12.21 %, in 2023.
Thailand ranks 129th of 157 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -6.61 % | — |
| 2001 | -7.02 % | +6.2% |
| 2002 | -6.3 % | -10.3% |
| 2003 | -6.91 % | +9.7% |
| 2004 | -5.72 % | -17.2% |
| 2005 | -7.57 % | +32.3% |
| 2006 | -7.87 % | +4.0% |
| 2007 | -9.39 % | +19.3% |
| 2008 | -9.04 % | -3.7% |
| 2009 | -7.92 % | -12.4% |
| 2010 | -8.87 % | +12.0% |
| 2011 | -9.59 % | +8.1% |
| 2012 | -10.63 % | +10.8% |
| 2013 | -11.93 % | +12.2% |
| 2014 | -9.75 % | -18.3% |
| 2015 | -10.4 % | +6.7% |
| 2016 | -11.21 % | +7.8% |
| 2017 | -9.22 % | -17.8% |
| 2018 | -9.99 % | +8.4% |
| 2019 | -10.67 % | +6.8% |
| 2020 | -10.97 % | +2.8% |
| 2021 | -11.23 % | +2.4% |
| 2022 | -11.8 % | +5.1% |
| 2023 | -12.21 % | +3.5% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's -12.21 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.19 %. (42 countries reporting)
- Thailand's -12.21 % is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.05 %. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -7.43 % | -9.39 % | -5.72 % | 10 |
| 2010s | -10.23 % | -11.93 % | -8.87 % | 10 |
| 2020s | -11.55 % | -12.21 % | -10.97 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 126 Lesotho -8.66 % compare
- 127 Solomon Islands -9.6 % compare
- 128 Niger -9.68 % compare
- 130 Republic of Korea -12.36 % compare
- 131 Central African Republic -13.25 % compare
- 132 Senegal -13.64 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Thailand
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0875 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 704.7 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -2.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.372 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 4.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm in Thailand?
- Gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm in Thailand was -12.21 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was -5.72 % in 2004.
- What is the lowest gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was -12.21 % in 2023.
- How does Thailand rank for gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm?
- Thailand ranks 129th out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm agrifood systems — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Non-agricultural agrifood systems. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.