ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Thailand
Thailand: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO was 4,612 1000 No in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Thailand, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Thailand is 4,612 1000 No, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Thailand peaked at 7,503 1000 No in 2012 and was at its lowest, 4,612 1000 No, in 2025.
That places Thailand 13th out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Thailand, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 6,811 1000 No | — |
| 1992 | 7,299 1000 No | +7.2% |
| 1993 | 6,828 1000 No | -6.4% |
| 1994 | 6,956 1000 No | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 6,694 1000 No | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 6,694 1000 No | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 6,841 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 6,492 1000 No | -5.1% |
| 1999 | 6,085 1000 No | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 6,375 1000 No | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 6,008 1000 No | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 6,122 1000 No | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 6,057 1000 No | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 6,125 1000 No | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 6,289 1000 No | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 6,290 1000 No | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 6,438 1000 No | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 6,447 1000 No | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 6,447 1000 No | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6,389 1000 No | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 7,266 1000 No | +13.7% |
| 2012 | 7,503 1000 No | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 6,620 1000 No | -11.8% |
| 2014 | 5,597 1000 No | -15.5% |
| 2015 | 5,373 1000 No | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 5,091 1000 No | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 5,078 1000 No | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 5,271 1000 No | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 5,091 1000 No | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 5,067 1000 No | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 5,179 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 4,992 1000 No | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 5,037 1000 No | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 4,714 1000 No | -6.4% |
| 2025 | 4,612 1000 No | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,744 1000 No | 6,085 1000 No | 7,299 1000 No | 9 |
| 2000s | 6,260 1000 No | 6,008 1000 No | 6,447 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,928 1000 No | 5,078 1000 No | 7,503 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,933 1000 No | 4,612 1000 No | 5,179 1000 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 10 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1,154 1000 No compare
- 10 Mozambique 6,146 1000 No compare
- 11 Kenya 5,827 1000 No compare
- 11 Melanesia 841.76 1000 No compare
- 12 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 771.03 1000 No compare
- 12 Madagascar 5,492 1000 No compare
- 13 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 534.44 1000 No compare
- 14 Niger 4,200 1000 No compare
- 14 Republic of Moldova 489.06 1000 No compare
- 15 Angola 3,865 1000 No compare
- 15 Timor-Leste 134.03 1000 No compare
- 16 Myanmar 3,158 1000 No compare
- 16 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 101.12 1000 No 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 ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Thailand?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Thailand was 4,612 1000 No in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 7,503 1000 No in 2012.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,612 1000 No in 2025.
- How does Thailand rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- Thailand ranks 13th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. 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 ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO modelled estimates — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.