Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Thailand
Thailand: Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita was 24.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Thailand, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 24.8% for share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Thailand peaked at 55.5% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 24.8%, in 2025.
That places Thailand 66th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 54.2% | — |
| 1992 | 55.5% | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 50.8% | -8.4% |
| 1994 | 50.5% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 46.6% | -7.7% |
| 1996 | 44.8% | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 44.6% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 43.3% | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 40.3% | -7.0% |
| 2000 | 40.9% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 38.1% | -6.8% |
| 2002 | 38.0% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 37.0% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 37.0% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 37.1% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 37.2% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 37.2% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 36.7% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 36.6% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 36.0% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 39.2% | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 40.3% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 37.0% | -8.4% |
| 2014 | 31.2% | -15.6% |
| 2015 | 29.8% | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 28.5% | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 28.5% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 29.2% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 28.3% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 28.0% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 28.4% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 27.0% | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 26.7% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 25.3% | -5.5% |
| 2025 | 24.8% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.8% | 40.3% | 55.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 37.6% | 36.6% | 40.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.8% | 28.3% | 40.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.7% | 24.8% | 28.4% | 6 |
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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 share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Thailand?
- Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Thailand was 24.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 55.5% in 1992.
- What is the lowest share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.8% in 2025.
- How does Thailand rank for share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita?
- Thailand ranks 66th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of total employment working in the agriculture sector.