Share of informal employment by industry and sex: Non-agricultural in Thailand
Thailand: Share of informal employment by industry and sex: Non-agricultural was 58.08 % in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of informal employment by industry and sex: Non-agricultural in Thailand, 2014–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of informal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural in Thailand is 58.08 %, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 580,700.0% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of informal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural in Thailand peaked at 72.02 % in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.01 %, in 2021.
Thailand ranks 25th of 39 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of informal employment by industry and sex: Non-agricultural in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 70.76 % | — |
| 2015 | 70.06 % | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 72.02 % | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 60.48 % | -16.0% |
| 2018 | 60.1 % | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 60.57 % | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.01 % | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 0.01 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.01 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 58.08 % | +580700.0% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 58.08 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 49.61 %, 1.2× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 66.68 % | 60.1 % | 72.02 % | 5 |
| 2020s | 23.74 % | 0.01 % | 60.57 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
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 informal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural in Thailand?
- Share of informal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural in Thailand was 58.08 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of informal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 72.02 % in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of informal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 % in 2021.
- How does Thailand rank for share of informal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural?
- Thailand ranks 25th out of 39 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of informal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Share of informal employment by industry and sex: Non-agricultural 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.