Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Thailand
Thailand: Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment was 91.41 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Thailand, 2010–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Thailand stood at 91.41 %. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Thailand peaked at 91.41 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 84.55 %, in 2010.
That places Thailand 15th out of 65 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 84.55 % | — |
| 2013 | 90.73 % | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 87.1 % | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 86.92 % | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 86.07 % | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 85.47 % | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 85.25 % | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 86.01 % | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 86.14 % | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 90.05 % | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 90.58 % | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 91.04 % | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 91.41 % | +0.4% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 91.41 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 72.61 %, 1.3× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 91.41 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 74.92 %, 1.2× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 86.51 % | 84.55 % | 90.73 % | 8 |
| 2020s | 89.84 % | 86.14 % | 91.41 % | 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 self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Thailand?
- Share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Thailand was 91.41 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 91.41 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.55 % in 2010.
- How does Thailand rank for share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment?
- Thailand ranks 15th out of 65 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in [industry] by [sex]: Agricultural employment — Value — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agriculture. 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.