Labor force participation rate, ages 15 and over in Thailand

Labor force participation rate, ages 15 and over in Thailand was 66.7% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is down 0.5 pts from 2024. That is the 48th highest of 181 countries in 2025.

202566.7%
Change on 2024-0.5 pts
Rank48th of 181Countries ranked
Series high75.51996
Series low66.72025

Labor force participation rate, ages 15 and over in Thailand, 1990 to 2025

66687072747619901996200220082014202020251990: 75.2 %1991: 75.1 %1992: 75.1 %1993: 75 %1994: 75 %1995: 75.3 %1996: 75.5 %1997: 75.4 %1998: 74.5 %1999: 73.3 %2000: 73.5 %2001: 73.6 %2002: 73.3 %2003: 73 %2004: 73 %2005: 73 %2006: 72.5 %2007: 72.9 %2008: 72.9 %2009: 72.8 %2010: 71.7 %2011: 73.2 %2012: 72.8 %2013: 70 %2014: 69.8 %2015: 69.3 %2016: 68.3 %2017: 67.5 %2018: 67.8 %2019: 66.9 %2020: 67 %2021: 67 %2022: 67.2 %2023: 67.8 %2024: 67.1 %2025: 66.7 %
%. Source: World Bank (modelled estimate), Labor force participation rate, total, % of total population ages 15+, modeled ILO estimate (SL.TLF.CACT.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-11, published 2026-10-08.
All 36 values
Period%
202566.7
202467.1
202367.8
202267.2
202167
202067
201966.9
201867.8
201767.5
201668.3
201569.3
201469.8
201370
201272.8
201173.2
201071.7
200972.8
200872.9
200772.9
200672.5
200573
200473
200373
200273.3
200173.6
200073.5
199973.3
199874.5
199775.4
199675.5
199575.3
199475
199375
199275.1
199175.1
199075.2

Rankings

Definition

The labor force, comprising employed and unemployed people, as a percentage of the population aged 15 and over. ILO modelled estimates published by the World Bank, annual.

A separate series from labor_force_participation_rate, which is the US civilian series for ages 16 and over from the Current Population Survey. This one covers ages 15 and over for countries and the World.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators, modelled estimate. Labor force participation rate, total, % of total population ages 15+, modeled ILO estimate (SL.TLF.CACT.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.TLF.CACT.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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What is the labor force participation rate, ages 15 and over in Thailand?

Labor force participation rate, ages 15 and over in Thailand was 66.7% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is down 0.5 pts from 2024. That is the 48th highest of 181 countries in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Labor force participation rate, total, % of total population ages 15+, modeled ILO estimate (SL.TLF.CACT.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-11.

What was the highest labor force participation rate, ages 15 and over in Thailand?

75.5% in 1996, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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