Inactivity rate in Thailand
Thailand: Inactivity rate was 30.28 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Inactivity rate in Thailand, 2007–2019
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for inactivity rate in Thailand is 30.28, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inactivity rate in Thailand peaked at 30.28 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 25.1, in 2010.
Thailand ranks 51st of 57 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Inactivity rate in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 25.36 | — |
| 2010 | 25.1 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 27.08 | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 29.7 | +9.6% |
| 2019 | 30.28 | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.36 | 25.36 | 25.36 | 1 |
| 2010s | 28.04 | 25.1 | 30.28 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 48 Burkina Faso 31.89 compare
- 49 Botswana 30.95 compare
- 50 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 30.5 compare
- 52 Togo 29.27 compare
- 53 Peru 28.29 compare
- 54 Republic of Moldova 27.65
More gender data for Thailand
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 9,170 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.1 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 278,147 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 295,559 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 282,643 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 300,402 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 287,479 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 305,571 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 292,562 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 310,911 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inactivity rate in Thailand?
- Inactivity rate in Thailand was 30.28 in 2019, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest inactivity rate recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 30.28 in 2019.
- What is the lowest inactivity rate recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.1 in 2010.
- How does Thailand rank for inactivity rate?
- Thailand ranks 51st out of 57 countries with data for 2019.
- Is inactivity rate rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Inactivity rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. This indicator conveys the number of persons of working age outside the labour force (that is, not employed or unemployed) expressed as a percentage of the working-age population. The term disability, as defined in the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF), is used as an umbrella term, covering impairments, activity limitations, and participation restrictions. For measurement purposes, a person with disability is defined as a person who is limited in the kind or amount of activities that he or she can do because of ongoing difficulties due to a long-term physical condition, mental condition or health problem. For more information, refer to the Disability Labour Market Indicators (DLMI) database description.