Low pay rate in Thailand
Thailand: Low pay rate was 9.64 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Low pay rate in Thailand, 2014–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for low pay rate in Thailand is 9.64, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 14.3% on the previous year and down 67.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low pay rate in Thailand peaked at 29.48 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 9.64, in 2025.
Thailand ranks 74th of 84 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Low pay rate in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 13.48 | — |
| 2015 | 29.48 | +118.7% |
| 2016 | 12.82 | -56.5% |
| 2017 | 14.1 | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 13.39 | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 13.18 | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 15.72 | +19.3% |
| 2021 | 12.72 | -19.1% |
| 2022 | 12.45 | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 12.03 | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 11.25 | -6.5% |
| 2025 | 9.64 | -14.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16.08 | 12.82 | 29.48 | 6 |
| 2020s | 12.3 | 9.64 | 15.72 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
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 low pay rate in Thailand?
- Low pay rate in Thailand was 9.64 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest low pay rate recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 29.48 in 2015.
- What is the lowest low pay rate recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.64 in 2025.
- How does Thailand rank for low pay rate?
- Thailand ranks 74th out of 84 countries with data for 2025.
- Is low pay rate rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Low pay rate. 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 measure of earnings dispersion refers to the proportion of employees whose hourly earnings at all jobs were less than two-thirds of median hourly earnings. For more information, refer to the Wages and Working Time Statistics (COND) database description.