Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in Thailand
Thailand: Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) was 141.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in Thailand, 1976–2025
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
Analysis
In 2025, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in Thailand stood at 141.0%.
That represents a change of down 12.8% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in Thailand peaked at 186.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 59.5%, in 1978.
Thailand ranks 48th of 155 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 64.3% | — |
| 1978 | 59.5% | -7.4% |
| 1979 | 66.1% | +11.0% |
| 1980 | 74.2% | +12.3% |
| 1982 | 101.2% | +36.4% |
| 1984 | 106.8% | +5.4% |
| 1987 | 111.2% | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 111.0% | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 122.1% | +10.0% |
| 1990 | 98.1% | -19.7% |
| 1994 | 103.2% | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 90.0% | -12.8% |
| 1997 | 69.1% | -23.3% |
| 1998 | 78.4% | +13.5% |
| 1999 | 85.9% | +9.7% |
| 2000 | 85.3% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 91.9% | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 103.8% | +12.9% |
| 2004 | 93.1% | -10.3% |
| 2005 | 93.1% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 118.5% | +27.3% |
| 2007 | 94.5% | -20.3% |
| 2008 | 96.6% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 121.6% | +25.8% |
| 2010 | 143.7% | +18.2% |
| 2011 | 169.7% | +18.1% |
| 2012 | 130.4% | -23.1% |
| 2013 | 145.4% | +11.5% |
| 2014 | 148.7% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 152.4% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 155.1% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 149.4% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 126.4% | -15.4% |
| 2019 | 158.7% | +25.6% |
| 2020 | 127.9% | -19.5% |
| 2021 | 154.7% | +21.0% |
| 2022 | 186.5% | +20.6% |
| 2023 | 185.8% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 161.7% | -13.0% |
| 2025 | 141.0% | -12.8% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 141.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 129.5%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 141.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 101.8%, 1.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 63.3% | 59.5% | 66.1% | 3 |
| 1980s | 104.4% | 74.2% | 122.1% | 6 |
| 1990s | 87.4% | 69.1% | 103.2% | 6 |
| 2000s | 99.8% | 85.3% | 121.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 148.0% | 126.4% | 169.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 159.6% | 127.9% | 186.5% | 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)
- Population 62,045 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 62,045 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.1546 % 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in Thailand?
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in Thailand was 141.0% in 2025, according to World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
- What is the highest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 186.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.5% in 1978.
- How does Thailand rank for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%)?
- Thailand ranks 48th out of 155 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/, published as part of Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of female to male youth unemployment is the percentage of female to male youth unemployment rates.