Time-related underemployment, female in Thailand
Thailand: Time-related underemployment, female was 0.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Time-related underemployment, female in Thailand, 2009–2024
Source: International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/. Measured in % of employment.
Analysis
In 2024, time-related underemployment, female in Thailand stood at 0.4%. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time-related underemployment, female in Thailand peaked at 1.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2024.
That places Thailand 96th out of 103 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Time-related underemployment, female in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % of employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1.3% | — |
| 2010 | 1.2% | -13.6% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | -22.0% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | +13.1% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -37.3% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -11.9% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +12.1% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +9.8% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -16.5% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | +95.1% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | +23.2% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | -58.9% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | -28.4% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.4% | 1.4% | 5 |
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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time-related underemployment, female in Thailand?
- Time-related underemployment, female in Thailand was 0.4% in 2024, according to International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
- What is the highest time-related underemployment, female recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest time-related underemployment, female recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2024.
- How does Thailand rank for time-related underemployment, female?
- Thailand ranks 96th out of 103 countries with data for 2024.
- Is time-related underemployment, female rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/, published as part of Time-related underemployment, female (% of employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Time-related underemployment refers to all persons in employment who (i) wanted to work additional hours, (ii) had worked less than a specified hours threshold (working time in all jobs), and (iii) were available to work additional hours given an opportunity for more work.