Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Thailand
Thailand: Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age was 0.1% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Thailand, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Thailand is 0.1%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 44.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Thailand peaked at 7.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2014.
That places Thailand 26th out of 46 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.2% | — |
| 2002 | 3.9% | -45.6% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | -35.3% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | -26.9% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | -44.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | -11.7% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | -25.3% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | -16.2% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -36.8% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +27.8% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -60.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -66.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +66.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -30.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +42.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +11.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.6% | 0.7% | 7.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 23 Dominican Republic 0.6% compare
- 24 Mongolia 0.3% compare
- 25 Montenegro 0.3% compare
- 26 Albania 0.1% compare
- 26 Azerbaijan 0.1% compare
- 26 Belarus 0.1% compare
- 26 Chile 0.1% compare
- 26 China 0.1% compare
- 26 Costa Rica 0.1% compare
- 26 Kazakhstan 0.1% compare
- 26 Paraguay 0.1% compare
- 26 State of Palestine 0.1% compare
- 26 Türkiye 0.1% compare
- 26 Ukraine 0.1% compare
- 26 Uruguay 0.1% compare
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More poverty & inequality data for Thailand
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 9 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.21 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,072 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 17.04 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 17.0% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Thailand?
- Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Thailand was 0.1% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 7.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2014.
- How does Thailand rank for employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age?
- Thailand ranks 26th out of 46 countries with data for 2023.
- Is employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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