HIV and Migration Country Profile 2009: Thailand

Migration dynamics have evolved rapidly in Thailand over the past few decades, with Thailand moving from a labor‐exporting country to a labor‐importing country. In 1995, Thailand sent more than 200,000 migrant workers overseas. By 2004, this number had decreased to 150,000 – 18% of whom were women. Primary destination countries were Taiwan, Singapore, Israel, Japan, Malaysia, Brunei, and Hong Kong. Thailand receives USD 5 billion in remittances a year.