Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, primary in Philippines

Philippines: Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, primary was 42.39 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
42.39
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
56th
of 103 countries
All-time high
42.39
in 2019
All-time low
38.83
in 1997
Years of data
23
1997–2019

Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, primary in Philippines, 1997–2019

0102030401997200820191997: 38.81998: 39.41999: 39.52000: 39.92001: 40.62002: 40.32003: 39.82004: 392005: 392006: 39.32007: 39.22008: 39.52009: 39.62010: 39.92011: 39.82012: 39.82013: 40.12014: 40.12015: 40.32016: 40.92017: 41.52018: 41.92019: 42.4

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, primary in Philippines stood at 42.39. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, primary in Philippines peaked at 42.39 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 38.83, in 1997.

Philippines ranks 56th of 103 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, primary in Philippines, year by year

Annual values for Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Philippines, 1997 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1997 38.83
1998 39.43 +1.5%
1999 39.51 +0.2%
2000 39.91 +1.0%
2001 40.64 +1.9%
2002 40.33 -0.8%
2003 39.84 -1.2%
2004 38.99 -2.1%
2005 38.97 -0.0%
2006 39.3 +0.8%
2007 39.2 -0.2%
2008 39.46 +0.7%
2009 39.63 +0.4%
2010 39.91 +0.7%
2011 39.82 -0.2%
2012 39.84 +0.1%
2013 40.08 +0.6%
2014 40.08 -0.0%
2015 40.31 +0.6%
2016 40.9 +1.5%
2017 41.5 +1.5%
2018 41.9 +1.0%
2019 42.39 +1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 39.26 38.83 39.51 3
2000s 39.63 38.97 40.64 10
2010s 40.67 39.82 42.39 10

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 53 El Salvador 42.73 compare
  2. 54 Tunisia 42.51 compare
  3. 55 Colombia 42.5 compare
  4. 57 Montenegro 42.32 compare
  5. 58 South Africa 42.06 compare
  6. 59 Djibouti 41.82 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, primary in Philippines?
Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, primary in Philippines was 42.39 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, primary recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 42.39 in 2019.
What is the lowest average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, primary recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 38.83 in 1997.
How does Philippines rank for average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, primary?
Philippines ranks 56th out of 103 countries with data for 2019.
Is average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, primary rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Philippines data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
103 places, 1,363 data points, 1970–2021
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