Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Philippines

Philippines: Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, total was 35.87 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
35.87
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
80th
of 107 countries
All-time high
35.87
in 2019
All-time low
33.55
in 1997
Years of data
23
1997–2019

Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Philippines, 1997–2019

0102030401997200820191997: 33.51998: 33.91999: 342000: 34.32001: 34.62002: 34.62003: 34.22004: 33.72005: 33.72006: 342007: 342008: 34.12009: 34.32010: 34.52011: 34.42012: 34.62013: 34.62014: 34.62015: 34.82016: 35.12017: 35.42018: 35.72019: 35.9

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Philippines recorded 35.87 for average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, total in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Philippines peaked at 35.87 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 33.55, in 1997.

Philippines ranks 80th of 107 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Philippines, year by year

Annual values for Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Philippines, 1997 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1997 33.55 —
1998 33.87 +1.0%
1999 34 +0.4%
2000 34.31 +0.9%
2001 34.6 +0.9%
2002 34.56 -0.1%
2003 34.18 -1.1%
2004 33.74 -1.3%
2005 33.73 -0.0%
2006 33.98 +0.7%
2007 34.03 +0.1%
2008 34.15 +0.4%
2009 34.33 +0.5%
2010 34.47 +0.4%
2011 34.41 -0.2%
2012 34.57 +0.4%
2013 34.65 +0.2%
2014 34.61 -0.1%
2015 34.76 +0.4%
2016 35.12 +1.0%
2017 35.37 +0.7%
2018 35.65 +0.8%
2019 35.87 +0.6%

Philippines compared with similar countries

  • Philippines's 35.87 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 38.08, 94% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
  • Philippines's 35.87 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 37.26, 96% of the median. (8 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 33.81 33.55 34 3
2000s 34.16 33.73 34.6 10
2010s 34.95 34.41 35.87 10

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 77 Malawi 36.12 compare
  2. 78 Turkey 36.04 compare
  3. 79 Kenya 35.99 compare
  4. 81 Bolivia 35.84 compare
  5. 82 Dominican Republic 35.82 compare
  6. 83 Madagascar 35.78 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Philippines?
Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Philippines was 35.87 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 35.87 in 2019.
What is the lowest average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 33.55 in 1997.
How does Philippines rank for average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, total?
Philippines ranks 80th out of 107 countries with data for 2019.
Is average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Philippines data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, total
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,592 data points, 1970–2021
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