Employment rate, aged 15-64, male in Philippines

Philippines: Employment rate, aged 15-64, male was 0.9% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
0.9%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
42nd
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2019
All-time low
0.9%
in 2001
Years of data
23
1997–2019

Employment rate, aged 15-64, male in Philippines, 1997–2019

00.20.40.60.811997200820191997: 0.918 % of male labor force in working age1998: 0.916 % of male labor force in working age1999: 0.907 % of male labor force in working age2000: 0.902 % of male labor force in working age2001: 0.884 % of male labor force in working age2002: 0.886 % of male labor force in working age2003: 0.888 % of male labor force in working age2004: 0.924 % of male labor force in working age2005: 0.921 % of male labor force in working age2006: 0.915 % of male labor force in working age2007: 0.922 % of male labor force in working age2008: 0.922 % of male labor force in working age2009: 0.921 % of male labor force in working age2010: 0.921 % of male labor force in working age2011: 0.925 % of male labor force in working age2012: 0.926 % of male labor force in working age2013: 0.925 % of male labor force in working age2014: 0.927 % of male labor force in working age2015: 0.932 % of male labor force in working age2016: 0.942 % of male labor force in working age2017: 0.938 % of male labor force in working age2018: 0.944 % of male labor force in working age2019: 0.947 % of male labor force in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of male labor force in working age.

Analysis

The most recent figure for employment rate, aged 15-64, male in Philippines is 0.9%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment rate, aged 15-64, male in Philippines peaked at 0.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2001.

Philippines ranks 42nd of 108 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Employment rate, aged 15-64, male in Philippines, year by year

Annual values for Employment rate, aged 15-64, male (% of male labor force in working age) in Philippines, 1997 to 2019.
Year % of male labor force in working age Change
1997 0.9%
1998 0.9% -0.2%
1999 0.9% -1.0%
2000 0.9% -0.5%
2001 0.9% -2.0%
2002 0.9% +0.3%
2003 0.9% +0.2%
2004 0.9% +4.0%
2005 0.9% -0.3%
2006 0.9% -0.6%
2007 0.9% +0.8%
2008 0.9% -0.0%
2009 0.9% -0.1%
2010 0.9% +0.0%
2011 0.9% +0.4%
2012 0.9% +0.1%
2013 0.9% -0.1%
2014 0.9% +0.2%
2015 0.9% +0.6%
2016 0.9% +1.1%
2017 0.9% -0.4%
2018 0.9% +0.6%
2019 0.9% +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 3
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 10
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 10

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 39 Austria 0.9% compare
  2. 40 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.9% compare
  3. 41 Nicaragua 0.9% compare
  4. 43 Kyrgyzstan 0.9% compare
  5. 44 Netherlands 0.9% compare
  6. 45 Sri Lanka 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment rate, aged 15-64, male in Philippines?
Employment rate, aged 15-64, male in Philippines was 0.9% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment rate, aged 15-64, male recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2019.
What is the lowest employment rate, aged 15-64, male recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2001.
How does Philippines rank for employment rate, aged 15-64, male?
Philippines ranks 42nd out of 108 countries with data for 2019.
Is employment rate, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. 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 Employment rate, aged 15-64, male (% of male labor force in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment rate, aged 15-64, male (% of male labor force in working age)
Unit
% of male labor force in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,528 data points, 1970–2021
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