Employment rate, aged 15-64, urban in Philippines

Philippines: Employment rate, aged 15-64, urban was 0.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.9%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
30th
of 97 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2019
All-time low
0.9%
in 2001
Years of data
22
1997–2019

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

00.20.40.60.811997200820191997: 0.888 % of urban labor force in working age1998: 0.888 % of urban labor force in working age1999: 0.878 % of urban labor force in working age2000: 0.876 % of urban labor force in working age2001: 0.851 % of urban labor force in working age2002: 0.855 % of urban labor force in working age2003: 0.857 % of urban labor force in working age2004: 0.897 % of urban labor force in working age2005: 0.892 % of urban labor force in working age2007: 0.9 % of urban labor force in working age2008: 0.897 % of urban labor force in working age2009: 0.897 % of urban labor force in working age2010: 0.901 % of urban labor force in working age2011: 0.905 % of urban labor force in working age2012: 0.908 % of urban labor force in working age2013: 0.907 % of urban labor force in working age2014: 0.909 % of urban labor force in working age2015: 0.919 % of urban labor force in working age2016: 0.932 % of urban labor force in working age2017: 0.932 % of urban labor force in working age2018: 0.938 % of urban labor force in working age2019: 0.943 % of urban labor force in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for employment rate, aged 15-64, urban in Philippines is 0.9%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.

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

That places Philippines 30th out of 97 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Employment rate, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban labor force in working age) in Philippines, 1997 to 2019.
Year % of urban labor force in working age Change
1997 0.9%
1998 0.9% +0.0%
1999 0.9% -1.1%
2000 0.9% -0.3%
2001 0.9% -2.8%
2002 0.9% +0.4%
2003 0.9% +0.2%
2004 0.9% +4.7%
2005 0.9% -0.6%
2007 0.9% +0.9%
2008 0.9% -0.3%
2009 0.9% -0.0%
2010 0.9% +0.5%
2011 0.9% +0.4%
2012 0.9% +0.3%
2013 0.9% -0.0%
2014 0.9% +0.2%
2015 0.9% +1.1%
2016 0.9% +1.4%
2017 0.9% +0.0%
2018 0.9% +0.7%
2019 0.9% +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 3
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 9
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 10

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 27 Dominican Republic 0.9% compare
  2. 28 Ecuador 0.9% compare
  3. 29 Austria 0.9% compare
  4. 31 Poland 0.9% compare
  5. 32 Peru 0.9% compare
  6. 33 Republic of Moldova 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment rate, aged 15-64, urban in Philippines?
Employment rate, aged 15-64, urban in Philippines was 0.9% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment rate, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2019.
What is the lowest employment rate, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2001.
How does Philippines rank for employment rate, aged 15-64, urban?
Philippines ranks 30th out of 97 countries with data for 2019.
Is employment rate, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. 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 Employment rate, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban labor force in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment rate, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban labor force in working age)
Unit
% of urban labor force in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,339 data points, 1970–2021
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