Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural in Philippines

Philippines: Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural was 0.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.8%
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
44th
of 86 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2019
All-time low
0.5%
in 1997
Years of data
22
1997–2019

Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural in Philippines, 1997–2019

00.20.40.60.81997200820191997: 0.511 % of rural employed female population in working age1998: 0.53 % of rural employed female population in working age1999: 0.532 % of rural employed female population in working age2000: 0.541 % of rural employed female population in working age2001: 0.59 % of rural employed female population in working age2002: 0.566 % of rural employed female population in working age2003: 0.567 % of rural employed female population in working age2004: 0.59 % of rural employed female population in working age2005: 0.586 % of rural employed female population in working age2007: 0.587 % of rural employed female population in working age2008: 0.593 % of rural employed female population in working age2009: 0.601 % of rural employed female population in working age2010: 0.615 % of rural employed female population in working age2011: 0.618 % of rural employed female population in working age2012: 0.627 % of rural employed female population in working age2013: 0.64 % of rural employed female population in working age2014: 0.637 % of rural employed female population in working age2015: 0.66 % of rural employed female population in working age2016: 0.715 % of rural employed female population in working age2017: 0.758 % of rural employed female population in working age2018: 0.771 % of rural employed female population in working age2019: 0.783 % of rural employed female population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural employed female population in working age.

Analysis

The most recent figure for female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural in Philippines is 0.8%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 30.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural in Philippines peaked at 0.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1997.

That places Philippines 44th out of 86 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.

Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural in Philippines, year by year

Annual values for Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed female population in working age) in Philippines, 1997 to 2019.
Year % of rural employed female population in working age Change
1997 0.5%
1998 0.5% +3.7%
1999 0.5% +0.3%
2000 0.5% +1.8%
2001 0.6% +9.0%
2002 0.6% -4.0%
2003 0.6% +0.2%
2004 0.6% +3.9%
2005 0.6% -0.6%
2007 0.6% +0.2%
2008 0.6% +0.9%
2009 0.6% +1.3%
2010 0.6% +2.4%
2011 0.6% +0.5%
2012 0.6% +1.5%
2013 0.6% +2.0%
2014 0.6% -0.4%
2015 0.7% +3.7%
2016 0.7% +8.3%
2017 0.8% +6.0%
2018 0.8% +1.7%
2019 0.8% +1.6%

Philippines compared with similar countries

  • Philippines's 0.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7%, 1.1× the median. (26 countries reporting)
  • Philippines's 0.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6%, 1.4× the median. (7 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 3
2000s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 9
2010s 0.7% 0.6% 0.8% 10

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 41 Namibia 0.8% compare
  2. 42 Republic of Moldova 0.8% compare
  3. 43 Jamaica 0.8% compare
  4. 45 Poland 0.8% compare
  5. 46 Honduras 0.8% compare
  6. 47 Chile 0.7% compare

See the full ranking of 86 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural in Philippines?
Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural in Philippines was 0.8% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2019.
What is the lowest female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1997.
How does Philippines rank for female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural?
Philippines ranks 44th out of 86 countries with data for 2019.
Is female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.5%. 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 Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed female population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed female population in working age)
Unit
% of rural employed female population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
86 places, 1,157 data points, 1970–2021
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