Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural in Philippines

Philippines: Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural was 0.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.5%
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
41st
of 91 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2019
All-time low
0.2%
in 2007
Years of data
22
1997–2019

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural in Philippines, 1997–2019

00.10.20.30.40.51997200820191997: 0.243 % of rural employed population in working age1998: 0.248 % of rural employed population in working age1999: 0.255 % of rural employed population in working age2000: 0.256 % of rural employed population in working age2001: 0.275 % of rural employed population in working age2002: 0.263 % of rural employed population in working age2003: 0.261 % of rural employed population in working age2004: 0.271 % of rural employed population in working age2005: 0.27 % of rural employed population in working age2007: 0.211 % of rural employed population in working age2008: 0.279 % of rural employed population in working age2009: 0.287 % of rural employed population in working age2010: 0.302 % of rural employed population in working age2011: 0.303 % of rural employed population in working age2012: 0.32 % of rural employed population in working age2013: 0.335 % of rural employed population in working age2014: 0.34 % of rural employed population in working age2015: 0.36 % of rural employed population in working age2016: 0.413 % of rural employed population in working age2017: 0.446 % of rural employed population in working age2018: 0.458 % of rural employed population in working age2019: 0.472 % of rural employed population in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural in Philippines is 0.5%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 64.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural in Philippines peaked at 0.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2007.

Philippines ranks 41st of 91 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural in Philippines, year by year

Annual values for Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age) in Philippines, 1997 to 2019.
Year % of rural employed population in working age Change
1997 0.2%
1998 0.2% +1.9%
1999 0.3% +2.9%
2000 0.3% +0.2%
2001 0.3% +7.5%
2002 0.3% -4.1%
2003 0.3% -1.0%
2004 0.3% +4.0%
2005 0.3% -0.5%
2007 0.2% -22.0%
2008 0.3% +32.3%
2009 0.3% +3.0%
2010 0.3% +5.2%
2011 0.3% +0.3%
2012 0.3% +5.8%
2013 0.3% +4.6%
2014 0.3% +1.4%
2015 0.4% +6.0%
2016 0.4% +14.6%
2017 0.4% +8.1%
2018 0.5% +2.5%
2019 0.5% +3.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 3
2000s 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 9
2010s 0.4% 0.3% 0.5% 10

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  6. 44 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural in Philippines?
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural in Philippines was 0.5% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2019.
What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2007.
How does Philippines rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural?
Philippines ranks 41st out of 91 countries with data for 2019.
Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is up 64.3%. 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 Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age)
Unit
% of rural employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
91 places, 1,284 data points, 1970–2021
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