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

Philippines: Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total was 0.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.6%
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
51st
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2019
All-time low
0.3%
in 2007
Years of data
23
1997–2019

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

00.20.40.61997200820191997: 0.424 % of total employed population in working age1998: 0.427 % of total employed population in working age1999: 0.425 % of total employed population in working age2000: 0.424 % of total employed population in working age2001: 0.438 % of total employed population in working age2002: 0.42 % of total employed population in working age2003: 0.43 % of total employed population in working age2004: 0.443 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.436 % of total employed population in working age2006: 0.437 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.334 % of total employed population in working age2008: 0.447 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.456 % of total employed population in working age2010: 0.468 % of total employed population in working age2011: 0.469 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.485 % of total employed population in working age2013: 0.498 % of total employed population in working age2014: 0.503 % of total employed population in working age2015: 0.518 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.545 % of total employed population in working age2017: 0.426 % of total employed population in working age2018: 0.572 % of total employed population in working age2019: 0.582 % of total employed population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2019, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total in Philippines stood at 0.6%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 27.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total in Philippines peaked at 0.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2007.

That places Philippines 51st out of 107 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) in Philippines, 1997 to 2019.
Year % of total employed population in working age Change
1997 0.4%
1998 0.4% +0.6%
1999 0.4% -0.4%
2000 0.4% -0.2%
2001 0.4% +3.4%
2002 0.4% -4.2%
2003 0.4% +2.3%
2004 0.4% +3.1%
2005 0.4% -1.6%
2006 0.4% +0.2%
2007 0.3% -23.7%
2008 0.4% +34.0%
2009 0.5% +2.0%
2010 0.5% +2.7%
2011 0.5% +0.2%
2012 0.5% +3.3%
2013 0.5% +2.7%
2014 0.5% +0.9%
2015 0.5% +3.0%
2016 0.5% +5.3%
2017 0.4% -21.9%
2018 0.6% +34.5%
2019 0.6% +1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 3
2000s 0.4% 0.3% 0.5% 10
2010s 0.5% 0.4% 0.6% 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total in Philippines?
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total in Philippines was 0.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2019.
What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2007.
How does Philippines rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total?
Philippines ranks 51st out of 107 countries with data for 2019.
Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.6%. 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, total (% of total 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, total (% of total employed population in working age)
Unit
% of total employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
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CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,597 data points, 1970–2021
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