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

Philippines: Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban was 0.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.7%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
45th
of 94 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2018
All-time low
0.5%
in 2007
Years of data
22
1997–2019

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

00.20.40.60.81997200820191997: 0.623 % of urban employed population in working age1998: 0.621 % of urban employed population in working age1999: 0.609 % of urban employed population in working age2000: 0.608 % of urban employed population in working age2001: 0.615 % of urban employed population in working age2002: 0.59 % of urban employed population in working age2003: 0.589 % of urban employed population in working age2004: 0.634 % of urban employed population in working age2005: 0.62 % of urban employed population in working age2007: 0.477 % of urban employed population in working age2008: 0.63 % of urban employed population in working age2009: 0.637 % of urban employed population in working age2010: 0.646 % of urban employed population in working age2011: 0.646 % of urban employed population in working age2012: 0.659 % of urban employed population in working age2013: 0.669 % of urban employed population in working age2014: 0.671 % of urban employed population in working age2015: 0.683 % of urban employed population in working age2016: 0.698 % of urban employed population in working age2017: 0.707 % of urban employed population in working age2018: 0.71 % of urban employed population in working age2019: 0.709 % of urban employed population in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban in Philippines is 0.7%, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban in Philippines peaked at 0.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2007.

That places Philippines 45th out of 94 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.

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

Annual values for Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age) in Philippines, 1997 to 2019.
Year % of urban employed population in working age Change
1997 0.6%
1998 0.6% -0.3%
1999 0.6% -1.8%
2000 0.6% -0.2%
2001 0.6% +1.2%
2002 0.6% -4.1%
2003 0.6% -0.3%
2004 0.6% +7.6%
2005 0.6% -2.1%
2007 0.5% -23.1%
2008 0.6% +32.0%
2009 0.6% +1.1%
2010 0.6% +1.4%
2011 0.6% -0.0%
2012 0.7% +2.0%
2013 0.7% +1.6%
2014 0.7% +0.3%
2015 0.7% +1.8%
2016 0.7% +2.3%
2017 0.7% +1.3%
2018 0.7% +0.4%
2019 0.7% -0.1%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 43 Argentina 0.7% compare
  2. 44 Jamaica 0.7% compare
  3. 46 Sri Lanka 0.7% compare
  4. 47 Belize 0.7%
  5. 48 Mexico 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban in Philippines?
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban in Philippines was 0.7% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2018.
What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2007.
How does Philippines rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban?
Philippines ranks 45th out of 94 countries with data for 2019.
Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. 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, urban (% of urban 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, urban (% of urban employed population in working age)
Unit
% of urban employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,312 data points, 1970–2021
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