Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 25-64 in Philippines

Philippines: Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 25-64 was 0.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.6%
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
52nd
of 106 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 25-64 in Philippines, 1997–2019

00.20.40.61997200820191997: 0.406 % of employed population aged 25-641998: 0.407 % of employed population aged 25-641999: 0.407 % of employed population aged 25-642000: 0.405 % of employed population aged 25-642001: 0.416 % of employed population aged 25-642002: 0.399 % of employed population aged 25-642003: 0.411 % of employed population aged 25-642004: 0.426 % of employed population aged 25-642005: 0.419 % of employed population aged 25-642006: 0.421 % of employed population aged 25-642007: 0.322 % of employed population aged 25-642008: 0.432 % of employed population aged 25-642009: 0.441 % of employed population aged 25-642010: 0.452 % of employed population aged 25-642011: 0.454 % of employed population aged 25-642012: 0.471 % of employed population aged 25-642013: 0.483 % of employed population aged 25-642014: 0.486 % of employed population aged 25-642015: 0.501 % of employed population aged 25-642016: 0.526 % of employed population aged 25-642017: 0.411 % of employed population aged 25-642018: 0.554 % of employed population aged 25-642019: 0.564 % of employed population aged 25-64

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population aged 25-64.

Analysis

In 2019, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 25-64 in Philippines stood at 0.6%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 27.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 25-64 in Philippines peaked at 0.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2007.

Philippines ranks 52nd of 106 countries on this measure, 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 25-64 in Philippines, year by year

Annual values for Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64) in Philippines, 1997 to 2019.
Year % of employed population aged 25-64 Change
1997 0.4%
1998 0.4% +0.3%
1999 0.4% +0.0%
2000 0.4% -0.6%
2001 0.4% +2.9%
2002 0.4% -4.2%
2003 0.4% +3.2%
2004 0.4% +3.7%
2005 0.4% -1.7%
2006 0.4% +0.5%
2007 0.3% -23.5%
2008 0.4% +34.2%
2009 0.4% +2.1%
2010 0.5% +2.4%
2011 0.5% +0.5%
2012 0.5% +3.5%
2013 0.5% +2.6%
2014 0.5% +0.8%
2015 0.5% +2.9%
2016 0.5% +5.1%
2017 0.4% -21.9%
2018 0.6% +34.7%
2019 0.6% +1.9%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Philippines

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  3. 51 Sri Lanka 0.6% compare
  4. 53 Norway 0.6% compare
  5. 54 Jamaica 0.5% compare
  6. 55 Sweden 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 25-64 in Philippines?
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 25-64 in Philippines was 0.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 25-64 recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2019.
What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 25-64 recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2007.
How does Philippines rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 25-64?
Philippines ranks 52nd out of 106 countries with data for 2019.
Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.8%. 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 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64)
Unit
% of employed population aged 25-64
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,503 data points, 1970–2021
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