Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural in Philippines

Philippines: Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural was 0.3% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.3%
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
34th
of 91 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 1998
All-time low
0.3%
in 2018
Years of data
22
1997–2019

Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural in Philippines, 1997–2019

00.10.20.30.41997200820191997: 0.386 % of rural employed population in working age1998: 0.399 % of rural employed population in working age1999: 0.364 % of rural employed population in working age2000: 0.365 % of rural employed population in working age2001: 0.36 % of rural employed population in working age2002: 0.351 % of rural employed population in working age2003: 0.358 % of rural employed population in working age2004: 0.362 % of rural employed population in working age2005: 0.375 % of rural employed population in working age2007: 0.36 % of rural employed population in working age2008: 0.356 % of rural employed population in working age2009: 0.349 % of rural employed population in working age2010: 0.342 % of rural employed population in working age2011: 0.336 % of rural employed population in working age2012: 0.319 % of rural employed population in working age2013: 0.316 % of rural employed population in working age2014: 0.323 % of rural employed population in working age2015: 0.316 % of rural employed population in working age2016: 0.307 % of rural employed population in working age2017: 0.315 % of rural employed population in working age2018: 0.302 % of rural employed population in working age2019: 0.306 % of rural employed population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2019, self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural in Philippines stood at 0.3%.

That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural in Philippines peaked at 0.4% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2018.

That places Philippines 34th out of 91 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural in Philippines, year by year

Annual values for Self-employed workers, 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 0.4%
1998 0.4% +3.4%
1999 0.4% -8.7%
2000 0.4% +0.3%
2001 0.4% -1.5%
2002 0.4% -2.4%
2003 0.4% +1.9%
2004 0.4% +1.1%
2005 0.4% +3.6%
2007 0.4% -4.0%
2008 0.4% -1.1%
2009 0.3% -1.9%
2010 0.3% -2.0%
2011 0.3% -1.6%
2012 0.3% -5.3%
2013 0.3% -0.9%
2014 0.3% +2.1%
2015 0.3% -2.1%
2016 0.3% -2.8%
2017 0.3% +2.7%
2018 0.3% -4.2%
2019 0.3% +1.2%

Averages by decade

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural in Philippines?
Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural in Philippines was 0.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 1998.
What is the lowest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2018.
How does Philippines rank for self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural?
Philippines ranks 34th out of 91 countries with data for 2019.
Is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Philippines data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Self-employed workers, 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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