Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, female in Philippines

Philippines: Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, female was 0.3% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.3%
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
49th
of 82 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2002
All-time low
0.3%
in 2019
Years of data
23
1997–2019

Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, female in Philippines, 1997–2019

00.10.20.31997200820191997: 0.309 % of female employed population in working age1998: 0.318 % of female employed population in working age1999: 0.313 % of female employed population in working age2000: 0.305 % of female employed population in working age2001: 0.293 % of female employed population in working age2002: 0.331 % of female employed population in working age2003: 0.327 % of female employed population in working age2004: 0.325 % of female employed population in working age2005: 0.314 % of female employed population in working age2006: 0.33 % of female employed population in working age2007: 0.319 % of female employed population in working age2008: 0.305 % of female employed population in working age2009: 0.322 % of female employed population in working age2010: 0.304 % of female employed population in working age2011: 0.316 % of female employed population in working age2012: 0.325 % of female employed population in working age2013: 0.303 % of female employed population in working age2014: 0.323 % of female employed population in working age2015: 0.317 % of female employed population in working age2016: 0.289 % of female employed population in working age2017: 0.283 % of female employed population in working age2018: 0.274 % of female employed population in working age2019: 0.27 % of female employed population in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, female in Philippines is 0.3%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, female in Philippines peaked at 0.3% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2019.

Philippines ranks 49th of 82 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, female in Philippines, year by year

Annual values for Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age) in Philippines, 1997 to 2019.
Year % of female employed population in working age Change
1997 0.3%
1998 0.3% +3.1%
1999 0.3% -1.8%
2000 0.3% -2.6%
2001 0.3% -4.0%
2002 0.3% +13.1%
2003 0.3% -1.2%
2004 0.3% -0.6%
2005 0.3% -3.3%
2006 0.3% +4.9%
2007 0.3% -3.2%
2008 0.3% -4.4%
2009 0.3% +5.5%
2010 0.3% -5.7%
2011 0.3% +4.0%
2012 0.3% +3.0%
2013 0.3% -6.9%
2014 0.3% +6.6%
2015 0.3% -1.8%
2016 0.3% -8.6%
2017 0.3% -2.2%
2018 0.3% -3.3%
2019 0.3% -1.3%

Averages by decade

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, female in Philippines?
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, female in Philippines was 0.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, female recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2002.
What is the lowest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, female recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2019.
How does Philippines rank for underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, female?
Philippines ranks 49th out of 82 countries with data for 2019.
Is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. 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 Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age)
Unit
% of female employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
82 places, 1,165 data points, 1970–2021
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