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

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

Latest (2019)
0.3%
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
18th
of 76 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2003
All-time low
0.3%
in 2019
Years of data
22
1997–2019

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

00.10.20.30.41997200820191997: 0.344 % of rural employed population in working age1998: 0.371 % of rural employed population in working age1999: 0.364 % of rural employed population in working age2000: 0.356 % of rural employed population in working age2001: 0.363 % of rural employed population in working age2002: 0.413 % of rural employed population in working age2003: 0.436 % of rural employed population in working age2004: 0.411 % of rural employed population in working age2005: 0.394 % of rural employed population in working age2007: 0.396 % of rural employed population in working age2008: 0.388 % of rural employed population in working age2009: 0.41 % of rural employed population in working age2010: 0.388 % of rural employed population in working age2011: 0.403 % of rural employed population in working age2012: 0.401 % of rural employed population in working age2013: 0.384 % of rural employed population in working age2014: 0.408 % of rural employed population in working age2015: 0.39 % of rural employed population in working age2016: 0.349 % of rural employed population in working age2017: 0.326 % of rural employed population in working age2018: 0.327 % of rural employed population in working age2019: 0.325 % of rural employed population in working age

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

Analysis

Philippines recorded 0.3% for underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 20.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural in Philippines peaked at 0.4% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2019.

Philippines ranks 18th of 76 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, 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 0.3%
1998 0.4% +7.9%
1999 0.4% -2.0%
2000 0.4% -2.0%
2001 0.4% +1.9%
2002 0.4% +13.6%
2003 0.4% +5.7%
2004 0.4% -5.8%
2005 0.4% -4.1%
2007 0.4% +0.5%
2008 0.4% -2.1%
2009 0.4% +5.7%
2010 0.4% -5.5%
2011 0.4% +3.9%
2012 0.4% -0.4%
2013 0.4% -4.3%
2014 0.4% +6.2%
2015 0.4% -4.4%
2016 0.3% -10.3%
2017 0.3% -6.8%
2018 0.3% +0.3%
2019 0.3% -0.6%

Averages by decade

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural in Philippines?
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural 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, rural recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2003.
What is the lowest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural 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, rural?
Philippines ranks 18th out of 76 countries with data for 2019.
Is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.8%. 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, rural (% of rural 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, 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
76 places, 1,013 data points, 1980–2021
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