Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, male in Philippines

Philippines: Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, male was 0.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.4%
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
48th
of 90 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2019
All-time low
0.2%
in 1997
Years of data
23
1997–2019

Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, male in Philippines, 1997–2019

00.10.20.30.41997200820191997: 0.237 % of male workers in the agricultural sector1998: 0.239 % of male workers in the agricultural sector1999: 0.257 % of male workers in the agricultural sector2000: 0.257 % of male workers in the agricultural sector2001: 0.275 % of male workers in the agricultural sector2002: 0.256 % of male workers in the agricultural sector2003: 0.266 % of male workers in the agricultural sector2004: 0.287 % of male workers in the agricultural sector2005: 0.263 % of male workers in the agricultural sector2006: 0.278 % of male workers in the agricultural sector2007: 0.281 % of male workers in the agricultural sector2008: 0.293 % of male workers in the agricultural sector2009: 0.304 % of male workers in the agricultural sector2010: 0.314 % of male workers in the agricultural sector2011: 0.336 % of male workers in the agricultural sector2012: 0.356 % of male workers in the agricultural sector2013: 0.364 % of male workers in the agricultural sector2014: 0.337 % of male workers in the agricultural sector2015: 0.35 % of male workers in the agricultural sector2016: 0.371 % of male workers in the agricultural sector2017: 0.346 % of male workers in the agricultural sector2018: 0.374 % of male workers in the agricultural sector2019: 0.38 % of male workers in the agricultural sector

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of male workers in the agricultural sector.

Analysis

In 2019, wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, male in Philippines stood at 0.4%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 24.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, male in Philippines peaked at 0.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1997.

That places Philippines 48th out of 90 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, male in Philippines, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, male (% of male workers in the agricultural sector) in Philippines, 1997 to 2019.
Year % of male workers in the agricultural sector Change
1997 0.2%
1998 0.2% +0.9%
1999 0.3% +7.6%
2000 0.3% +0.2%
2001 0.3% +6.9%
2002 0.3% -7.0%
2003 0.3% +3.8%
2004 0.3% +8.0%
2005 0.3% -8.4%
2006 0.3% +5.7%
2007 0.3% +1.1%
2008 0.3% +4.3%
2009 0.3% +3.8%
2010 0.3% +3.3%
2011 0.3% +6.8%
2012 0.4% +6.2%
2013 0.4% +2.1%
2014 0.3% -7.4%
2015 0.3% +3.7%
2016 0.4% +6.0%
2017 0.3% -6.6%
2018 0.4% +8.0%
2019 0.4% +1.5%

Philippines compared with similar countries

  • Philippines's 0.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4%, 98% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
  • Philippines's 0.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2%, 1.9× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 3
2000s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 10
2010s 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 10

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 45 Argentina 0.4% compare
  2. 46 Colombia 0.4% compare
  3. 47 Honduras 0.4% compare
  4. 49 Panama 0.4% compare
  5. 50 Sweden 0.3% compare
  6. 51 Bangladesh 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, male in Philippines?
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, male in Philippines was 0.4% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, male recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2019.
What is the lowest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, male recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1997.
How does Philippines rank for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, male?
Philippines ranks 48th out of 90 countries with data for 2019.
Is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.9%. 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 Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, male (% of male workers in the agricultural sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, male (% of male workers in the agricultural sector)
Unit
% of male workers in the agricultural sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
90 places, 1,258 data points, 1970–2021
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