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

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

Latest (2019)
0.4%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
50th
of 92 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, total in Philippines, 1997–2019

00.10.20.30.41997200820191997: 0.224 % of total workers in the agricultural sector1998: 0.224 % of total workers in the agricultural sector1999: 0.241 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2000: 0.245 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2001: 0.265 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2002: 0.242 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2003: 0.251 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2004: 0.271 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2005: 0.246 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2006: 0.257 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2007: 0.259 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2008: 0.271 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2009: 0.28 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2010: 0.29 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2011: 0.31 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2012: 0.329 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2013: 0.339 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2014: 0.311 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2015: 0.322 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2016: 0.342 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2017: 0.327 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2018: 0.355 % of total workers in the agricultural sector2019: 0.355 % of total workers in the agricultural sector

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

Analysis

Philippines recorded 0.4% for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 27.1% over ten years.

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

That places Philippines 50th out of 92 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, total in Philippines, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total (% of total workers in the agricultural sector) in Philippines, 1997 to 2019.
Year % of total workers in the agricultural sector Change
1997 0.2%
1998 0.2% +0.3%
1999 0.2% +7.7%
2000 0.2% +1.7%
2001 0.3% +8.1%
2002 0.2% -9.0%
2003 0.3% +3.8%
2004 0.3% +8.2%
2005 0.2% -9.1%
2006 0.3% +4.4%
2007 0.3% +0.8%
2008 0.3% +4.6%
2009 0.3% +3.0%
2010 0.3% +3.5%
2011 0.3% +7.1%
2012 0.3% +6.2%
2013 0.3% +2.8%
2014 0.3% -8.2%
2015 0.3% +3.6%
2016 0.3% +6.2%
2017 0.3% -4.4%
2018 0.4% +8.7%
2019 0.4% +0.1%

Averages by decade

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total in Philippines?
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total in Philippines was 0.4% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2019.
What is the lowest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1997.
How does Philippines rank for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total?
Philippines ranks 50th out of 92 countries with data for 2019.
Is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.1%. 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, total (% of total 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, total (% of total workers in the agricultural sector)
Unit
% of total workers in the agricultural sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
92 places, 1,345 data points, 1970–2021
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