Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female in Philippines

Philippines: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female was 0.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.8%
Change on year
up 3.7%
World rank
51st
of 90 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2019
All-time low
0.7%
in 2002
Years of data
23
1997–2019

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female in Philippines, 1997–2019

00.20.40.60.81997200820191997: 0.689 % of female workers in the industrial sector1998: 0.686 % of female workers in the industrial sector1999: 0.686 % of female workers in the industrial sector2000: 0.682 % of female workers in the industrial sector2001: 0.676 % of female workers in the industrial sector2002: 0.674 % of female workers in the industrial sector2003: 0.691 % of female workers in the industrial sector2004: 0.71 % of female workers in the industrial sector2005: 0.703 % of female workers in the industrial sector2006: 0.689 % of female workers in the industrial sector2007: 0.704 % of female workers in the industrial sector2008: 0.7 % of female workers in the industrial sector2009: 0.676 % of female workers in the industrial sector2010: 0.7 % of female workers in the industrial sector2011: 0.698 % of female workers in the industrial sector2012: 0.712 % of female workers in the industrial sector2013: 0.732 % of female workers in the industrial sector2014: 0.739 % of female workers in the industrial sector2015: 0.747 % of female workers in the industrial sector2016: 0.768 % of female workers in the industrial sector2017: 0.795 % of female workers in the industrial sector2018: 0.77 % of female workers in the industrial sector2019: 0.798 % of female workers in the industrial sector

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of female workers in the industrial sector.

Analysis

Philippines recorded 0.8% for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female in Philippines peaked at 0.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2002.

That places Philippines 51st 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 industry, aged 15-64, female in Philippines, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female (% of female workers in the industrial sector) in Philippines, 1997 to 2019.
Year % of female workers in the industrial sector Change
1997 0.7%
1998 0.7% -0.4%
1999 0.7% -0.1%
2000 0.7% -0.5%
2001 0.7% -1.0%
2002 0.7% -0.2%
2003 0.7% +2.5%
2004 0.7% +2.7%
2005 0.7% -0.9%
2006 0.7% -2.1%
2007 0.7% +2.2%
2008 0.7% -0.5%
2009 0.7% -3.5%
2010 0.7% +3.5%
2011 0.7% -0.2%
2012 0.7% +1.9%
2013 0.7% +2.8%
2014 0.7% +0.9%
2015 0.7% +1.1%
2016 0.8% +2.8%
2017 0.8% +3.6%
2018 0.8% -3.2%
2019 0.8% +3.7%

Philippines compared with similar countries

  • Philippines's 0.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8%, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
  • Philippines's 0.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.8%, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 3
2000s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 10
2010s 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 10

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 48 Türkiye 0.8% compare
  2. 49 Greece 0.8% compare
  3. 50 Dominican Republic 0.8% compare
  4. 52 Bangladesh 0.8% compare
  5. 53 Thailand 0.8% compare
  6. 54 Sri Lanka 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female in Philippines?
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female in Philippines was 0.8% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2019.
What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2002.
How does Philippines rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female?
Philippines ranks 51st out of 90 countries with data for 2019.
Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. 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 industry, aged 15-64, female (% of female workers in the industrial sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female (% of female workers in the industrial sector)
Unit
% of female workers in the industrial sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
90 places, 1,259 data points, 1970–2021
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