Wage workers, aged 25-64 in Philippines

Philippines: Wage workers, aged 25-64 was 0.6% in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
0.6%
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
64th
of 105 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2019
All-time low
0.5%
in 2002
Years of data
23
1997–2019

Wage workers, aged 25-64 in Philippines, 1997–2019

00.20.40.61997200820191997: 0.485 % of employed population aged 25-641998: 0.483 % of employed population aged 25-641999: 0.487 % of employed population aged 25-642000: 0.487 % of employed population aged 25-642001: 0.5 % of employed population aged 25-642002: 0.476 % of employed population aged 25-642003: 0.49 % of employed population aged 25-642004: 0.511 % of employed population aged 25-642005: 0.496 % of employed population aged 25-642006: 0.501 % of employed population aged 25-642007: 0.512 % of employed population aged 25-642008: 0.515 % of employed population aged 25-642009: 0.525 % of employed population aged 25-642010: 0.536 % of employed population aged 25-642011: 0.543 % of employed population aged 25-642012: 0.564 % of employed population aged 25-642013: 0.575 % of employed population aged 25-642014: 0.57 % of employed population aged 25-642015: 0.584 % of employed population aged 25-642016: 0.61 % of employed population aged 25-642017: 0.618 % of employed population aged 25-642018: 0.633 % of employed population aged 25-642019: 0.639 % of employed population aged 25-64

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population aged 25-64.

Analysis

In 2019, wage workers, aged 25-64 in Philippines stood at 0.6%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 25-64 in Philippines peaked at 0.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2002.

That places Philippines 64th out of 105 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 3
2000s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 10
2010s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 10

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 61 Mongolia 0.7% compare
  2. 62 Brazil 0.7% compare
  3. 63 Guatemala 0.7% compare
  4. 65 Belize 0.6%
  5. 66 Panama 0.6% compare
  6. 67 El Salvador 0.6% compare

See the full ranking of 105 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 25-64 in Philippines?
Wage workers, aged 25-64 in Philippines was 0.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 25-64 recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2019.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 25-64 recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2002.
How does Philippines rank for wage workers, aged 25-64?
Philippines ranks 64th out of 105 countries with data for 2019.
Is wage workers, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. 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 workers, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64)
Unit
% of employed population aged 25-64
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
105 places, 1,488 data points, 1970–2021
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