Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male in Philippines

Philippines: Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male was 0.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.9%
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
43rd
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2018
All-time low
0.8%
in 2002
Years of data
23
1997–2019

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male in Philippines, 1997–2019

00.20.40.60.81997200820191997: 0.836 % of male youth labor force1998: 0.842 % of male youth labor force1999: 0.831 % of male youth labor force2000: 0.817 % of male youth labor force2001: 0.792 % of male youth labor force2002: 0.782 % of male youth labor force2003: 0.792 % of male youth labor force2004: 0.842 % of male youth labor force2005: 0.844 % of male youth labor force2006: 0.832 % of male youth labor force2007: 0.843 % of male youth labor force2008: 0.838 % of male youth labor force2009: 0.838 % of male youth labor force2010: 0.835 % of male youth labor force2011: 0.848 % of male youth labor force2012: 0.851 % of male youth labor force2013: 0.849 % of male youth labor force2014: 0.851 % of male youth labor force2015: 0.857 % of male youth labor force2016: 0.873 % of male youth labor force2017: 0.863 % of male youth labor force2018: 0.874 % of male youth labor force2019: 0.872 % of male youth labor force

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of male youth labor force.

Analysis

Philippines recorded 0.9% for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male in 2019.

The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male in Philippines peaked at 0.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2002.

That places Philippines 43rd out of 108 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.

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male in Philippines, year by year

Annual values for Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male (% of male youth labor force) in Philippines, 1997 to 2019.
Year % of male youth labor force Change
1997 0.8%
1998 0.8% +0.7%
1999 0.8% -1.3%
2000 0.8% -1.7%
2001 0.8% -3.1%
2002 0.8% -1.2%
2003 0.8% +1.3%
2004 0.8% +6.4%
2005 0.8% +0.2%
2006 0.8% -1.3%
2007 0.8% +1.2%
2008 0.8% -0.6%
2009 0.8% -0.0%
2010 0.8% -0.3%
2011 0.8% +1.6%
2012 0.9% +0.3%
2013 0.8% -0.2%
2014 0.9% +0.3%
2015 0.9% +0.7%
2016 0.9% +1.9%
2017 0.9% -1.2%
2018 0.9% +1.3%
2019 0.9% -0.2%

Philippines compared with similar countries

  • Philippines's 0.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8%, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Philippines's 0.9% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9%, 96% of the median. (8 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 3
2000s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 10
2010s 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 10

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 40 Kenya 0.9% compare
  2. 41 Egypt 0.9% compare
  3. 42 Kyrgyzstan 0.9% compare
  4. 44 Norway 0.9% compare
  5. 45 Belize 0.9%
  6. 46 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male in Philippines?
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male in Philippines was 0.9% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2018.
What is the lowest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2002.
How does Philippines rank for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male?
Philippines ranks 43rd out of 108 countries with data for 2019.
Is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. 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 Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male (% of male youth labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male (% of male youth labor force)
Unit
% of male youth labor force
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,528 data points, 1970–2021
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