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

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

Latest (2019)
0.9%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
36th
of 97 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2019
All-time low
0.7%
in 2002
Years of data
22
1997–2019

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

00.20.40.60.81997200820191997: 0.765 % of urban youth labor force1998: 0.772 % of urban youth labor force1999: 0.759 % of urban youth labor force2000: 0.754 % of urban youth labor force2001: 0.709 % of urban youth labor force2002: 0.699 % of urban youth labor force2003: 0.705 % of urban youth labor force2004: 0.77 % of urban youth labor force2005: 0.771 % of urban youth labor force2007: 0.779 % of urban youth labor force2008: 0.767 % of urban youth labor force2009: 0.765 % of urban youth labor force2010: 0.768 % of urban youth labor force2011: 0.786 % of urban youth labor force2012: 0.79 % of urban youth labor force2013: 0.792 % of urban youth labor force2014: 0.797 % of urban youth labor force2015: 0.812 % of urban youth labor force2016: 0.838 % of urban youth labor force2017: 0.836 % of urban youth labor force2018: 0.852 % of urban youth labor force2019: 0.858 % of urban youth labor force

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

Analysis

In 2019, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Philippines stood at 0.9%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Philippines peaked at 0.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2002.

That places Philippines 36th out of 97 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban (% of urban youth labor force) in Philippines, 1997 to 2019.
Year % of urban youth labor force Change
1997 0.8%
1998 0.8% +0.9%
1999 0.8% -1.7%
2000 0.8% -0.7%
2001 0.7% -6.0%
2002 0.7% -1.4%
2003 0.7% +0.9%
2004 0.8% +9.2%
2005 0.8% +0.2%
2007 0.8% +1.0%
2008 0.8% -1.6%
2009 0.8% -0.2%
2010 0.8% +0.4%
2011 0.8% +2.4%
2012 0.8% +0.5%
2013 0.8% +0.2%
2014 0.8% +0.7%
2015 0.8% +1.9%
2016 0.8% +3.1%
2017 0.8% -0.2%
2018 0.9% +1.9%
2019 0.9% +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 3
2000s 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 9
2010s 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 10

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 33 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.9% compare
  2. 34 Peru 0.9% compare
  3. 35 Latvia 0.9% compare
  4. 37 Uganda 0.8% compare
  5. 38 Nicaragua 0.8% compare
  6. 39 Estonia 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Philippines?
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Philippines was 0.9% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2019.
What is the lowest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2002.
How does Philippines rank for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban?
Philippines ranks 36th out of 97 countries with data for 2019.
Is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. 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, urban (% of urban youth labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban (% of urban youth labor force)
Unit
% of urban youth labor force
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,339 data points, 1970–2021
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