Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural in Philippines

Philippines: Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural was 0.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.7%
Change on year
up 4.1%
World rank
46th
of 86 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2019
All-time low
0.4%
in 1997
Years of data
22
1997–2019

Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural in Philippines, 1997–2019

00.20.40.61997200820191997: 0.377 % of rural employed youth aged 15-241998: 0.387 % of rural employed youth aged 15-241999: 0.39 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242000: 0.397 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242001: 0.429 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242002: 0.428 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242003: 0.415 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242004: 0.41 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242005: 0.424 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242007: 0.415 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242008: 0.42 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242009: 0.432 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242010: 0.454 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242011: 0.46 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242012: 0.472 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242013: 0.496 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242014: 0.506 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242015: 0.534 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242016: 0.597 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242017: 0.649 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242018: 0.658 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242019: 0.685 % of rural employed youth aged 15-24

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural employed youth aged 15-24.

Analysis

In 2019, youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural in Philippines stood at 0.7%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and up 58.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural in Philippines peaked at 0.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1997.

That places Philippines 46th out of 86 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 in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural in Philippines, year by year

Annual values for Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural employed youth aged 15-24) in Philippines, 1997 to 2019.
Year % of rural employed youth aged 15-24 Change
1997 0.4%
1998 0.4% +2.8%
1999 0.4% +0.8%
2000 0.4% +1.7%
2001 0.4% +8.1%
2002 0.4% -0.3%
2003 0.4% -3.0%
2004 0.4% -1.1%
2005 0.4% +3.4%
2007 0.4% -2.0%
2008 0.4% +1.2%
2009 0.4% +2.8%
2010 0.5% +5.3%
2011 0.5% +1.2%
2012 0.5% +2.6%
2013 0.5% +5.1%
2014 0.5% +2.0%
2015 0.5% +5.6%
2016 0.6% +11.8%
2017 0.6% +8.7%
2018 0.7% +1.3%
2019 0.7% +4.1%

Philippines compared with similar countries

  • Philippines's 0.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6%, 1.1× the median. (26 countries reporting)
  • Philippines's 0.7% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6%, 1.1× the median. (7 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 3
2000s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 9
2010s 0.6% 0.5% 0.7% 10

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 43 Costa Rica 0.7% compare
  2. 44 Tunisia 0.7% compare
  3. 45 Bangladesh 0.7% compare
  4. 47 Egypt 0.6% compare
  5. 48 Dominican Republic 0.6% compare
  6. 49 Indonesia 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural in Philippines?
Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural in Philippines was 0.7% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2019.
What is the lowest youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1997.
How does Philippines rank for youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural?
Philippines ranks 46th out of 86 countries with data for 2019.
Is youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is up 58.6%. 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 in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural employed youth aged 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural employed youth aged 15-24)
Unit
% of rural employed youth aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
86 places, 1,157 data points, 1970–2021
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