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

Philippines: Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural was 0.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.6%
Change on year
up 4.7%
World rank
42nd
of 84 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2019
All-time low
0.3%
in 1997
Years of data
22
1997–2019

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

00.20.40.61997200820191997: 0.313 % of rural employed youth aged 15-241998: 0.324 % of rural employed youth aged 15-241999: 0.334 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242000: 0.332 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242001: 0.37 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242002: 0.36 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242003: 0.344 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242004: 0.34 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242005: 0.351 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242007: 0.349 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242008: 0.353 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242009: 0.364 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242010: 0.392 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242011: 0.391 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242012: 0.41 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242013: 0.437 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242014: 0.444 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242015: 0.478 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242016: 0.548 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242017: 0.607 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242018: 0.613 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242019: 0.642 % of rural employed youth aged 15-24

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural in Philippines is 0.6%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 76.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural in Philippines peaked at 0.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1997.

That places Philippines 42nd out of 84 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 wage employment, aged 15-24, rural in Philippines, year by year

Annual values for Youth in non-agricultural wage 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 0.3%
1998 0.3% +3.4%
1999 0.3% +3.1%
2000 0.3% -0.5%
2001 0.4% +11.4%
2002 0.4% -2.7%
2003 0.3% -4.4%
2004 0.3% -1.1%
2005 0.4% +3.2%
2007 0.3% -0.6%
2008 0.4% +1.1%
2009 0.4% +3.2%
2010 0.4% +7.7%
2011 0.4% -0.1%
2012 0.4% +4.7%
2013 0.4% +6.6%
2014 0.4% +1.7%
2015 0.5% +7.7%
2016 0.5% +14.6%
2017 0.6% +10.8%
2018 0.6% +1.0%
2019 0.6% +4.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 3
2000s 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 9
2010s 0.5% 0.4% 0.6% 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural in Philippines?
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural in Philippines was 0.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2019.
What is the lowest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1997.
How does Philippines rank for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural?
Philippines ranks 42nd out of 84 countries with data for 2019.
Is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is up 76.5%. 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 wage 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 wage 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
84 places, 1,136 data points, 1970–2021
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