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

Philippines: Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, total was 0.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.8%
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
58th
of 92 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2019
All-time low
0.5%
in 1997
Years of data
23
1997–2019

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

00.20.40.60.81997200820191997: 0.548 % of total employed youth aged 15-241998: 0.56 % of total employed youth aged 15-241999: 0.555 % of total employed youth aged 15-242000: 0.562 % of total employed youth aged 15-242001: 0.591 % of total employed youth aged 15-242002: 0.575 % of total employed youth aged 15-242003: 0.567 % of total employed youth aged 15-242004: 0.572 % of total employed youth aged 15-242005: 0.572 % of total employed youth aged 15-242006: 0.57 % of total employed youth aged 15-242007: 0.571 % of total employed youth aged 15-242008: 0.573 % of total employed youth aged 15-242009: 0.583 % of total employed youth aged 15-242010: 0.603 % of total employed youth aged 15-242011: 0.605 % of total employed youth aged 15-242012: 0.612 % of total employed youth aged 15-242013: 0.633 % of total employed youth aged 15-242014: 0.645 % of total employed youth aged 15-242015: 0.668 % of total employed youth aged 15-242016: 0.706 % of total employed youth aged 15-242017: 0.742 % of total employed youth aged 15-242018: 0.747 % of total employed youth aged 15-242019: 0.765 % of total employed youth aged 15-24

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

Analysis

Philippines recorded 0.8% for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, total in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 31.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, total in Philippines peaked at 0.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1997.

Philippines ranks 58th of 92 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, total in Philippines, year by year

Annual values for Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, total (% of total employed youth aged 15-24) in Philippines, 1997 to 2019.
Year % of total employed youth aged 15-24 Change
1997 0.5%
1998 0.6% +2.2%
1999 0.6% -0.9%
2000 0.6% +1.3%
2001 0.6% +5.2%
2002 0.6% -2.7%
2003 0.6% -1.4%
2004 0.6% +0.9%
2005 0.6% -0.0%
2006 0.6% -0.3%
2007 0.6% +0.2%
2008 0.6% +0.3%
2009 0.6% +1.8%
2010 0.6% +3.4%
2011 0.6% +0.2%
2012 0.6% +1.3%
2013 0.6% +3.4%
2014 0.6% +1.9%
2015 0.7% +3.5%
2016 0.7% +5.7%
2017 0.7% +5.1%
2018 0.7% +0.7%
2019 0.8% +2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 3
2000s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 10
2010s 0.7% 0.6% 0.8% 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, total in Philippines?
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, total in Philippines was 0.8% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, total recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2019.
What is the lowest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, total recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1997.
How does Philippines rank for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, total?
Philippines ranks 58th out of 92 countries with data for 2019.
Is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, total rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.2%. 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 in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, total (% of total employed youth aged 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, total (% of total employed youth aged 15-24)
Unit
% of total employed youth aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
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Coverage
92 places, 1,346 data points, 1970–2021
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