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

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

Latest (2019)
0.9%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
65th
of 86 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2018
All-time low
0.8%
in 1999
Years of data
22
1997–2019

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

00.20.40.60.811997200820191997: 0.851 % of urban employed youth aged 15-241998: 0.854 % of urban employed youth aged 15-241999: 0.845 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242000: 0.853 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242001: 0.865 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242002: 0.856 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242003: 0.848 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242004: 0.878 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242005: 0.866 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242007: 0.868 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242008: 0.866 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242009: 0.87 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242010: 0.881 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242011: 0.876 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242012: 0.881 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242013: 0.891 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242014: 0.897 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242015: 0.908 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242016: 0.91 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242017: 0.911 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242018: 0.917 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242019: 0.914 % of urban employed youth aged 15-24

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

Analysis

Philippines recorded 0.9% for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, urban in 2019.

The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, urban in Philippines peaked at 0.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1999.

Philippines ranks 65th of 86 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, urban (% of urban employed youth aged 15-24) in Philippines, 1997 to 2019.
Year % of urban employed youth aged 15-24 Change
1997 0.9%
1998 0.9% +0.3%
1999 0.8% -1.1%
2000 0.9% +1.0%
2001 0.9% +1.5%
2002 0.9% -1.1%
2003 0.8% -0.9%
2004 0.9% +3.5%
2005 0.9% -1.4%
2007 0.9% +0.3%
2008 0.9% -0.3%
2009 0.9% +0.5%
2010 0.9% +1.2%
2011 0.9% -0.5%
2012 0.9% +0.5%
2013 0.9% +1.1%
2014 0.9% +0.7%
2015 0.9% +1.2%
2016 0.9% +0.2%
2017 0.9% +0.1%
2018 0.9% +0.7%
2019 0.9% -0.3%

Philippines compared with similar countries

  • Philippines's 0.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.0%, 96% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
  • Philippines's 0.9% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9%, 99% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 62 Chile 0.9% compare
  2. 63 Georgia 0.9% compare
  3. 64 Uruguay 0.9% compare
  4. 66 Honduras 0.9% compare
  5. 67 Ukraine 0.9% compare
  6. 68 Cambodia 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, urban in Philippines?
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, urban in Philippines was 0.9% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, urban recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2018.
What is the lowest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, urban recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1999.
How does Philippines rank for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, urban?
Philippines ranks 65th out of 86 countries with data for 2019.
Is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, urban rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. 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 in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, urban (% of urban 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, urban (% of urban employed youth aged 15-24)
Unit
% of urban employed youth aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
86 places, 1,159 data points, 1970–2021
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