Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male in Philippines

Philippines: Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male was 0.1% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.1%
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
66th
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2002
All-time low
0.1%
in 2018
Years of data
23
1997–2019

Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male in Philippines, 1997–2019

00.050.10.150.21997200820191997: 0.164 % of male youth labor force1998: 0.158 % of male youth labor force1999: 0.169 % of male youth labor force2000: 0.183 % of male youth labor force2001: 0.208 % of male youth labor force2002: 0.218 % of male youth labor force2003: 0.208 % of male youth labor force2004: 0.158 % of male youth labor force2005: 0.156 % of male youth labor force2006: 0.168 % of male youth labor force2007: 0.157 % of male youth labor force2008: 0.162 % of male youth labor force2009: 0.162 % of male youth labor force2010: 0.165 % of male youth labor force2011: 0.152 % of male youth labor force2012: 0.149 % of male youth labor force2013: 0.151 % of male youth labor force2014: 0.149 % of male youth labor force2015: 0.143 % of male youth labor force2016: 0.127 % of male youth labor force2017: 0.137 % of male youth labor force2018: 0.126 % of male youth labor force2019: 0.128 % of male youth labor force

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

Analysis

In 2019, youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male in Philippines stood at 0.1%.

The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 21.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male in Philippines peaked at 0.2% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2018.

Philippines ranks 66th of 108 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male in Philippines, year by year

Annual values for Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male (% of male youth labor force) in Philippines, 1997 to 2019.
Year % of male youth labor force Change
1997 0.2%
1998 0.2% -3.6%
1999 0.2% +6.9%
2000 0.2% +8.4%
2001 0.2% +13.6%
2002 0.2% +4.7%
2003 0.2% -4.6%
2004 0.2% -24.2%
2005 0.2% -0.9%
2006 0.2% +7.1%
2007 0.2% -6.1%
2008 0.2% +3.0%
2009 0.2% +0.0%
2010 0.2% +1.6%
2011 0.2% -8.1%
2012 0.1% -1.7%
2013 0.2% +1.3%
2014 0.1% -1.6%
2015 0.1% -3.8%
2016 0.1% -11.2%
2017 0.1% +8.0%
2018 0.1% -7.9%
2019 0.1% +1.6%

Philippines compared with similar countries

  • Philippines's 0.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 60% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Philippines's 0.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1%, 1.4× the median. (8 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 3
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 10
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 10

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 63 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.1% compare
  2. 64 Belize 0.1%
  3. 65 Norway 0.1% compare
  4. 67 Kyrgyzstan 0.1% compare
  5. 68 Egypt 0.1% compare
  6. 69 Kenya 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male in Philippines?
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male in Philippines was 0.1% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2002.
What is the lowest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2018.
How does Philippines rank for youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male?
Philippines ranks 66th out of 108 countries with data for 2019.
Is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Philippines data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male (% of male youth labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male (% of male youth labor force)
Unit
% of male youth labor force
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,528 data points, 1970–2021
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