ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in Philippines
Philippines: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural was 9,972 1000 No in 2023. ▲ Rising
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in Philippines, 2007–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in Philippines is 9,972 1000 No, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 25.8% on the previous year and down 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in Philippines peaked at 14,613 1000 No in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9,972 1000 No, in 2023.
That places Philippines 7th out of 80 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in Philippines, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 11,346 1000 No | — |
| 2008 | 11,594 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 11,746 1000 No | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 11,999 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 12,295 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 12,438 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 12,582 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 12,395 1000 No | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 12,826 1000 No | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 14,462 1000 No | +12.8% |
| 2017 | 14,173 1000 No | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 14,513 1000 No | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 14,613 1000 No | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 12,281 1000 No | -16.0% |
| 2021 | 12,747 1000 No | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 13,446 1000 No | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 9,972 1000 No | -25.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11,562 1000 No | 11,346 1000 No | 11,746 1000 No | 3 |
| 2010s | 13,230 1000 No | 11,999 1000 No | 14,613 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,112 1000 No | 9,972 1000 No | 13,446 1000 No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 4 Bangladesh 32,225 1000 No compare
- 4 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1,097 1000 No compare
- 5 Egypt 14,794 1000 No compare
- 5 Republic of Moldova 416.57 1000 No compare
- 6 Thailand 11,696 1000 No compare
- 8 Russian Federation 8,931 1000 No compare
- 9 Mexico 8,073 1000 No compare
- 10 Germany 4,461 1000 No compare
More economy & growth data for Philippines
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.98 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 6.4 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 1.60 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 13.72 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 7.79 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -17.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 66.71 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 4.46 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in Philippines?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in Philippines was 9,972 1000 No in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 14,613 1000 No in 2019.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,972 1000 No in 2023.
- How does Philippines rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural?
- Philippines ranks 7th out of 80 countries with data for 2023.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural areas — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.