ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in Philippines

Philippines: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural was 16,369 1000 No in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
16,369 1000 No
Change on year
down 25.2%
World rank
9th
of 82 countries
All-time high
23,031 1000 No
in 2019
All-time low
16,369 1000 No
in 2023
Years of data
17
2007–2023

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in Philippines, 2007–2023

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k2007201520232007: 17.7k 1000 No2008: 18.0k 1000 No2009: 18.3k 1000 No2010: 18.8k 1000 No2011: 19.3k 1000 No2012: 19.5k 1000 No2013: 19.7k 1000 No2014: 19.5k 1000 No2015: 20.2k 1000 No2016: 22.8k 1000 No2017: 21.9k 1000 No2018: 22.7k 1000 No2019: 23.0k 1000 No2020: 19.3k 1000 No2021: 20.1k 1000 No2022: 21.9k 1000 No2023: 16.4k 1000 No

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.

Analysis

In 2023, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in Philippines stood at 16,369 1000 No. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of down 25.2% on the previous year and down 17.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in Philippines peaked at 23,031 1000 No in 2019 and was at its lowest, 16,369 1000 No, in 2023.

That places Philippines 9th out of 82 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

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural areas — Value in Philippines, 2007 to 2023.
Year 1000 No Change
2007 17,674 1000 No
2008 17,959 1000 No +1.6%
2009 18,330 1000 No +2.1%
2010 18,824 1000 No +2.7%
2011 19,329 1000 No +2.7%
2012 19,525 1000 No +1.0%
2013 19,734 1000 No +1.1%
2014 19,549 1000 No -0.9%
2015 20,219 1000 No +3.4%
2016 22,772 1000 No +12.6%
2017 21,941 1000 No -3.6%
2018 22,655 1000 No +3.3%
2019 23,031 1000 No +1.7%
2020 19,250 1000 No -16.4%
2021 20,113 1000 No +4.5%
2022 21,891 1000 No +8.8%
2023 16,369 1000 No -25.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 17,988 1000 No 17,674 1000 No 18,330 1000 No 3
2010s 20,758 1000 No 18,824 1000 No 23,031 1000 No 10
2020s 19,406 1000 No 16,369 1000 No 21,891 1000 No 4

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 6 Pakistan 50,927 1000 No compare
  2. 7 Thailand 21,268 1000 No compare
  3. 8 Egypt 19,268 1000 No compare
  4. 10 Russian Federation 16,358 1000 No compare
  5. 11 Mexico 12,147 1000 No compare
  6. 12 Germany 8,387 1000 No compare

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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 16,369 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 23,031 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 16,369 1000 No in 2023.
How does Philippines rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural?
Philippines ranks 9th out of 82 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 17.1%. 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 — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural areas — Value
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
90 places, 1,601 data points, 1987–2025
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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.