ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Philippines

Philippines: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by was 30.71 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
30.71 %
Change on year
down 4.4%
World rank
43rd
of 79 countries
All-time high
43.14 %
in 2011
All-time low
29.12 %
in 2020
Years of data
17
2007–2023

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Philippines, 2007–2023

0102030402007201520232007: 43.1 %2008: 42.1 %2009: 42.3 %2010: 41.8 %2011: 43.1 %2012: 42.2 %2013: 41.1 %2014: 41.3 %2015: 39.2 %2016: 37.4 %2017: 34.4 %2018: 33.2 %2019: 31.9 %2020: 29.1 %2021: 30.3 %2022: 32.1 %2023: 30.7 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2023, ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Philippines stood at 30.71 %.

That represents a change of down 4.4% on the previous year and down 25.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Philippines peaked at 43.14 % in 2011 and was at its lowest, 29.12 %, in 2020.

That places Philippines 43rd out of 79 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Philippines, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, 15 to 24, rural areas — Value in Philippines, 2007 to 2023.
Year % Change
2007 43.08 %
2008 42.14 % -2.2%
2009 42.34 % +0.5%
2010 41.8 % -1.3%
2011 43.14 % +3.2%
2012 42.17 % -2.2%
2013 41.15 % -2.4%
2014 41.26 % +0.3%
2015 39.22 % -4.9%
2016 37.39 % -4.7%
2017 34.39 % -8.0%
2018 33.17 % -3.5%
2019 31.87 % -3.9%
2020 29.12 % -8.6%
2021 30.32 % +4.1%
2022 32.14 % +6.0%
2023 30.71 % -4.4%

Philippines compared with similar countries

  • Philippines's 30.71 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 34.35 %, 89% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Philippines's 30.71 % is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 41.92 %, 73% of the median. (7 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 42.52 % 42.14 % 43.08 % 3
2010s 38.56 % 31.87 % 43.14 % 10
2020s 30.57 % 29.12 % 32.14 % 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Philippines?
Ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Philippines was 30.71 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 43.14 % in 2011.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 29.12 % in 2020.
How does Philippines rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by?
Philippines ranks 43rd out of 79 countries with data for 2023.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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-to-population ratio by age, 15 to 24, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, 15 to 24, rural areas — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
86 places, 1,539 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.