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

Philippines: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by was 71.59 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
71.59 %
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
24th
of 79 countries
All-time high
77.73 %
in 2007
All-time low
67.09 %
in 2020
Years of data
17
2007–2023

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

0204060802007201520232007: 77.7 %2008: 77.4 %2009: 76.9 %2010: 76.3 %2011: 76.9 %2012: 76.1 %2013: 75.5 %2014: 75.7 %2015: 74.5 %2016: 73.8 %2017: 71.6 %2018: 70.9 %2019: 70.7 %2020: 67.1 %2021: 69.1 %2022: 72.3 %2023: 71.6 %

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 71.59 %.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Philippines peaked at 77.73 % in 2007 and was at its lowest, 67.09 %, in 2020.

Philippines ranks 24th of 79 countries on this measure, 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, total (15+), rural areas — Male — Value in Philippines, 2007 to 2023.
Year % Change
2007 77.73 %
2008 77.44 % -0.4%
2009 76.86 % -0.7%
2010 76.32 % -0.7%
2011 76.93 % +0.8%
2012 76.12 % -1.1%
2013 75.53 % -0.8%
2014 75.67 % +0.2%
2015 74.47 % -1.6%
2016 73.79 % -0.9%
2017 71.64 % -2.9%
2018 70.87 % -1.1%
2019 70.66 % -0.3%
2020 67.09 % -5.1%
2021 69.06 % +2.9%
2022 72.3 % +4.7%
2023 71.59 % -1.0%

Philippines compared with similar countries

  • Philippines's 71.59 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 73.88 %, 97% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Philippines's 71.59 % is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 77.68 %, 92% of the median. (7 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 77.34 % 76.86 % 77.73 % 3
2010s 74.2 % 70.66 % 76.93 % 10
2020s 70.01 % 67.09 % 72.3 % 4

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 21 Republic of Korea 74.37 % compare
  2. 22 Bhutan 72.85 % compare
  3. 23 Angola 72.37 % compare
  4. 25 Switzerland 71.45 % compare
  5. 26 Egypt 71.21 % compare
  6. 27 Jamaica 71.01 % compare

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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 71.59 % 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 77.73 % in 2007.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 67.09 % in 2020.
How does Philippines rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by?
Philippines ranks 24th 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 5.2%. 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, total (15+), rural areas — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, total (15+), rural areas — Male — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
86 places, 1,543 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.