ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Philippines
Philippines: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 41.17 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Philippines, 2007–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Philippines stood at 41.17 %.
That represents a change of down 4.6% on the previous year and down 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Philippines peaked at 59.44 % in 2011 and was at its lowest, 39.73 %, in 2020.
Philippines ranks 49th 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 — Labour force participation rate by in Philippines, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 59.17 % | — |
| 2008 | 58.84 % | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 58.48 % | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 57.41 % | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 59.44 % | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 58.16 % | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 57.14 % | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 57.24 % | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 53.76 % | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 51.68 % | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 47.75 % | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 45.19 % | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 43.02 % | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 39.73 % | -7.6% |
| 2021 | 41.8 % | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 43.14 % | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 41.17 % | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.83 % | 58.48 % | 59.17 % | 3 |
| 2010s | 53.08 % | 43.02 % | 59.44 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.46 % | 39.73 % | 43.14 % | 4 |
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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 — labour force participation rate by in Philippines?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Philippines was 41.17 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 59.44 % in 2011.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.73 % in 2020.
- How does Philippines rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- Philippines ranks 49th out of 79 countries with data for 2023.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.9%. 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 — Labour force participation rate by age, 15 to 24, rural areas — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.