ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Philippines

Philippines: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 32.66 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
32.66 %
Change on year
down 4.0%
World rank
59th
of 79 countries
All-time high
45.73 %
in 2011
All-time low
30.85 %
in 2020
Years of data
17
2007–2023

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Philippines, 2007–2023

010203040502007201520232007: 45.4 %2008: 44.7 %2009: 45 %2010: 44.4 %2011: 45.7 %2012: 44.8 %2013: 43.7 %2014: 44 %2015: 41.6 %2016: 39.7 %2017: 36.4 %2018: 35 %2019: 33.8 %2020: 30.9 %2021: 32.5 %2022: 34 %2023: 32.7 %

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

Analysis

Philippines recorded 32.66 % for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in 2023.

That represents a change of down 4.0% on the previous year and down 25.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Philippines peaked at 45.73 % in 2011 and was at its lowest, 30.85 %, in 2020.

That places Philippines 59th 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 — Labour force participation rate by in Philippines, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, 15 to 24, rural areas — Value in Philippines, 2007 to 2023.
Year % Change
2007 45.38 %
2008 44.72 % -1.5%
2009 45.05 % +0.7%
2010 44.43 % -1.4%
2011 45.73 % +2.9%
2012 44.82 % -2.0%
2013 43.68 % -2.5%
2014 43.97 % +0.7%
2015 41.56 % -5.5%
2016 39.72 % -4.4%
2017 36.41 % -8.3%
2018 35.02 % -3.8%
2019 33.83 % -3.4%
2020 30.85 % -8.8%
2021 32.47 % +5.3%
2022 34.02 % +4.8%
2023 32.66 % -4.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 45.05 % 44.72 % 45.38 % 3
2010s 40.92 % 33.83 % 45.73 % 10
2020s 32.5 % 30.85 % 34.02 % 4

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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 32.66 % 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 45.73 % in 2011.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 30.85 % in 2020.
How does Philippines rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
Philippines ranks 59th 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 25.2%. 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 — Labour force participation rate by age, 15 to 24, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate 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, 1,542 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.