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

Philippines: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 89.12 % in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
89.12 %
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
63rd
of 79 countries
All-time high
91.54 %
in 2007
All-time low
83.97 %
in 2020
Years of data
17
2007–2023

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

0204060801002007201520232007: 91.5 %2008: 91.3 %2009: 90.9 %2010: 90.3 %2011: 90.2 %2012: 90 %2013: 89.6 %2014: 89.8 %2015: 89.3 %2016: 89.1 %2017: 88.1 %2018: 87.7 %2019: 88 %2020: 84 %2021: 86.3 %2022: 89.5 %2023: 89.1 %

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

Analysis

Philippines recorded 89.12 % for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Philippines peaked at 91.54 % in 2007 and was at its lowest, 83.97 %, in 2020.

Philippines ranks 63rd of 79 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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, 25 to 54, rural areas — Male — Value in Philippines, 2007 to 2023.
Year % Change
2007 91.54 %
2008 91.29 % -0.3%
2009 90.86 % -0.5%
2010 90.35 % -0.6%
2011 90.25 % -0.1%
2012 90.02 % -0.3%
2013 89.57 % -0.5%
2014 89.79 % +0.2%
2015 89.28 % -0.6%
2016 89.12 % -0.2%
2017 88.13 % -1.1%
2018 87.74 % -0.4%
2019 88.02 % +0.3%
2020 83.97 % -4.6%
2021 86.28 % +2.8%
2022 89.54 % +3.8%
2023 89.12 % -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 91.23 % 90.86 % 91.54 % 3
2010s 89.23 % 87.74 % 90.35 % 10
2020s 87.23 % 83.97 % 89.54 % 4

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 60 Lithuania 89.55 % compare
  2. 61 Republic of Korea 89.52 % compare
  3. 62 North Macedonia 89.37 % compare
  4. 64 Italy 89.09 % compare
  5. 65 Armenia 88.34 % compare
  6. 66 Australia 88.02 % compare

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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 89.12 % 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 91.54 % in 2007.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 83.97 % in 2020.
How does Philippines rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
Philippines ranks 63rd 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 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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, 25 to 54, rural areas — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, 25 to 54, 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, 1,544 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.