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

Philippines: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 75.8 % in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
75.8 %
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
62nd
of 79 countries
All-time high
75.8 %
in 2023
All-time low
67.77 %
in 2020
Years of data
17
2007–2023

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

0204060802007201520232007: 73.8 %2008: 73.2 %2009: 73.4 %2010: 73.1 %2011: 73.2 %2012: 72.9 %2013: 72.5 %2014: 73 %2015: 72.5 %2016: 72.2 %2017: 70.1 %2018: 70 %2019: 71 %2020: 67.8 %2021: 70.4 %2022: 75.5 %2023: 75.8 %

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 75.8 %. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Philippines peaked at 75.8 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 67.77 %, in 2020.

Philippines ranks 62nd 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 — Value in Philippines, 2007 to 2023.
Year % Change
2007 73.79 %
2008 73.25 % -0.7%
2009 73.41 % +0.2%
2010 73.13 % -0.4%
2011 73.2 % +0.1%
2012 72.93 % -0.4%
2013 72.46 % -0.6%
2014 72.95 % +0.7%
2015 72.55 % -0.5%
2016 72.18 % -0.5%
2017 70.08 % -2.9%
2018 69.96 % -0.2%
2019 71.03 % +1.5%
2020 67.77 % -4.6%
2021 70.4 % +3.9%
2022 75.54 % +7.3%
2023 75.8 % +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 73.48 % 73.25 % 73.79 % 3
2010s 72.05 % 69.96 % 73.2 % 10
2020s 72.38 % 67.77 % 75.8 % 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 75.8 % 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 75.8 % in 2023.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 67.77 % in 2020.
How does Philippines rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
Philippines ranks 62nd 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 up 4.6%. 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 — 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 — 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.