ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Philippines
Philippines: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 48.8 % 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
The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Philippines is 48.8 %, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Philippines peaked at 48.8 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 40.28 %, in 2020.
That places Philippines 52nd 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
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 46.58 % | — |
| 2008 | 45.69 % | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 46.51 % | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 46.68 % | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 47.03 % | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 46.38 % | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 45.7 % | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 46.41 % | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 45.71 % | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 44.8 % | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 41.55 % | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 41.86 % | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 42.96 % | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 40.28 % | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 42.56 % | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 48.29 % | +13.5% |
| 2023 | 48.8 % | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.26 % | 45.69 % | 46.58 % | 3 |
| 2010s | 44.91 % | 41.55 % | 47.03 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.98 % | 40.28 % | 48.8 % | 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)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 3,507 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 4.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.14 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 4,742 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 5.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 65.38 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 272,678 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.72 % 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 48.8 % 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 48.8 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.28 % in 2020.
- How does Philippines rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- Philippines ranks 52nd 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 6.8%. 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, total (15+), rural areas — Female — 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.