ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Philippines

Philippines: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of was 54.9 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
54.9 %
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
50th
of 72 countries
All-time high
56.5 %
in 2019
All-time low
39.8 %
in 2007
Years of data
17
2007–2023

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Philippines, 2007–2023

02040602007201520232007: 39.8 %2008: 40.3 %2009: 41.3 %2010: 42.7 %2011: 43.9 %2012: 46.5 %2013: 48 %2014: 47 %2015: 49 %2016: 52.9 %2017: 53.8 %2018: 55.9 %2019: 56.5 %2020: 52.9 %2021: 54.8 %2022: 53.8 %2023: 54.9 %

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Philippines is 54.9 %, measured in 2023.

The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Philippines peaked at 56.5 % in 2019 and was at its lowest, 39.8 %, in 2007.

Philippines ranks 50th of 72 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Philippines, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value in Philippines, 2007 to 2023.
Year % Change
2007 39.8 %
2008 40.3 % +1.3%
2009 41.3 % +2.5%
2010 42.7 % +3.4%
2011 43.9 % +2.8%
2012 46.5 % +5.9%
2013 48 % +3.2%
2014 47 % -2.1%
2015 49 % +4.3%
2016 52.9 % +8.0%
2017 53.8 % +1.7%
2018 55.9 % +3.9%
2019 56.5 % +1.1%
2020 52.9 % -6.4%
2021 54.8 % +3.6%
2022 53.8 % -1.8%
2023 54.9 % +2.0%

Philippines compared with similar countries

  • Philippines's 54.9 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 54.9 %, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
  • Philippines's 54.9 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 40.5 %, 1.4× the median. (5 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 40.47 % 39.8 % 41.3 % 3
2010s 49.62 % 42.7 % 56.5 % 10
2020s 54.1 % 52.9 % 54.9 % 4

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 47 Sri Lanka 57.5 % compare
  2. 48 Jamaica 55.4 % compare
  3. 49 Mexico 55.3 % compare
  4. 51 Uruguay 54.4 % compare
  5. 52 Guatemala 51.9 % compare
  6. 53 Dominican Republic 49.3 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Philippines?
Ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Philippines was 54.9 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 56.5 % in 2019.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 39.8 % in 2007.
How does Philippines rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of?
Philippines ranks 50th out of 72 countries with data for 2023.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 — Share of employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
78 places, 1,462 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.