ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Philippines
Philippines: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of was 45.1 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Philippines, 2007–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 45.1 % for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Philippines peaked at 60.2 % in 2007 and was at its lowest, 43.5 %, in 2019.
That places Philippines 21st out of 72 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 — Share of employment by status of in Philippines, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 60.2 % | — |
| 2008 | 59.7 % | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 58.7 % | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 57.3 % | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 56.1 % | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 53.5 % | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 52 % | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 53 % | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 51 % | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 47.1 % | -7.6% |
| 2017 | 46.2 % | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 44.1 % | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 43.5 % | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 47.1 % | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 45.2 % | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 46.2 % | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 45.1 % | -2.4% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 45.1 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 44.5 %, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 45.1 % is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 59.5 %, 76% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.53 % | 58.7 % | 60.2 % | 3 |
| 2010s | 50.38 % | 43.5 % | 57.3 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.9 % | 45.1 % | 47.1 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 1.60 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 13.72 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 7.79 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -17.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 66.71 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 4.46 % change on previous year (2025)
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 45.1 % 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 60.2 % in 2007.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.5 % in 2019.
- How does Philippines rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of?
- Philippines ranks 21st 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 down 13.3%. 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 — Share of employment by status of employment, self-employed, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.