Employment-to-population ratio — all countries

Employment-to-population ratio — Philippines

Employment-to-population ratio in the Philippines in 2025 — 59.98%. Ranked 73 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 0.85 pp.

2025 59.98% −0.07 pp vs 2024
World rank 73of 182
Period maximum 60.07%2023
Period minimum 53.37%2020

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Employment-to-population ratio — Philippines, 1991–202552545658606219911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 59.13%1992: 59.1%1993: 59.09%1994: 59.11%1995: 59.12%1996: 59.09%1997: 59.05%1998: 59.04%1999: 59%2000: 58.95%2001: 58.98%2002: 58.99%2003: 58.99%2004: 59.34%2005: 59.25%2006: 58.93%2007: 59.16%2008: 58.79%2009: 59.07%2010: 59.22%2011: 60%2012: 59.57%2013: 59.3%2014: 59.93%2015: 59.52%2016: 59.93%2017: 57.63%2018: 57.6%2019: 58.12%2020: 53.37%2021: 54.55%2022: 59.84%2023: 60.07%2024: 60.05%2025: 59.98%
Change over the period: +0.85 pp Annual average: 0.02 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Philippines

Philippines 59.98%
World 58.06%
South-Eastern Asia computed 65.05%
Employment-to-population ratio — Philippines, by year Philippines All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 59.98 −0.07 pp
2024 60.05 −0.02 pp
2023 60.07 +0.23 pp
2022 59.84 +5.29 pp
2021 54.55 +1.19 pp
2020 53.37 −4.75 pp
2019 58.12 +0.51 pp
2018 57.6 −0.03 pp
2017 57.63 −2.3 pp
2016 59.93 +0.41 pp
2015 59.52 −0.41 pp
2014 59.93 +0.64 pp
2013 59.3 −0.27 pp
2012 59.57 −0.42 pp
2011 60 +0.77 pp
2010 59.22 +0.16 pp
2009 59.07 +0.27 pp
2008 58.79 −0.36 pp
2007 59.16 +0.23 pp
2006 58.93 −0.32 pp
2005 59.25 −0.09 pp
2004 59.34 +0.35 pp
2003 58.99 −0.01 pp
2002 58.99 +0.02 pp
2001 58.98 +0.03 pp
2000 58.95 −0.05 pp
1999 59 −0.05 pp
1998 59.04 −0 pp
1997 59.05 −0.05 pp
1996 59.09 −0.02 pp
1995 59.12 +0.01 pp
1994 59.11 +0.02 pp
1993 59.09 −0.01 pp
1992 59.1 −0.04 pp
1991 59.13

About the indicator

The ratio of the employed to the population aged 15 and over. Unlike the unemployment rate it does not depend on whether a person is looking for work, so it captures the actual involvement of the population in the economy better. Employment and unemployment together give the full picture: low unemployment alongside low employment means mass withdrawal from the labor force.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.