Labor force participation rate — all countries

Labor force participation rate — Philippines

Labor force participation rate in the Philippines in 2025 — 61.35%. Ranked 95 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 0.01 pp.

2025 61.35% −0.05 pp vs 2024
World rank 95of 182
Period maximum 62.23%2011
Period minimum 54.75%2020

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Labor force participation rate — Philippines, 1990–202554565860626419901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 61.36%1991: 61.42%1992: 61.46%1993: 61.47%1994: 61.42%1995: 61.37%1996: 61.3%1997: 61.25%1998: 61.31%1999: 61.3%2000: 61.26%2001: 61.24%2002: 61.21%2003: 61.14%2004: 61.52%2005: 61.59%2006: 61.42%2007: 61.26%2008: 61.07%2009: 61.44%2010: 61.43%2011: 62.23%2012: 61.73%2013: 61.45%2014: 62.17%2015: 61.41%2016: 61.59%2017: 59.14%2018: 58.98%2019: 59.44%2020: 54.75%2021: 56.47%2022: 61.44%2023: 61.42%2024: 61.4%2025: 61.35%
Change over the period: −0.01 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Philippines 61.35%
World 60.98%
South-Eastern Asia computed 66.68%
Labor force participation rate — Philippines, by year Philippines All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 61.35 −0.05 pp
2024 61.4 −0.02 pp
2023 61.42 −0.02 pp
2022 61.44 +4.97 pp
2021 56.47 +1.72 pp
2020 54.75 −4.7 pp
2019 59.44 +0.46 pp
2018 58.98 −0.16 pp
2017 59.14 −2.45 pp
2016 61.59 +0.19 pp
2015 61.41 −0.77 pp
2014 62.17 +0.73 pp
2013 61.45 −0.29 pp
2012 61.73 −0.5 pp
2011 62.23 +0.8 pp
2010 61.43 −0 pp
2009 61.44 +0.37 pp
2008 61.07 −0.19 pp
2007 61.26 −0.16 pp
2006 61.42 −0.17 pp
2005 61.59 +0.06 pp
2004 61.52 +0.38 pp
2003 61.14 −0.06 pp
2002 61.21 −0.03 pp
2001 61.24 −0.02 pp
2000 61.26 −0.04 pp
1999 61.3 −0.02 pp
1998 61.31 +0.06 pp
1997 61.25 −0.06 pp
1996 61.3 −0.07 pp
1995 61.37 −0.05 pp
1994 61.42 −0.04 pp
1993 61.47 +0.01 pp
1992 61.46 +0.04 pp
1991 61.42 +0.06 pp
1990 61.36

About the indicator

The share of the population aged 15 and over that belongs to the labor force. It shows how fully a country uses its labor potential. The decline in advanced countries comes from an aging population and longer years of schooling, while low values in developing ones usually come from limited participation by women.

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