Philippines: households with OFWs 2023

During the 4th quarter of 2023, 6.3 percent of the surveyed households in the Philippines had a member who was or had been an overseas Filipino worker (OFW). The share of households with OFW has been fluctuating during the observed timeline.

Share of households with overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the Philippines from 1st quarter 2019 to 4th quarter 2023

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Release date

December 2023

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Region

Philippines

Survey time period

Q1 2019 to Q4 2023

Supplementary notes

Percentage was calculated based on the number of households with OFW over the total sample respondents.
- In 2023, out of the 5,256 households: Q1: 405, Q2: 376, Q3: 346, Q4: 329 households had an OFW.
-In 2022, out of the 5,388 households, Q1: 338, Q2: 342, Q3: 390, Q4: 370 households had an OFW.
- In 2021, out of the 5,2495 households, Q1: 355, Q2: 374, Q3: 343 Q4: 351 households had an OFW.
- In 2020, out of the 5,5,437 households, Q1: 513, Q3: 328 Q4: 384 households had an OFW.
- In 2019, out of the 5,421 households, Q1: 462, Q2: 494, Q3: 507 Q4: 488 households had an OFW.

Due to the implementation of the Community Quarantine nationwide, the conduct of the Q2 2020 Customer Expectations Survey (CES) was cancelled, hence there was no data for this period.

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