Between April and September 2021, there were about 1.83 million overseas workers from the Philippines, indicating an increase from the previous period. Overall, more female OFWs mainly work as domestic helpers.
Total number of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from 2017 to 2021 (in 1,000s)
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Statistics on Labor migrants from the Philippines
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Leading countries worldwide, by value of migrant remittance inflows 2021
- Premium Statistic Remittances received as share of GDP Philippines 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of overseas workers from the Philippines 2017-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of deployed overseas Filipino workers 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Distribution of households with OFW Philippines Q1 2019-Q4 2022
Demographics
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- Premium Statistic Age distribution of migrant workers from Philippines 2021
- Premium Statistic Share of overseas workers from Philippines 2021, by gender
- Premium Statistic Share of overseas Filipino workers 2021, by region of origin
- Premium Statistic Share of overseas Filipino workers 2021, by place of work
Employment
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- Premium Statistic Share of overseas Filipino workers 2021, by occupation
- Premium Statistic Profession of newly hired workers deployed overseas Philippines 2020
- Premium Statistic Destination of newly-hired domestic cleaners and helpers from Philippines 2020
- Premium Statistic Destination of newly-hired domestic housekeepers from Philippines 2020
- Premium Statistic Destination of newly-hired nurses from Philippines 2020
- Premium Statistic Number of seafarers deployed overseas Philippines 2016-2021
Remittance
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- Premium Statistic Value of personal remittances received in the Philippines 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Overseas Filipino cash remittances Philippines 2012-2022
- Premium Statistic Overseas Filipino workers' total cash remittances 2022, by region
- Premium Statistic Major sources of overseas Filipino remittances 2021, by country
- Premium Statistic Amount of remittance sent by overseas workers from Philippines 2019, by occupation
- Premium Statistic Cash remittance sent by overseas workers from Philippines 2021, by mode
- Premium Statistic Households that received remittances Philippines Q1 2019-Q4 2022
- Premium Statistic Leading purposes of OFW remittances Philippines Q4 2022
Crimes against OFWs
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Further related statistics
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- Share of overseas Filipino workers 2021, by place of work
- Share of overseas Filipino workers 2021, by occupation
- Age distribution of male overseas Filipino workers 2021
- Number of deployed overseas Filipino workers 2012-2021
- Number of migrant workers in China 2012-2022
- Distribution of households with OFW Philippines Q1 2019-Q4 2022
- Repatriated overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) during COVID-19 pandemic 2022
- Age distribution of migrant workers from Philippines 2021
- Age distribution of female overseas Filipino workers 2021
- Number of overseas workers from the Philippines 2017-2021
- Share of overseas workers from Philippines 2021, by gender
- Average monthly income of migrant workers in China 2011-2021
- Distribution of migrant workers China 2011-2021, by gender
- Distribution of migrant workers in China 2011-2021, by age
- Distribution of migrant workers in China 2015-2021, by industry
- Number of migrant workers in Iceland 2021, by industry
- Cash remittance sent by overseas workers from Philippines 2021, by mode
- Overseas Filipino workers' total cash remittances 2022, by region
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- Annual change of average monthly income of migrant workers in China 2021
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PSA (Philippines). (December 2, 2022). Total number of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from 2017 to 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 23, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1287067/philippines-number-of-overseas-filipino-workers/
PSA (Philippines). "Total number of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from 2017 to 2021 (in 1,000s)." Chart. December 2, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 23, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1287067/philippines-number-of-overseas-filipino-workers/
PSA (Philippines). (2022). Total number of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from 2017 to 2021 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 23, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1287067/philippines-number-of-overseas-filipino-workers/
PSA (Philippines). "Total Number of Overseas Filipino Workers (Ofws) from 2017 to 2021 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1287067/philippines-number-of-overseas-filipino-workers/
PSA (Philippines), Total number of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from 2017 to 2021 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1287067/philippines-number-of-overseas-filipino-workers/ (last visited March 23, 2023)
Total number of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from 2017 to 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph], PSA (Philippines), December 2, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1287067/philippines-number-of-overseas-filipino-workers/