In 2021, the working age population in the Philippines, or those 15 years old and above, were estimated at 75.24 million, reflecting an increase from the previous year. In that year, the employment rate in the Philippines was estimated at 92.2 percent, or equivalent to about 44 million people.
Working age population in the Philippines from 2016 to 2021 (in millions)
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Statistics on Employment in the Philippines
Labor force
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- Premium Statistic Labor force participation rate Philippines 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Labor force participation rate Philippines 2021, by region
- Premium Statistic Female labor force participation rate Philippines 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Male labor force participation rate Philippines 2012-2021
Labor market
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Employment
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- Premium Statistic Number of people employed Philippines 2016-2021
- Premium Statistic Employment rate Philippines 2016-2021
- Premium Statistic Rate of employment Philippines 2021, by region
- Premium Statistic Employment share Philippines 2022, by sector
- Premium Statistic Employee share Philippines 2019-2021, by class of workers
Underemployment
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Unemployment
3
Salary and earnings
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- Premium Statistic Median monthly wage rate of time-rated full-time workers Philippines 2018-2020
- Premium Statistic Median monthly pay of time-rated full-time workers Philippines 2020, by industry
- Premium Statistic Median monthly allowance of time-rated full-time workers Philippines 2018-2020
- Premium Statistic Median monthly allowance of full-time workers Philippines 2020, by industry
- Premium Statistic Real minimum wage of workers non-agricultural industry Philippines 2022, by region
- Premium Statistic Current real minimum wage agricultural plantation workers Philippines 2022, by region
- Premium Statistic Current real minimum wage agricultural non-plantation Philippines 2022, by region
Occupational safety
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- Premium Statistic Number of occupational accidents Philippines 2017-2019
- Premium Statistic Number of occupational injuries Philippines 2017-2019
- Premium Statistic Fatal cases of occupational injuries Philippines 2017-2019
- Premium Statistic Share of occupational injuries cases Philippines 2019, by industry
Migrant workers
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- Premium Statistic Number of overseas workers from the Philippines 2017-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of deployed overseas Filipino workers 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Age distribution of migrant workers from Philippines 2021
- Premium Statistic Age distribution of male overseas Filipino workers 2020
- Premium Statistic Age distribution of female overseas Filipino workers 2020
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DOLE. (March 30, 2022). Working age population in the Philippines from 2016 to 2021 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 09, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1337436/philippines-working-age-population/
DOLE. "Working age population in the Philippines from 2016 to 2021 (in millions)." Chart. March 30, 2022. Statista. Accessed February 09, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1337436/philippines-working-age-population/
DOLE. (2022). Working age population in the Philippines from 2016 to 2021 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 09, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1337436/philippines-working-age-population/
DOLE. "Working Age Population in The Philippines from 2016 to 2021 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1337436/philippines-working-age-population/
DOLE, Working age population in the Philippines from 2016 to 2021 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1337436/philippines-working-age-population/ (last visited February 09, 2023)
Working age population in the Philippines from 2016 to 2021 (in millions) [Graph], DOLE, March 30, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1337436/philippines-working-age-population/