Annual working hours per worker in Philippines
Philippines: Annual working hours per worker was 2,096 hours per worker in 2023. ▼ Falling
Annual working hours per worker in Philippines, 1970–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hours per worker.
Analysis
In 2023, annual working hours per worker in Philippines stood at 2,096 hours per worker.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours per worker in Philippines peaked at 2,346 hours per worker in 1971 and was at its lowest, 1,852 hours per worker, in 2020.
That places Philippines 50th out of 130 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,301 hours per worker | 2,243 hours per worker | 2,346 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,204 hours per worker | 2,188 hours per worker | 2,229 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,169 hours per worker | 2,117 hours per worker | 2,213 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,118 hours per worker | 2,073 hours per worker | 2,189 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,136 hours per worker | 2,095 hours per worker | 2,175 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,020 hours per worker | 1,852 hours per worker | 2,096 hours per worker | 4 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 47 Angola 2,114 hours per worker compare
- 48 Cote d'Ivoire 2,103 hours per worker compare
- 49 Uzbekistan 2,099 hours per worker compare
- 51 Russia 2,087 hours per worker compare
- 52 Dominican Republic 2,072 hours per worker compare
- 53 Niger 2,069 hours per worker compare
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- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 61.4% (2025)
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- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 69.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 50.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 63.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 74.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 52.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours per worker in Philippines?
- Annual working hours per worker in Philippines was 2,096 hours per worker in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual working hours per worker recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 2,346 hours per worker in 1971.
- What is the lowest annual working hours per worker recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,852 hours per worker in 2020.
- How does Philippines rank for annual working hours per worker?
- Philippines ranks 50th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours per worker rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual working hours per worker. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average working hours per worker in a given year.