Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Philippines
Philippines: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) was 9.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Philippines, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Philippines recorded 9.0% for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.1% on the previous year and down 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Philippines peaked at 19.8% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 2025.
Philippines ranks 64th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Philippines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 19.6% | — |
| 1992 | 19.6% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 19.6% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 19.5% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 19.5% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 19.2% | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 18.9% | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 18.8% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 19.8% | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 17.3% | -12.4% |
| 2001 | 17.2% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 17.5% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 16.6% | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 15.4% | -7.3% |
| 2005 | 16.7% | +8.9% |
| 2006 | 16.7% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 16.4% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 16.6% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 16.4% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 15.6% | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 15.9% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 15.1% | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 14.1% | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 14.7% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 13.3% | -9.4% |
| 2016 | 12.8% | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 10.1% | -21.0% |
| 2018 | 9.3% | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 9.6% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 10.3% | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 9.9% | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 10.5% | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 10.0% | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 9.5% | -5.4% |
| 2025 | 9.0% | -5.1% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 9.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.7%, 1.9× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 9.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.9%, 1.5× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.4% | 18.8% | 19.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 16.7% | 15.4% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.0% | 9.3% | 15.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.9% | 9.0% | 10.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More work & labour data for Philippines
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.6532 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.5998 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.7053 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.7536 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 93,465 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 57,828 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 57,691 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 56,530 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 114,222 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Philippines?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Philippines was 9.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 19.8% in 1999.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 2025.
- How does Philippines rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Philippines ranks 64th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.