Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Philippines
Philippines: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) was 6.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Philippines, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Philippines stood at 6.1%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Philippines peaked at 14.0% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 2025.
That places Philippines 62nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Philippines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 14.0% | — |
| 1992 | 14.0% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 14.0% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 13.9% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 13.9% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 13.7% | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 13.4% | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 13.3% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 13.8% | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 12.4% | -10.3% |
| 2001 | 12.3% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 12.1% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 11.5% | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 10.4% | -10.2% |
| 2005 | 11.2% | +8.5% |
| 2006 | 11.5% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 11.3% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 11.3% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 11.1% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 10.6% | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 10.7% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 10.2% | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 9.4% | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 9.9% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 9.0% | -8.5% |
| 2016 | 8.6% | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 6.6% | -23.3% |
| 2018 | 6.2% | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 6.4% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 6.8% | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 6.5% | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 7.2% | +10.1% |
| 2023 | 6.9% | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 6.5% | -5.5% |
| 2025 | 6.1% | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.8% | 13.3% | 14.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 11.5% | 10.4% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 6.2% | 10.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 6.1% | 7.2% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Philippines
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- 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)
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- 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, total (% of total employment) in Philippines?
- Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Philippines was 6.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 14.0% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 2025.
- How does Philippines rank for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Philippines ranks 62nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.9%. 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, total (% of total 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.