Employers, total (% of total employment) in Philippines
Philippines: Employers, total (% of total employment) was 2.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Philippines, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Philippines recorded 2.5% for employers, total (% of total employment) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, total (% of total employment) in Philippines peaked at 6.3% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2025.
That places Philippines 130th 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.
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Philippines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 6.3% | — |
| 1992 | 6.3% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 6.3% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 6.3% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 6.2% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 6.2% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 6.2% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 6.2% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 5.9% | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 5.8% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 5.8% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 6.0% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 5.7% | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 5.6% | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 5.2% | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 4.9% | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 4.8% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 4.7% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 4.6% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 4.4% | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 4.1% | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 3.8% | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 3.7% | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 3.6% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 3.6% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 4.0% | +9.4% |
| 2018 | 3.9% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | -17.3% |
| 2020 | 2.8% | -13.0% |
| 2021 | 2.8% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 2.6% | -9.4% |
| 2023 | 2.5% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 2.5% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 2.5% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.2% | 5.9% | 6.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 5.3% | 4.6% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 3.2% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.5% | 2.8% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employers, total (% of total employment) in Philippines?
- Employers, total (% of total employment) in Philippines was 2.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 6.3% in 1991.
- What is the lowest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2025.
- How does Philippines rank for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- Philippines ranks 130th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.6%. 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 Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).