Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Philippines
Philippines: Employment in industry (% of total employment) was 20.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Philippines, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment in industry (% of total employment) in Philippines is 20.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in industry (% of total employment) in Philippines peaked at 20.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 2009.
Philippines ranks 80th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Philippines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 16.6% | — |
| 1992 | 16.5% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 16.1% | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 16.4% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 16.2% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 17.4% | +7.1% |
| 1997 | 17.5% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 17.1% | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 17.0% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 16.9% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 16.5% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 16.2% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 16.2% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 16.5% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 16.5% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 16.6% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 16.8% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 16.7% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 16.0% | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 16.4% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 16.1% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 16.0% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 16.4% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 16.8% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 17.1% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 17.8% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 18.7% | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 19.5% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 19.5% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 18.7% | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 18.9% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 18.4% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 18.9% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 19.5% | +2.9% |
| 2025 | 20.0% | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.7% | 16.1% | 17.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 16.5% | 16.0% | 16.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.4% | 16.0% | 19.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.1% | 18.4% | 20.0% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in industry (% of total employment) in Philippines?
- Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Philippines was 20.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in industry (% of total employment) recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 20.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment in industry (% of total employment) recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 2009.
- How does Philippines rank for employment in industry (% of total employment)?
- Philippines ranks 80th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in industry (% of total employment) rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The industry sector consists of mining and quarrying, manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water), in accordance with divisions 2-5 (ISIC 2) or categories C-F (ISIC 3) or categories B-F (ISIC 4).