Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (national estimate) in Philippines
Philippines: Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (national estimate) was 48.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) in Philippines, 1975–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Philippines recorded 48.1% for employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) in Philippines peaked at 48.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 21.0%, in 1976.
That places Philippines 102nd out of 174 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (national estimate) in Philippines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 22.0% | — |
| 1976 | 21.0% | -4.9% |
| 1978 | 43.7% | +108.3% |
| 1983 | 45.8% | +5.0% |
| 1985 | 44.0% | -3.9% |
| 1987 | 43.0% | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 43.4% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 42.5% | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 42.8% | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 42.1% | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 43.1% | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 43.0% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 42.9% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 44.4% | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 45.0% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 44.8% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 44.6% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 45.2% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 44.9% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 46.2% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 44.4% | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 44.0% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 44.5% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 44.5% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 44.7% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 43.9% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 44.6% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 44.9% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 45.6% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 45.2% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 45.0% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 45.7% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 45.4% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 45.2% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 42.4% | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 42.8% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 43.9% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 40.2% | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 41.3% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 47.6% | +15.3% |
| 2023 | 48.6% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 48.1% | -0.9% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 48.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 48.3%, 100% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 48.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 50.9%, 94% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (national estimate) in Philippines changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +108.3% | 21.0% | 43.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.9% | 21.0% | 43.7% | 3 |
| 1980s | 43.8% | 42.5% | 45.8% | 5 |
| 1990s | 43.8% | 42.1% | 45.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.6% | 43.9% | 46.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 44.6% | 42.4% | 45.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.2% | 40.2% | 48.6% | 5 |
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 employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) in Philippines?
- Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) in Philippines was 48.1% in 2024, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 48.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.0% in 1976.
- How does Philippines rank for employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%)?
- Philippines ranks 102nd out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.