Gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 in Philippines
Philippines: Gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 was -12.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 in Philippines, 2007–2023
Source: International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Philippines recorded -12.7% for gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 in 2023.
That represents a change of up 20.2% on the previous year and down 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 in Philippines peaked at -2.2% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -19.4%, in 2020.
Philippines ranks 65th of 67 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -3.5% | -4.2% | -2.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | -11.7% | -16.3% | -6.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | -16.1% | -19.4% | -12.7% | 4 |
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- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 61.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 72.5% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 69.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 50.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 63.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 74.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 52.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 in Philippines?
- Gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 in Philippines was -12.7% in 2023, according to International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was -2.2% in 2007.
- What is the lowest gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was -19.4% in 2020.
- How does Philippines rank for gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025?
- Philippines ranks 65th out of 67 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference between average earnings of men and average earnings of women expressed as a percentage of average earnings of men.