Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in Philippines
Philippines: Part time employment, total (% of total employment) was 26.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Part time employment, total in Philippines, 2001–2024
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total employment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for part time employment, total in Philippines is 26.7%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.5% on the previous year and down 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, total in Philippines peaked at 39.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 26.7%, in 2024.
Philippines ranks 55th of 115 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in Philippines, year by year
| Year | % of total employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 33.5% | — |
| 2003 | 33.0% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 33.4% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 31.8% | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 33.3% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 32.0% | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 30.8% | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 33.0% | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 30.7% | -7.0% |
| 2011 | 31.9% | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 32.8% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 30.5% | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 32.8% | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 31.8% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 28.6% | -10.2% |
| 2017 | 30.0% | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 27.1% | -9.5% |
| 2019 | 26.8% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 39.3% | +46.6% |
| 2021 | 33.2% | -15.6% |
| 2022 | 29.9% | -9.8% |
| 2023 | 31.2% | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 26.7% | -14.5% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 26.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22.8%, 1.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 26.7% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 22.9%, 1.2× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.6% | 30.8% | 33.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 30.3% | 26.8% | 32.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.1% | 26.7% | 39.3% | 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 part time employment, total in Philippines?
- Part time employment, total in Philippines was 26.7% in 2024, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, total recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 39.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest part time employment, total recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.7% in 2024.
- How does Philippines rank for part time employment, total?
- Philippines ranks 55th out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is part time employment, total rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Part time employment, total (% of total employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Part-time employment rate represents the percentage of employment that is part time. Part time employment in this series is based on a common definition of less than 35 actual weekly hours worked.