Public sector employees in Philippines

Philippines: Public sector employees was 4,289 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
4,289
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
11th
of 64 countries
All-time high
4,289
in 2023
All-time low
2,336
in 2001
Years of data
22
2001–2023

Public sector employees in Philippines, 2001–2023

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k2001201220232001: 2.3k2003: 2.4k2004: 2.4k2005: 2.5k2006: 2.5k2007: 2.6k2008: 2.7k2009: 2.9k2010: 3.0k2011: 3.0k2012: 3.0k2013: 3.0k2014: 3.0k2015: 3.2k2016: 3.3k2017: 3.4k2018: 3.6k2019: 3.9k2020: 3.7k2021: 3.9k2022: 4.2k2023: 4.3k

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

In 2023, public sector employees in Philippines stood at 4,289. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 41.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employees in Philippines peaked at 4,289 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,336, in 2001.

That places Philippines 11th out of 64 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Public sector employees in Philippines, year by year

Annual values for Public sector employees in Philippines, 2001 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2001 2,336
2003 2,367 +1.3%
2004 2,420 +2.2%
2005 2,454 +1.4%
2006 2,500 +1.9%
2007 2,623 +4.9%
2008 2,722 +3.8%
2009 2,864 +5.2%
2010 3,025 +5.6%
2011 3,044 +0.7%
2012 3,000 -1.5%
2013 3,037 +1.2%
2014 2,999 -1.2%
2015 3,239 +8.0%
2016 3,317 +2.4%
2017 3,388 +2.1%
2018 3,574 +5.5%
2019 3,869 +8.3%
2020 3,737 -3.4%
2021 3,872 +3.6%
2022 4,177 +7.9%
2023 4,289 +2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2,536 2,336 2,864 8
2010s 3,249 2,999 3,869 10
2020s 4,019 3,737 4,289 4

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 8 Turkey 5,156 compare
  2. 9 Canada 4,549 compare
  3. 10 Vietnam 4,305 compare
  4. 12 Poland 4,198 compare
  5. 13 Australia 3,649 compare
  6. 14 Spain 3,549 compare

See the full ranking of 64 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employees in Philippines?
Public sector employees in Philippines was 4,289 in 2023, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest public sector employees recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 4,289 in 2023.
What is the lowest public sector employees recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 2,336 in 2001.
How does Philippines rank for public sector employees?
Philippines ranks 11th out of 64 countries with data for 2023.
Is public sector employees rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is up 41.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Philippines data come from?
The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Public sector employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector employees
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
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Coverage
64 places, 943 data points, 1987–2026
Last refreshed

With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. Employees are all those workers who hold paid employment jobs, which are those where the incumbents hold employment contracts which give them a basic remuneration not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work. Type of job contract refers to permanent versus temporary (i.e. short-term or casual) contracts. For more information, refer to the Worker and Sector Profiles (PROF) database description.