Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) … national in Philippines
Philippines: Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) … national was 69.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Philippines, 1960–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Philippines is 69.6%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Philippines peaked at 70.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 30.2%, in 1980.
That places Philippines 136th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) … national in Philippines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 33.0% | — |
| 1970 | 43.6% | +32.1% |
| 1975 | 51.9% | +18.9% |
| 1976 | 54.4% | +4.8% |
| 1978 | 57.5% | +5.7% |
| 1980 | 30.2% | -47.5% |
| 1983 | 63.4% | +109.9% |
| 1985 | 59.7% | -5.8% |
| 1987 | 58.0% | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 57.6% | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 57.5% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 58.1% | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 57.0% | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 57.9% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 58.4% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 58.0% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 59.7% | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 59.2% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 59.4% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 59.5% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 61.1% | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 60.2% | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 62.8% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 64.0% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 62.3% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 60.9% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 62.4% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 63.0% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 63.3% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 62.6% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 63.8% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 64.3% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 64.7% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 64.5% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 64.7% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 65.1% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 65.3% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 64.0% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 61.2% | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 62.4% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 63.8% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 63.3% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 63.6% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 68.9% | +8.2% |
| 2023 | 70.2% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 69.6% | -0.9% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 69.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 70.0%, 99% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 69.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 78.7%, 88% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) … national 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +109.9% | 30.2% | 63.4% |
| 1980 | -47.5% | 57.5% | 30.2% |
| 1970 | +32.1% | 33.0% | 43.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33.0% | 33.0% | 33.0% | 1 |
| 1970s | 51.8% | 43.6% | 57.5% | 4 |
| 1980s | 54.4% | 30.2% | 63.4% | 6 |
| 1990s | 58.8% | 57.0% | 61.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.5% | 60.2% | 64.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.0% | 61.2% | 65.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.1% | 63.3% | 70.2% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Philippines?
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Philippines was 69.6% in 2024, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 70.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.2% in 1980.
- How does Philippines rank for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%)?
- Philippines ranks 136th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. 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 Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate is the proportion of female labor force participation relative to male labor force participation. The labor force participation rate is the labor force as a percent of the population ages 15 and older. The labor force is the sum of all persons of working age who are employed and those who are unemployed.