Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Philippines
Philippines: Self-employed, female (% of female employment) was 41.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Philippines, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Philippines is 41.1%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Philippines peaked at 54.4% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 40.1%, in 2019.
Philippines ranks 74th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Philippines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 54.4% | — |
| 1992 | 54.4% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 54.3% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 54.2% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 54.1% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 53.8% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 53.5% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 53.5% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 53.9% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 51.9% | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 51.8% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 52.2% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 51.1% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 49.3% | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 50.5% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 50.0% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 49.1% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 48.8% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 48.3% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 47.1% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 46.9% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 45.6% | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 44.3% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 44.8% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 43.2% | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 42.9% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 41.3% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 40.5% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 40.1% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 41.6% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 41.0% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 42.1% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 41.8% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 41.4% | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 41.1% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.0% | 53.5% | 54.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 50.3% | 48.3% | 52.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.7% | 40.1% | 47.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.5% | 41.0% | 42.1% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Philippines?
- Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Philippines was 41.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 54.4% in 1991.
- What is the lowest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.1% in 2019.
- How does Philippines rank for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Philippines ranks 74th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.