Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Philippines
Philippines: Self-employed, male (% of male employment) was 32.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Philippines, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Philippines stood at 32.6%.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Philippines peaked at 47.0% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 32.5%, in 2019.
That places Philippines 93rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Philippines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 46.9% | — |
| 1992 | 47.0% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 47.0% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 47.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 47.0% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 46.9% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 46.7% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 46.7% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 46.9% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 46.4% | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 46.3% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 46.5% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 45.8% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 43.6% | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 45.4% | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 44.7% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 43.6% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 43.2% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 42.0% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 40.8% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 39.7% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 37.4% | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 36.2% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 36.7% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 35.3% | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 35.0% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 34.6% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 32.9% | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 32.5% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 33.6% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 33.4% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 33.5% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 33.3% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 32.9% | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 32.6% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.9% | 46.7% | 47.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 44.7% | 42.0% | 46.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.1% | 32.5% | 40.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.2% | 32.6% | 33.6% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Philippines?
- Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Philippines was 32.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 47.0% in 1994.
- What is the lowest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.5% in 2019.
- How does Philippines rank for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Philippines ranks 93rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. 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, male (% of male 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.