Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Philippines
Philippines: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.0174 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Philippines, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Philippines stood at 0.0174 units per person. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Philippines peaked at 0.0174 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0132 units per person, in 2020.
That places Philippines 67th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Philippines, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0152 units per person | — |
| 2006 | 0.015 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0153 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0154 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0153 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0157 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0158 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0158 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.016 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0159 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.016 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0168 units per person | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 0.016 units per person | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0164 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0167 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0132 units per person | -21.0% |
| 2021 | 0.015 units per person | +13.5% |
| 2022 | 0.017 units per person | +13.9% |
| 2023 | 0.017 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0172 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 0.0174 units per person | +0.9% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 0.0174 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0174 units per person, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 0.0174 units per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0181 units per person, 96% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0153 units per person | 0.015 units per person | 0.0154 units per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0161 units per person | 0.0157 units per person | 0.0168 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0161 units per person | 0.0132 units per person | 0.0174 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 64 Madagascar 0.0176 units per person compare
- 65 Cape Verde 0.0175 units per person compare
- 66 Hungary 0.0175 units per person compare
- 68 Lithuania 0.0174 units per person compare
- 69 Kazakhstan 0.0173 units per person compare
- 70 Barbados 0.0173 units per person compare
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 total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Philippines?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Philippines was 0.0174 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0174 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0132 units per person in 2020.
- How does Philippines rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- Philippines ranks 67th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons International Labour Organization
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.