Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%) (age 13th) in Philippines
Philippines: Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%) (age 13th) was 2.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS in Philippines, 2001–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Philippines is 2.4%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 7.3% on the previous year and down 31.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Philippines peaked at 10.7% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2019.
That places Philippines 162nd out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%) (age 13th) in Philippines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3.7% | — |
| 2002 | 10.7% | +189.7% |
| 2003 | 3.5% | -67.1% |
| 2004 | 3.5% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 3.8% | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 4.0% | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 3.4% | -15.3% |
| 2008 | 3.7% | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 3.9% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 3.6% | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 3.6% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 3.5% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.6% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 3.1% | -14.7% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | -12.1% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | -8.2% |
| 2019 | 2.2% | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 2.5% | +12.5% |
| 2021 | 3.4% | +34.9% |
| 2022 | 2.6% | -23.5% |
| 2023 | 2.4% | -7.3% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 2.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.5%, 44% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 2.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.3%, 73% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%) (age 13th) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +189.7% | 3.7% | 10.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.5% | 3.4% | 10.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.2% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.4% | 3.4% | 4 |
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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 unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Philippines?
- Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Philippines was 2.4% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7% in 2002.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2019.
- How does Philippines rank for unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls?
- Philippines ranks 162nd out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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