Unemployment rate women in Philippines
Philippines: Unemployment rate women was 2.48 in 2025. βΌ Falling
Latest (2025)
2.48
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
163rd
of 186 countries
All-time high
4.33
in 2006
All-time low
2.48
in 2025
Years of data
35
1991β2025
Unemployment rate women in Philippines, 1991β2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 2.48 for unemployment rate women in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate women in Philippines peaked at 4.33 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 2.48, in 2025.
Philippines ranks 163rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.04 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.01 | 3.71 | 4.33 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.29 | 2.53 | 3.83 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.81 | 2.48 | 3.82 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 160 CΓ΄te dβIvoire 2.62 compare
- 161 Tonga 2.54 compare
- 162 Turkmenistan 2.48 compare
- 164 Japan 2.3 compare
- 165 Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 2.27 compare
- 166 Tanzania 2.22 compare
More work & labour data for Philippines
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population, annual growth rate -0.7536 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population 93,465 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population 57,828 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Female 57,691 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male 56,530 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Both sexes 114,222 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population, per capita 0.0005 1000 No per person (2025)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate women in Philippines?
- Unemployment rate women in Philippines was 2.48 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate women recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 4.33 in 2006.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate women recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.48 in 2025.
- How does Philippines rank for unemployment rate women?
- Philippines ranks 163rd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate women rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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