Unemployment rate women in Philippines
Philippines: Unemployment rate women was 2.48 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate women in Philippines, 1991–2025
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.
Unemployment rate women in Philippines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4.04 | — |
| 1992 | 4.17 | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 4.2 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 4.09 | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 4 | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 3.92 | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 3.9 | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 4.01 | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 4.07 | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 4.09 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 4.02 | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 3.93 | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 3.84 | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 3.89 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 4.2 | +7.9% |
| 2006 | 4.33 | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 3.71 | -14.2% |
| 2008 | 4 | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 4.13 | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 3.79 | -8.3% |
| 2011 | 3.83 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 3.73 | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 3.82 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 3.72 | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 3.22 | -13.6% |
| 2016 | 2.85 | -11.6% |
| 2017 | 2.7 | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 2.67 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 2.53 | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 2.72 | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 3.82 | +40.6% |
| 2022 | 2.86 | -25.1% |
| 2023 | 2.48 | -13.3% |
| 2024 | 2.48 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2.48 | -0.2% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 2.48 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.5, 33% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 2.48 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.01, 82% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rate women 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +40.6% | 2.72 | 3.82 |
| 2022 | -25.1% | 3.82 | 2.86 |
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
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 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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