Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Philippines
Philippines: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) was 63.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Philippines, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Philippines stood at 63.9%.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Philippines peaked at 64.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 50.1%, in 1991.
Philippines ranks 102nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Philippines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 50.1% | — |
| 1992 | 50.1% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 50.1% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 50.2% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 50.2% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 50.4% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 50.6% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 50.6% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 50.4% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 51.5% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 51.6% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 51.3% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 52.2% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 54.2% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 52.6% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 53.2% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 54.2% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 54.6% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 55.5% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 56.7% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 57.4% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 59.4% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 60.6% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 60.1% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 61.5% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 61.9% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 62.8% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 64.1% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 64.5% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 63.2% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 63.6% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 62.9% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 63.2% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 63.5% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 63.9% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.3% | 50.1% | 50.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 53.1% | 51.3% | 55.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.9% | 56.7% | 64.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.4% | 62.9% | 63.9% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Philippines?
- Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Philippines was 63.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 64.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.1% in 1991.
- How does Philippines rank for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Philippines ranks 102nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.