ILO … Estimates Employment in agriculture ILO modelled estimates Value in Philippines
Philippines: ILO … Estimates Employment in agriculture ILO modelled estimates Value was 10,456 1000 No in 2025. ▲ Rising
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Philippines, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
In 2025, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Philippines stood at 10,456 1000 No.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Philippines peaked at 11,986 1000 No in 2012 and was at its lowest, 9,775 1000 No, in 1991.
Philippines ranks 17th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
ILO … Estimates Employment in agriculture ILO modelled estimates Value in Philippines, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 9,775 1000 No | — |
| 1992 | 10,071 1000 No | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 10,425 1000 No | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 10,420 1000 No | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 10,531 1000 No | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 10,201 1000 No | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 10,135 1000 No | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 10,000 1000 No | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 10,392 1000 No | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 10,213 1000 No | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 10,449 1000 No | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 10,668 1000 No | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 10,791 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 10,963 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 11,051 1000 No | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 11,053 1000 No | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 11,127 1000 No | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 11,240 1000 No | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 11,555 1000 No | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 11,584 1000 No | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 11,941 1000 No | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 11,986 1000 No | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 11,791 1000 No | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 11,926 1000 No | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 11,602 1000 No | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 11,465 1000 No | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 10,617 1000 No | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 10,338 1000 No | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 10,004 1000 No | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 10,161 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 10,504 1000 No | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 11,006 1000 No | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 10,858 1000 No | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 10,631 1000 No | -2.1% |
| 2025 | 10,456 1000 No | -1.6% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 10,456 1000 No is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 448.69 1000 No, 23.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 10,456 1000 No is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 308.36 1000 No, 33.9× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10,217 1000 No | 9,775 1000 No | 10,531 1000 No | 9 |
| 2000s | 10,911 1000 No | 10,213 1000 No | 11,555 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,325 1000 No | 10,004 1000 No | 11,986 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,603 1000 No | 10,161 1000 No | 11,006 1000 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 14 Madagascar 11,470 1000 No compare
- 15 Kenya 10,699 1000 No compare
- 16 Mozambique 10,674 1000 No compare
- 18 Myanmar 9,999 1000 No compare
- 19 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 9,231 1000 No compare
- 20 Niger 8,704 1000 No compare
More agriculture & rural data for Philippines
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.1665 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0963 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.1469 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.1092 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -0.2488 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0859 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 358.34 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0874 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Philippines?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Philippines was 10,456 1000 No in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 11,986 1000 No in 2012.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,775 1000 No in 1991.
- How does Philippines rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- Philippines ranks 17th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO modelled estimates — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.