ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in agriculture by status in Philippines
Philippines: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in agriculture by status was 2,594 1000 No in 2023. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in agriculture by status in Philippines, 2012–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status in Philippines is 2,594 1000 No, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status in Philippines peaked at 3,037 1000 No in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2,446 1000 No, in 2020.
Philippines ranks 5th of 88 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in agriculture by status in Philippines, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 3,037 1000 No | — |
| 2013 | 3,031 1000 No | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 2,724 1000 No | -10.1% |
| 2015 | 2,804 1000 No | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 2,894 1000 No | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 2,567 1000 No | -11.3% |
| 2018 | 2,722 1000 No | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 2,652 1000 No | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 2,446 1000 No | -7.8% |
| 2021 | 2,667 1000 No | +9.0% |
| 2022 | 2,711 1000 No | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 2,594 1000 No | -4.3% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 2,594 1000 No is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 38.58 1000 No, 67.2× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 2,594 1000 No is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 673.47 1000 No, 3.9× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2,804 1000 No | 2,567 1000 No | 3,037 1000 No | 8 |
| 2020s | 2,604 1000 No | 2,446 1000 No | 2,711 1000 No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 2 Bangladesh 4,069 1000 No compare
- 2 Côte d'Ivoire 323.07 1000 No compare
- 2 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 651.62 1000 No compare
- 3 Mexico 2,743 1000 No compare
- 3 United Republic of Tanzania 447.75 1000 No compare
- 4 Pakistan 2,637 1000 No compare
- 4 Türkiye 391.73 1000 No compare
- 5 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 364.04 1000 No compare
- 6 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 66.21 1000 No compare
- 6 Egypt 2,481 1000 No compare
- 7 Republic of Moldova 39.6 1000 No compare
- 7 Russian Federation 1,938 1000 No compare
- 8 India 1,456 1000 No compare
More agriculture & rural data for Philippines
- 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)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4423 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status in Philippines?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status in Philippines was 2,594 1000 No in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 3,037 1000 No in 2012.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,446 1000 No in 2020.
- How does Philippines rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status?
- Philippines ranks 5th out of 88 countries with data for 2023.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in agriculture by status of employment, employees — Male — 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.