ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in agriculture by status in Philippines
Philippines: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in agriculture by status was 3,275 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 3,275 1000 No, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 4.9% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status in Philippines peaked at 3,782 1000 No in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2,958 1000 No, in 2020.
That places Philippines 5th out of 88 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 3,771 1000 No | — |
| 2013 | 3,782 1000 No | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 3,405 1000 No | -10.0% |
| 2015 | 3,474 1000 No | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 3,549 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 3,127 1000 No | -11.9% |
| 2018 | 3,334 1000 No | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 3,229 1000 No | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 2,958 1000 No | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 3,317 1000 No | +12.2% |
| 2022 | 3,443 1000 No | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 3,275 1000 No | -4.9% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 3,275 1000 No is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 52.47 1000 No, 62.4× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 3,275 1000 No is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,072 1000 No, 3.1× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3,459 1000 No | 3,127 1000 No | 3,782 1000 No | 8 |
| 2020s | 3,248 1000 No | 2,958 1000 No | 3,443 1000 No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 2 Bangladesh 4,339 1000 No compare
- 2 Côte d'Ivoire 365.95 1000 No compare
- 2 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 720.53 1000 No compare
- 3 Pakistan 3,636 1000 No compare
- 3 Türkiye 633.84 1000 No compare
- 4 Mexico 3,282 1000 No compare
- 4 United Republic of Tanzania 628.02 1000 No compare
- 5 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 417.38 1000 No compare
- 6 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 85.43 1000 No compare
- 6 Russian Federation 2,684 1000 No compare
- 7 Egypt 2,648 1000 No compare
- 7 Republic of Moldova 58.38 1000 No compare
- 8 India 2,526 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 3,275 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 3,782 1000 No in 2013.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,958 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 13.4%. 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 — 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.