ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in fishing and aquaculture in Philippines
Philippines: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in fishing and aquaculture was 1,202 1000 No in 2023. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in fishing and aquaculture in Philippines, 2012–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 1,202 1000 No for ilostat - labour force survey — employment in fishing and aquaculture in 2023.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment in fishing and aquaculture in Philippines peaked at 1,301 1000 No in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1,054 1000 No, in 2018.
Philippines ranks 3rd of 66 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 fishing and aquaculture in Philippines, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1,301 1000 No | — |
| 2013 | 1,279 1000 No | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 1,217 1000 No | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 1,207 1000 No | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 1,158 1000 No | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 1,114 1000 No | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 1,054 1000 No | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 1,202 1000 No | +14.1% |
| 2020 | 1,100 1000 No | -8.5% |
| 2021 | 1,153 1000 No | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 1,196 1000 No | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 1,202 1000 No | +0.5% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 1,202 1000 No is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.61 1000 No, 181.8× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 1,202 1000 No is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 337.76 1000 No, 3.6× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,191 1000 No | 1,054 1000 No | 1,301 1000 No | 8 |
| 2020s | 1,163 1000 No | 1,100 1000 No | 1,202 1000 No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 1 Indonesia 1,776 1000 No compare
- 1 Viet Nam 1,108 1000 No compare
- 2 Côte d'Ivoire 48.59 1000 No compare
- 2 India 1,293 1000 No compare
- 2 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 109.26 1000 No compare
- 3 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 80.15 1000 No compare
- 4 Bangladesh 1,180 1000 No compare
- 4 Türkiye 33.63 1000 No compare
- 5 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 6.37 1000 No compare
- 5 Myanmar 407.45 1000 No compare
- 6 Thailand 268.08 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 fishing and aquaculture in Philippines?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — employment in fishing and aquaculture in Philippines was 1,202 1000 No in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment in fishing and aquaculture recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 1,301 1000 No in 2012.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment in fishing and aquaculture recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,054 1000 No in 2018.
- How does Philippines rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment in fishing and aquaculture?
- Philippines ranks 3rd out of 66 countries with data for 2023.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment in fishing and aquaculture rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. 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 fishing and aquaculture — 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.