ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Philippines
Philippines: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in was 21.7 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Philippines, 1971–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Philippines stood at 21.7 %. That is the lowest value across all 42 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and down 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Philippines peaked at 56 % in 1973 and was at its lowest, 21.7 %, in 2023.
Philippines ranks 32nd of 116 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Philippines, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 50.4 % | — |
| 1972 | 54.6 % | +8.3% |
| 1973 | 56 % | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 55.6 % | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 54 % | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 53.8 % | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 51 % | -5.2% |
| 1978 | 52.2 % | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 51.8 % | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 51.5 % | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 52.1 % | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 52 % | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 50.1 % | -3.7% |
| 1985 | 49.6 % | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 49.8 % | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 47.8 % | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 46.1 % | -3.6% |
| 1989 | 45.1 % | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 45.2 % | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 44.9 % | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 45.3 % | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 45.7 % | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 45.1 % | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 43.4 % | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 42.8 % | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 39.5 % | -7.7% |
| 1998 | 37.9 % | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 38.8 % | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 37.1 % | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 37 % | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 32.2 % | -13.0% |
| 2013 | 31 % | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 30.4 % | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 29.2 % | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 27 % | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 25.4 % | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 24.3 % | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 22.9 % | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 24.8 % | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 24.3 % | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 22.8 % | -6.2% |
| 2023 | 21.7 % | -4.8% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 21.7 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.3 %, 1.3× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 21.7 % is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 23.3 %, 93% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 53.45 % | 50.4 % | 56 % | 8 |
| 1980s | 49.59 % | 45.1 % | 52.1 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 42.86 % | 37.9 % | 45.7 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.05 % | 37 % | 37.1 % | 2 |
| 2010s | 27.8 % | 22.9 % | 32.2 % | 8 |
| 2020s | 23.4 % | 21.7 % | 24.8 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
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 — share of employment in agriculture in in Philippines?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Philippines was 21.7 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 56 % in 1973.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.7 % in 2023.
- How does Philippines rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in?
- Philippines ranks 32nd out of 116 countries with data for 2023.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.0%. 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 — Share of employment in agriculture in total employment — 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.