ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of female employees in total in Philippines

Philippines: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of female employees in total was 20.8 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
20.8 %
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
68th
of 97 countries
All-time high
22.98 %
in 1996
All-time low
17.3 %
in 2020
Years of data
23
1991–2023

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of female employees in total in Philippines, 1991–2023

05101520251991200720231991: 20.7 %1992: 19.9 %1993: 21.4 %1994: 20.4 %1995: 21.1 %1996: 23 %1997: 22 %1998: 20.8 %1999: 22.6 %2000: 21.2 %2002: 22 %2012: 19.4 %2013: 19.9 %2014: 20 %2015: 19.3 %2016: 18.4 %2017: 17.9 %2018: 18.3 %2019: 17.9 %2020: 17.3 %2021: 19.6 %2022: 21.2 %2023: 20.8 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total in Philippines is 20.8 %, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total in Philippines peaked at 22.98 % in 1996 and was at its lowest, 17.3 %, in 2020.

Philippines ranks 68th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of female employees in total in Philippines, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of female employees in total employees in agriculture — Female — Value in Philippines, 1991 to 2023.
Year % Change
1991 20.74 %
1992 19.94 % -3.9%
1993 21.38 % +7.2%
1994 20.44 % -4.4%
1995 21.13 % +3.4%
1996 22.98 % +8.8%
1997 22.03 % -4.1%
1998 20.79 % -5.6%
1999 22.58 % +8.6%
2000 21.22 % -6.0%
2002 21.97 % +3.5%
2012 19.45 % -11.5%
2013 19.87 % +2.2%
2014 20.01 % +0.7%
2015 19.27 % -3.7%
2016 18.45 % -4.3%
2017 17.91 % -2.9%
2018 18.34 % +2.4%
2019 17.87 % -2.6%
2020 17.3 % -3.2%
2021 19.6 % +13.3%
2022 21.25 % +8.4%
2023 20.8 % -2.1%

Philippines compared with similar countries

  • Philippines's 20.8 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23.42 %, 89% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
  • Philippines's 20.8 % is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 30.16 %, 69% of the median. (10 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 21.33 % 19.94 % 22.98 % 9
2000s 21.59 % 21.22 % 21.97 % 2
2010s 18.9 % 17.87 % 20.01 % 8
2020s 19.74 % 17.3 % 21.25 % 4

Countries ranked near Philippines

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  2. 66 Namibia 22.01 % compare
  3. 67 Malaysia 21.58 % compare
  4. 68 Slovakia 20.8 % compare
  5. 70 Iceland 20.65 % compare
  6. 71 Romania 19.3 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total in Philippines?
Ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total in Philippines was 20.8 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 22.98 % in 1996.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 17.3 % in 2020.
How does Philippines rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total?
Philippines ranks 68th out of 97 countries with data for 2023.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. 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 female employees in total employees in agriculture — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of female employees in total employees in agriculture — Female — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
106 places, 2,172 data points, 1976–2025
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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.