Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Philippines
Philippines: Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita was 13.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Philippines, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Philippines stood at 13.3%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Philippines peaked at 32.8% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 13.3%, in 2025.
Philippines ranks 85th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Philippines, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 30.5% | — |
| 1992 | 31.9% | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 32.8% | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 30.8% | -6.2% |
| 1995 | 31.1% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 30.2% | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 28.2% | -6.7% |
| 1998 | 26.0% | -7.7% |
| 1999 | 26.8% | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 23.7% | -11.7% |
| 2001 | 23.5% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 23.4% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 23.0% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 22.5% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 22.2% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 21.9% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 21.4% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 21.2% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 21.4% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 20.8% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 20.7% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 20.4% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 19.5% | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 19.6% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 18.4% | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 17.5% | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 15.5% | -11.5% |
| 2018 | 14.5% | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 13.8% | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 15.2% | +9.8% |
| 2021 | 15.4% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 15.0% | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 14.4% | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 13.8% | -4.2% |
| 2025 | 13.3% | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.8% | 26.0% | 32.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 22.4% | 21.2% | 23.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.1% | 13.8% | 20.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.5% | 13.3% | 15.4% | 6 |
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- 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 share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Philippines?
- Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Philippines was 13.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 32.8% in 1993.
- What is the lowest share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.3% in 2025.
- How does Philippines rank for share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita?
- Philippines ranks 85th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of total employment working in the agriculture sector.