Share of employment in agriculture in Philippines
Philippines: Share of employment in agriculture was 20.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of employment in agriculture in Philippines, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026); Broadberry and Gardner (2013); International Labor Organization (via World Bank) (2013) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of employment in agriculture in Philippines stood at 20.5%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment in agriculture in Philippines peaked at 44.6% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 20.5%, in 2025.
Philippines ranks 82nd 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 employment in agriculture in Philippines, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 44.1% | — |
| 1992 | 44.3% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 44.6% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 43.5% | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 42.8% | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 40.4% | -5.7% |
| 1997 | 39.0% | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 37.3% | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 37.5% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 35.8% | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 35.6% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 35.4% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 34.8% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 34.3% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 33.8% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 33.2% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 32.6% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 32.4% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 32.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 31.5% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 31.3% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 30.8% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 29.7% | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 29.1% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 27.9% | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 26.7% | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 25.2% | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 24.0% | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 22.6% | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 24.5% | +8.4% |
| 2021 | 24.3% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 22.8% | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 22.0% | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 21.2% | -3.9% |
| 2025 | 20.5% | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.5% | 37.3% | 44.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 34.0% | 32.4% | 35.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.9% | 22.6% | 31.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.6% | 20.5% | 24.5% | 6 |
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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 share of employment in agriculture in Philippines?
- Share of employment in agriculture in Philippines was 20.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026); Broadberry and Gardner (2013); International Labor Organization (via World Bank) (2013) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of employment in agriculture recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 44.6% in 1993.
- What is the lowest share of employment in agriculture recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.5% in 2025.
- How does Philippines rank for share of employment in agriculture?
- Philippines ranks 82nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of employment in agriculture rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.4%. 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); Broadberry and Gardner (2013); International Labor Organization (via World Bank) (2013) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of employment in agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of working people employed in agriculture, including hunting, forestry and fishing.