Labor force, female in Philippines
Philippines: Labor force, female was 41.6% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Labor force, female in Philippines, 1990–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, female in Philippines is 41.6%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female in Philippines peaked at 41.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 38.5%, in 2004.
That places Philippines 129th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Labor force, female in Philippines, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 39.2% | — |
| 1991 | 39.3% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 39.3% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 39.2% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 39.3% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 39.3% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 39.2% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 39.2% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 39.1% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 39.1% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 39.0% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 39.0% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 39.0% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 39.0% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 38.5% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 39.0% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 39.3% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 39.4% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 39.1% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 39.6% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 39.8% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 39.9% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 39.8% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 39.8% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 40.0% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 40.1% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 39.5% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 38.5% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 39.0% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 39.6% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 39.4% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 39.6% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 41.4% | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 41.5% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 41.6% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 41.6% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.2% | 39.1% | 39.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.1% | 38.5% | 39.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.6% | 38.5% | 40.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.9% | 39.4% | 41.6% | 6 |
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More education data for Philippines
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 527,504 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 1 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 5 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 27.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 94.03 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 94.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female in Philippines?
- Labor force, female in Philippines was 41.6% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, female recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 41.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.5% in 2004.
- How does Philippines rank for labor force, female?
- Philippines ranks 129th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database, published as part of Labor force, female (% of total labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.