Labor force, total, annual growth rate in Philippines
Philippines: Labor force, total, annual growth rate was 1.75 % change on previous year in 2025. β Volatile
Labor force, total, annual growth rate in Philippines, 1991β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force, total, annual growth rate in Philippines stood at 1.75 % change on previous year.
The figure is down 5.2% on the previous year and up 71.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, annual growth rate in Philippines peaked at 10.7 % change on previous year in 2022 and was at its lowest, -6.04 % change on previous year, in 2020.
Philippines ranks 71st of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.8 % change on previous year | 2.44 % change on previous year | 3.37 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.58 % change on previous year | 1.95 % change on previous year | 3.25 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.02 % change on previous year | -1.87 % change on previous year | 3.9 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.53 % change on previous year | -6.04 % change on previous year | 10.7 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 68 Malaysia 1.82 % change on previous year compare
- 69 Malta 1.77 % change on previous year compare
- 70 Turkmenistan 1.75 % change on previous year compare
- 72 Djibouti 1.75 % change on previous year compare
- 73 Panama 1.71 % change on previous year compare
- 74 Haiti 1.66 % change on previous year compare
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)
- School enrollment, primary 94.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0046 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, annual growth rate in Philippines?
- Labor force, total, annual growth rate in Philippines was 1.75 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, annual growth rate recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7 % change on previous year in 2022.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, annual growth rate recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.04 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does Philippines rank for labor force, total, annual growth rate?
- Philippines ranks 71st out of 188 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, annual growth rate rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Labor force, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Labor force, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.