Labor force, total, per capita in Philippines
Philippines: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.447 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, total, per capita in Philippines, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 0.447 units per person for labor force, total, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in Philippines peaked at 0.447 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.357 units per person, in 1990.
Philippines ranks 102nd of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, total, per capita in Philippines, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.357 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.3578 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.3587 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.3601 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.3609 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.3617 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.3628 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.3643 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.3673 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.37 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.3725 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.3749 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.3769 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.3789 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.3837 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.3865 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.3875 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.3885 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.3891 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.3933 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.3956 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.403 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.4022 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.4028 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.41 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.4081 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.4131 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.4002 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.4023 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.4085 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.3795 units per person | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 0.3952 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 0.4342 units per person | +9.9% |
| 2023 | 0.4385 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.4429 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 0.447 units per person | +0.9% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 0.447 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4696 units per person, 95% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 0.447 units per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.5099 units per person, 88% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3621 units per person | 0.357 units per person | 0.37 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3832 units per person | 0.3725 units per person | 0.3933 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4046 units per person | 0.3956 units per person | 0.4131 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4229 units per person | 0.3795 units per person | 0.447 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More education data for Philippines
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 495,843 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 201,568 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 983,812 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 11.87 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 13.06 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.8345 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1128 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per capita in Philippines?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Philippines was 0.447 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 0.447 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.357 units per person in 1990.
- How does Philippines rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Philippines ranks 102nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.