Philippines — Labor participation
Labor Force Participation Rate for Philippines, 1990–2025.
Labor participation for Philippines was 61.35% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 36 years, from 1990 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 62.23% in 2011. The lowest was 54.75% in 2020 (about 1.1× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.00% per year.
Philippines ranks 96 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 51%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 64.35%, so Philippines sits below it. It peaked in 2011 and has fallen 1% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 0%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 19 of 29 economies; Mongolia (59.69%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 9% in 2022. That is 3% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 92nd of 187 in 1990 → 93rd of 187 in 2000 → 88th of 187 in 2010 → 130th of 187 in 2020 → 95th of 182 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2025
| Year | % of population ages 15+ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 61.35% | -0.1 pp |
| 2024 | 61.4% | -0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 61.42% | -0.0 pp |
| 2022 | 61.44% | +5.0 pp |
| 2021 | 56.47% | +1.7 pp |
| 2020 | 54.75% | -4.7 pp |
| 2019 | 59.44% | +0.5 pp |
| 2018 | 58.98% | -0.2 pp |
| 2017 | 59.14% | -2.4 pp |
| 2016 | 61.59% | +0.2 pp |
| 2015 | 61.41% | -0.8 pp |
| 2014 | 62.17% | +0.7 pp |
| 2013 | 61.45% | -0.3 pp |
| 2012 | 61.73% | -0.5 pp |
| 2011 | 62.23% | +0.8 pp |
| 2010 | 61.43% | -0.0 pp |
| 2009 | 61.44% | +0.4 pp |
| 2008 | 61.07% | -0.2 pp |
| 2007 | 61.26% | -0.2 pp |
| 2006 | 61.42% | -0.2 pp |
| 2005 | 61.59% | +0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 61.52% | +0.4 pp |
| 2003 | 61.14% | -0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 61.21% | -0.0 pp |
| 2001 | 61.24% | -0.0 pp |
| 2000 | 61.26% | -0.0 pp |
| 1999 | 61.3% | -0.0 pp |
| 1998 | 61.31% | +0.1 pp |
| 1997 | 61.25% | -0.1 pp |
| 1996 | 61.3% | -0.1 pp |
| 1995 | 61.37% | -0.0 pp |
| 1994 | 61.42% | -0.0 pp |
| 1993 | 61.47% | +0.0 pp |
| 1992 | 61.46% | +0.0 pp |
| 1991 | 61.42% | +0.1 pp |
| 1990 | 61.36% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Philippines’s Labor participation in 1991?
61.42% (1991). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of population ages 15+, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Philippines’s Labor participation growing or shrinking?
Between 1990 and 2025 the series was broadly flat overall: -0.0% in total.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SL.TLF.CACT.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 61.35%; 2024: 61.4%; 2023: 61.42%; 2022: 61.44%; 2021: 56.47%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SL.TLF.CACT.ZS — Labor Force Participation Rate. Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.