Philippines Labor Force Participation Rate 1960-2024

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Philippines labor force participation rate for 2022 was 33.50%, a 2.32% increase from 2021.
  • Philippines labor force participation rate for 2021 was 31.17%, a 1.04% increase from 2020.
  • Philippines labor force participation rate for 2020 was 30.13%, a 4.62% decline from 2019.
  • Philippines labor force participation rate for 2019 was 34.75%, a 0.95% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Solomon Islands 71.00%
Cambodia 57.70%
Vanuatu 55.12%
Honduras 54.01%
Angola 53.14%
Nicaragua 50.46%
Lao PDR 48.35%
Cameroon 46.51%
Indonesia 45.29%
Myanmar 44.63%
Bolivia 44.38%
Vietnam 43.72%
El Salvador 43.69%
Kyrgyz Republic 43.64%
Pakistan 43.17%
Republic of Congo 42.16%
Lesotho 41.67%
Kenya 41.12%
Ghana 41.11%
Bangladesh 39.04%
Timor-Leste 38.36%
Moldova 36.92%
Georgia 36.65%
Uzbekistan 35.02%
Zambia 34.96%
Sao Tome and Principe 33.92%
Papua New Guinea 33.79%
Philippines 33.50%
Sri Lanka 30.92%
West Bank and Gaza 30.81%
Mongolia 30.40%
Cabo Verde 28.98%
India 28.90%
Tunisia 28.02%
Sudan 26.83%
Morocco 26.77%
Bhutan 26.56%
Nigeria 24.39%
Eswatini 23.93%
Egypt 23.87%
Mauritania 19.63%
Djibouti 14.14%
Ukraine 0.00%
Kosovo 0.00%
Kiribati 0.00%
Micronesia 0.00%
Philippines Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 33.50% 2.32%
2021 31.17% 1.04%
2020 30.13% -4.62%
2019 34.75% -0.95%
2018 35.70% -1.40%
2017 37.10% -2.87%
2016 39.97% -0.49%
2015 40.46% -2.10%
2014 42.56% 0.73%
2013 41.83% -0.80%
2012 42.63% -0.51%
2011 43.14% 1.71%
2010 41.43% -0.41%
2009 41.84% 0.37%
2008 41.47% -0.50%
2007 41.97% -0.79%
2006 42.76% -0.62%
2005 43.38% -0.39%
2004 43.77% 0.72%
2003 43.05% -0.35%
2002 43.40% -0.19%
2001 43.59% -0.11%
2000 43.69% -0.26%
1999 43.95% -0.10%
1998 44.06% 0.34%
1997 43.72% -0.34%
1996 44.06% -0.41%
1995 44.47% -0.27%
1994 44.74% -0.23%
1993 44.97% 0.04%
1992 44.94% 0.26%
1991 44.68% 44.68%
1990 0.00% 0.00%
1989 0.00% 0.00%
1988 0.00% 0.00%
1987 0.00% 0.00%
1986 0.00% 0.00%
1985 0.00% 0.00%
1984 0.00% 0.00%
1983 0.00% 0.00%
1982 0.00% 0.00%
1981 0.00% 0.00%
1980 0.00% 0.00%
1979 0.00% 0.00%
1978 0.00% 0.00%
1977 0.00% 0.00%
1976 0.00% 0.00%
1975 0.00% 0.00%
1974 0.00% 0.00%
1973 0.00% 0.00%
1972 0.00% 0.00%
1971 0.00% 0.00%
1970 0.00% 0.00%
1969 0.00% 0.00%
1968 0.00% 0.00%
1967 0.00% 0.00%
1966 0.00% 0.00%
1965 0.00% 0.00%
1964 0.00% 0.00%
1963 0.00% 0.00%
1962 0.00% 0.00%
1961 0.00% 0.00%
1960 0.00% 0.00%