Preliminary estimates suggested that the working age population in the Philippines, or those 15 years old and above, were estimated at ** million in 2023, reflecting an increase from the previous year. In that year, the employment rate in the Philippines was estimated at **** percent, or equivalent to about ***** million people.

Philippines PH: Labour Force With Basic Education: % of Total Working-age Population data was reported at 45.530 % in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 46.410 % for 2015. Philippines PH: Labour Force With Basic Education: % of Total Working-age Population data is updated yearly, averaging 46.560 % from Dec 2009 (Median) to 2016, with 7 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 47.490 % in 2012 and a record low of 45.530 % in 2016. Philippines PH: Labour Force With Basic Education: % of Total Working-age Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Philippines – Table PH.World Bank: Labour Force. The percentage of the working age population with a basic level of education who are in the labor force. Basic education comprises primary education or lower secondary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).; ; International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in November 2017.; Weighted Average;

Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) in Philippines was reported at 50.06 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Philippines - Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on October of 2025.

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Philippines PH: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population: Old data was reported at 7.565 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 7.399 % for 2016. Philippines PH: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population: Old data is updated yearly, averaging 5.943 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 7.565 % in 2017 and a record low of 5.395 % in 1995. Philippines PH: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population: Old data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Philippines – Table PH.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Age dependency ratio, old, is the ratio of older dependents--people older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on age distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; Weighted average;

Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) in Philippines was reported at 8.2412 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Philippines - Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on October of 2025.

Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) in Philippines was reported at 41.82 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Philippines - Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on October of 2025.

This statistic displays the population aged 15 years and above in the Philippines from 2006 to 2017. In 2017, the working age population in the Philippines amounted to approximately 68.89 million people.

Philippines Employment: Female: Age: 15 Years & Over data was reported at 19,990.000 Person th in Jan 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 19,706.000 Person th for Oct 2024. Philippines Employment: Female: Age: 15 Years & Over data is updated quarterly, averaging 15,145.000 Person th from Jul 2004 (Median) to Jan 2025, with 83 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 20,196.000 Person th in Apr 2023 and a record low of 11,877.000 Person th in Jan 2005. Philippines Employment: Female: Age: 15 Years & Over data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Philippine Statistics Authority. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Philippines – Table PH.G024: Labour Force Survey: Employment: by Region and Age Group.

Philippines PH: Employment To Population Ratio: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15+: Male data was reported at 73.119 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 73.212 % for 2016. Philippines PH: Employment To Population Ratio: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15+: Male data is updated yearly, averaging 74.534 % from Dec 1991 (Median) to 2017, with 27 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 75.526 % in 1992 and a record low of 73.119 % in 2017. Philippines PH: Employment To Population Ratio: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15+: Male data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Philippines – Table PH.World Bank: Employment and Unemployment. Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.; ; International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in November 2017.; Weighted average; Data up to 2016 are estimates while data from 2017 are projections. National estimates are also available in the WDI database. Caution should be used when comparing ILO estimates with national estimates.

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in Philippines was reported at 36.88 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Philippines - Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on October of 2025.

Philippines PH: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population data was reported at 57.526 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 57.859 % for 2016. Philippines PH: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population data is updated yearly, averaging 79.908 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 102.539 % in 1964 and a record low of 57.526 % in 2017. Philippines PH: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Philippines – Table PH.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on age distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; Weighted average; Relevance to gender indicator: this indicator implies the dependency burden that the working-age population bears in relation to children and the elderly. Many times single or widowed women who are the sole caregiver of a household have a high dependency ratio.

Labor force with advanced education (% of total working-age population with advanced education) in Philippines was reported at 68.06 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Philippines - Labor force with advanced education (% of total) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on October of 2025.

philippines - Age Dependency Ratio: Older Dependents to Working-Age Population for the Philippines was 7.95728 % of Working-Age Population in January of 2023, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, philippines - Age Dependency Ratio: Older Dependents to Working-Age Population for the Philippines reached a record high of 7.95728 in January of 2023 and a record low of 7.49663 in January of 2021. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for philippines - Age Dependency Ratio: Older Dependents to Working-Age Population for the Philippines - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on September of 2025.

Labor force with intermediate education, male (% of male working-age population with intermediate education) in Philippines was reported at 55.92 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Philippines - Labor force with intermediate education, male - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on October of 2025.

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) (national estimate) in Philippines was reported at 29.41 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Philippines - Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (national estimate) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on October of 2025.

Labor force with advanced education, male (% of male working-age population with advanced education) in Philippines was reported at 76.82 % in 2022, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Philippines - Labor force with advanced education, male - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on September of 2025.

Philippines Employment: Male: Age: 15 Years & Over data was reported at 28,496.000 Person th in Jan 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 28,451.000 Person th for Oct 2024. Philippines Employment: Male: Age: 15 Years & Over data is updated quarterly, averaging 23,331.000 Person th from Jul 2004 (Median) to Jan 2025, with 83 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 28,496.000 Person th in Jan 2025 and a record low of 19,563.000 Person th in Jul 2004. Philippines Employment: Male: Age: 15 Years & Over data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Philippine Statistics Authority. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Philippines – Table PH.G024: Labour Force Survey: Employment: by Region and Age Group.

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) (national estimate) in Philippines was reported at 22.97 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Philippines - Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (national estimate) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on October of 2025.

Philippines PH: Labour Force With Basic Education: Male: % of Male Working-age Population data was reported at 63.110 % in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 63.470 % for 2015. Philippines PH: Labour Force With Basic Education: Male: % of Male Working-age Population data is updated yearly, averaging 63.880 % from Dec 2009 (Median) to 2016, with 7 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 64.700 % in 2014 and a record low of 63.110 % in 2016. Philippines PH: Labour Force With Basic Education: Male: % of Male Working-age Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Philippines – Table PH.World Bank: Labour Force. The percentage of the working age population with a basic level of education who are in the labor force. Basic education comprises primary education or lower secondary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).; ; International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in November 2017.; Weighted Average;