Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Philippines
Philippines: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates was 2.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Philippines, 1969–2023
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Philippines stood at 2.4%.
That represents a change of down 7.3% on the previous year and down 31.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Philippines peaked at 11.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2019.
Philippines ranks 161st of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Philippines, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 6.7% | — |
| 1971 | 5.3% | -21.2% |
| 1972 | 5.4% | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 4.8% | -10.9% |
| 1974 | 3.2% | -32.8% |
| 1975 | 3.8% | +19.5% |
| 1976 | 4.8% | +25.3% |
| 1977 | 4.5% | -6.8% |
| 1978 | 4.0% | -10.6% |
| 1979 | 3.5% | -12.5% |
| 1980 | 4.8% | +35.9% |
| 1981 | 5.4% | +12.8% |
| 1982 | 5.5% | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 4.9% | -11.1% |
| 1984 | 7.0% | +43.7% |
| 1985 | 6.1% | -13.7% |
| 1986 | 6.4% | +5.9% |
| 1987 | 9.1% | +41.5% |
| 1988 | 8.3% | -8.3% |
| 1989 | 8.4% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 8.1% | -3.5% |
| 1991 | 9.0% | +10.6% |
| 1992 | 8.6% | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 8.9% | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 8.4% | -4.9% |
| 1995 | 8.4% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 7.4% | -11.4% |
| 1997 | 7.9% | +6.0% |
| 1998 | 9.4% | +19.4% |
| 1999 | 9.4% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 11.2% | +18.7% |
| 2001 | 3.7% | -66.9% |
| 2002 | 10.7% | +190.0% |
| 2003 | 3.5% | -67.1% |
| 2004 | 3.6% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 3.8% | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 4.1% | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 3.4% | -15.3% |
| 2008 | 3.7% | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 3.9% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 3.6% | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 3.6% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 3.5% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 3.5% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 3.6% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 3.1% | -14.8% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | -12.2% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | -8.4% |
| 2019 | 2.2% | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 2.5% | +12.7% |
| 2021 | 3.4% | +34.7% |
| 2022 | 2.6% | -23.5% |
| 2023 | 2.4% | -7.3% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 2.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.8%, 41% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 2.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.5%, 69% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Philippines changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +190.0% | 3.7% | 10.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.7% | 6.7% | 6.7% | 1 |
| 1970s | 4.4% | 3.2% | 5.4% | 9 |
| 1980s | 6.6% | 4.8% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.5% | 7.4% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.2% | 3.4% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.2% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.4% | 3.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 159 Japan 2.5% compare
- 160 Tanzania 2.4% compare
- 162 Cote d'Ivoire 2.3% compare
- 162 Liechtenstein 2.3% compare
- 164 Kuwait 2.2% compare
More reference data data for Philippines
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.43 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 12.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 7.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 10.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 15.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 67.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 7.76 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Philippines?
- Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Philippines was 2.4% in 2023, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 11.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2019.
- How does Philippines rank for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates?
- Philippines ranks 161st out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon. Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.