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.
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 |
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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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About this data
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.