Unemployment rate,Percent in Philippines
Philippines: Unemployment rate,Percent was 5.2% in 2026. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate,Percent in Philippines, 1991–2026
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 5.2% for unemployment rate,percent in 2026.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.2% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate,percent in Philippines peaked at 11.8% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2024.
Philippines ranks 37th of 71 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Unemployment rate,Percent in Philippines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 10.5% | — |
| 1992 | 9.8% | -6.0% |
| 1993 | 9.3% | -5.1% |
| 1994 | 9.6% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 9.5% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 8.6% | -10.0% |
| 1997 | 8.7% | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 10.1% | +15.5% |
| 1999 | 9.8% | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 11.2% | +14.6% |
| 2001 | 11.2% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 11.4% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 11.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 11.8% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 11.4% | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 8.0% | -29.7% |
| 2007 | 7.3% | -8.4% |
| 2008 | 7.4% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 7.5% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 7.3% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 7.0% | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 7.0% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 7.1% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 6.8% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 6.3% | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 5.5% | -13.1% |
| 2017 | 5.7% | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 5.3% | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 5.1% | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 10.3% | +101.0% |
| 2021 | 8.0% | -22.3% |
| 2022 | 5.4% | -32.2% |
| 2023 | 4.5% | -16.1% |
| 2024 | 4.3% | -5.5% |
| 2025 | 4.7% | +8.7% |
| 2026 | 5.2% | +11.2% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 5.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.2%, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 5.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.3%, 1.6× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rate,Percent 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +101.0% | 5.1% | 10.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.5% | 8.6% | 10.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 9.9% | 7.3% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 5.1% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.1% | 4.3% | 10.3% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
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 rate,percent in Philippines?
- Unemployment rate,percent in Philippines was 5.2% in 2026, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest unemployment rate,percent recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 11.8% in 2004.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate,percent recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2024.
- How does Philippines rank for unemployment rate,percent?
- Philippines ranks 37th out of 71 countries with data for 2026.
- Is unemployment rate,percent rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Unemployment rate,Percent,,,. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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