TABLE 1 Age and Sex of Overseas Filipino Workers: 2019

Selected Characteristics 2019

Number of overseas Filipino workers 2,202

(in thousands)

Type 100.0
Overseas contract workers 96.8
Other overseas Filipino workers 3.2

Sex 100.0
Male 44.0
Female 56.0

Age Group
Both Sexes 100.0
15 - 24 6.1
25 - 29 20.7
30 - 34 22.6
35 - 39 18.7
40 - 44 14.0
45 and over 17.9

Male 100.0
15 - 24 5.4
25 - 29 19.1
30 - 34 19.5
35 - 39 17.9
40 - 44 16.2
45 and over 21.9

Female 100.0
15 - 24 6.7
25 - 29 21.9
30 - 34 25.0
35 - 39 19.3
40 - 44 12.3
45 and over 14.7

Notes: Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.

The estimates cover overseas Filipinos whose departure occurred within the last five years
and who are working or had worked abroad during the past six months (April to September)
of the survey year.

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, 2019 Survey on Overseas Filipinos

 TABLE 2 Male and Female Overseas Filipino Workers by Occupation: 2019

Major Occupation Group Both Sexes Male Female

Number of overseas Filipino workers 2,202 969 1,233

(in thousands)

Total 100.0 100.0 100.0

Managers 1.1 1.0 1.1
Professionals 8.5 6.9 9.8
Technicians and associate professionals 8.7 17.4 1.9
Clerical support workers 3.4 3.0 3.7
Service and sales workers 17.5 17.3 17.7
Skilled agricultural forestry and fishery workers 0.8 1.8 0.0
Craft and related trade workers 8.1 17.3 0.9
Plant and machine operators and assemblers 12.2 24.7 2.3
Elementary occupations 39.6 10.5 62.5

Notes: Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.

The estimates cover overseas Filipinos whose departure occurred within the last five years and who are working or had worked
abroad during the past six months (April to September) of the survey year.

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, 2019 Survey on Overseas Filipinos

 TABLE 3 Distribution of Overseas Filipino Workers by Region of
Origin and Place of Work Abroad: 2019

Selected Characteristics 2019

Number of overseas Filipino workers 2,202

(in thousands)
Region 100.0
National Capital Region (NCR) 9.7
Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) 1.9
Region I (Ilocos Region) 8.8
Region II (Cagayan Valley) 6.2
Region III (Central Luzon) 13.3
Region IV-A (CALABARZON) 20.7
MIMAROPA Region 1.5
Region V (Bicol Region) 4.0
Region VI (Western Visayas) 9.0
Region VII (Central Visayas) 5.1
Region VIII (Eastern Visayas) 2.0
Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula) 1.6
Region X (Northern Mindanao) 2.7
Region XI (Davao Region) 3.7
Region XII (SOCCSKSARGEN) 5.7
Region XIII (Caraga) 1.9
Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) 2.3

Place of Work 100.0

Africa 1.0
Asia 81.1
East Asia 21.7
Hong Kong 7.5
Japan 3.8
Taiwan 6.7
Other countries in East Asia 3.7
(including China, South Korea)
Southeast and South Central Asia 8.0
Malaysia 2.1
Singapore 4.1
Other countries in Southeast and South Central 1.8
Asia (including Brunei)
Western Asia 51.4
Kuwait 6.2
Qatar 5.6
Saudi Arabia 22.4
United Arab Emirates 13.2
Other countries in Western Asia (including. Bahrain, 4.0
Israel, Lebanon, Jordan)
Australia 2.1
Europe 7.7
North and South America 8.1
Notes: Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.
The estimates cover overseas Filipinos whose departure occurred within the last five years
and who are working or had worked abroad during the past six months (April to September)
of the survey year.

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, 2019 Survey on Overseas Filipinos

 TABLE 4 Total and Average Remittance of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs)
by Selected Characteristics of OFWs, Philippines: 2019

Selected Characteristics Total Remittance Average Remittance

(In million pesos) (In thousand pesos)
Total Remittance 211,887 106
Cash sent 157,939 82
Cash brought home 46,653 111
In kind 7,295 23
Total Cash Remittance 157,939 82
Mode of Remittance
Banks 91,536 110
Agency/Local office 1,013 60
Friends/Co-workers 391 43
Door-to-door 600 98
Money Transfer 64,259 60
Others 140 32
Place of Work
Africa 1,988 102
Asia 115,925 73
East Asia 31,979 76
Southeast and South Central Asia 11,530 74
Western Asia 72,415 71
Australia 5,306 153
Europe 20,749 138
North and South America 13,972 102

Major Occupation
Managers 1,014 79
Professionals 18,626 118
Technicians and associate professionals 23,995 142
Clerical support workers 4,778 75
Service and sales workers 24,529 71
Skilled agricultural forestry and fishery workers 1,148 63
Craft and related trade workers 16,868 101
Plant and machine operators and assemblers 24,175 104
Elementary occupations 42,808 56

Notes: Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.

The estimates cover overseas Filipinos whose departure occurred within the last five years and who are
working or had worked abroad during the past six months (April to September) of the survey year.

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, 2019 Survey on Overseas Filipinos

 TABLE 5 Total and Percentage Distribution of Remittances of Overseas
Filipino Workers (OFWs) by Selected Characteristics of OFWs, Philippines:
2019

Selected Characteristics 2019

Total Remittance 211,887
(In million pesos)
Cash sent 74.5
Cash brought home 22.0
In kind 3.4
Total Cash Remittance 157,939
(In million pesos)

Mode of Remittance 100

Banks 58.0
Agency/Local office 0.6
Friends/Co-workers 0.2
Door-to-door 0.4
Money Transfer 40.7
Others 0.1
Place of Work 100.0
Africa 1.3
Asia 73.4
East Asia 20.2
Southeast and South Central Asia 7.3
Western Asia 45.9
Australia 3.4
Europe 13.1
North and South America 8.8

Major Occupation 100.0

Managers 0.6
Professionals 11.8
Technicians and associate professionals 15.2
Clerical support workers 3.0
Service and sales workers 15.5
Skilled agricultural forestry and fishery workers 0.7
Craft and related trade workers 10.7
Plant and machine operators and assemblers 15.3
Elementary occupations 27.1

Notes: Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.

The estimates cover overseas Filipinos whose departure occurred within the last five years
and who are working or had worked abroad during the past six months (April to September)
of the survey year.

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, 2019 Survey on Overseas Filipinos