TABLE 2.

3 Distribution of Overseas Contract Workers

by Place of Work and Sex: 2016

Both
Place of Work Male Female
Sexes

Philippines 2,185 1,013 1,171

Number (In thousands)

Total 100.0 100.0 100.0

Africa 1.4 2.6 0.4
Asia 85.4 76.7 92.9
East Asia 18.0 15.2 20.5
Hong Kong 5.7 0.7 10.0
Japan 3.4 4.7 2.4
Taiwan 5.3 5.1 5.4
Other Countries in East Asia (including China 3.6 4.7 2.6
and South Korea)
Southeast and South Central Asia 9.7 7.3 11.8
Malaysia 1.5 1.1 1.9
Singapore 5.6 3.9 7.1
Other Countries in Southeast 2.6 2.3 2.8
and South Central Asia (including Brunei,
Cambodia, and Indonesia)

Western Asia 57.6 54.2 60.6

Kuwait 6.5 1.7 10.6
Qatar 6.3 6.5 6.2
Saudi Arabia 24.2 30.8 18.4
United Arab Emirates 16.1 12.6 19.0
Other Countries in Western Asia (Bahrain, 4.6 2.5 6.4
Israel, Lebanon and Jordan)
Australia 1.4 2.7 0.3
Europe 6.4 9.5 3.7
North and South America 5.4 8.4 2.7
Other Countries * 0.1 -

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 period.
* Less than 0.1 percent

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, 2016 Survey on Overseas Filipinos