Deployed Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) by Country of Destination,,,,,2007 - 2011

,,,,,COUNTRY_OF_DESTINATION,yr2007,yr2008,yr2009,yr2010,yr2011
TOTAL,"1,077,623",1236013,1422586,1470826,1687831A. LAND-
BASED,"811,070",974399,1092162,1123676,1318727 AFRICA,13126,16434,18967,25207,28531
Angola,2935,4289,5222,6255,5313 Equatorial Guinea,1780,1654,1692,1876,2020
Nigeria,1601,12,252,1426,1691 Sudan,1061,1354,1540,1441,1941 Rest of
Africa,5749,9125,10261,14209,17566 AMERICAS,28019,31916,31146,25696,27679
Canada,12380,17399,17344,13885,15658 Cayman Island,1003,1129,1056,929,949 Diego
Garcia,947,578,902,868,874 United States of America,9401,8050,6248,3705,4503
Rest of Americas,4288,4760,5596,6309,5695 ASIA,218983,219598,260995,280808,415224
Brunei,14667,6930,7413,7907,15406 Hong Kong,59169,78345,100142,101340,129575
Japan,8867,6555,6418,5938,9285 Korea,14265,12367,14851,11697,10943
Malaysia,9725,6034,7256,9802,16797 Singapore,49431,41678,54421,70251,146613
Taiwan,37136,38546,33751,36866,41896 Rest of Asia,25723,29143,36743,37007,44709
EUROPE,45613,51795,47409,48185,57880 Cyprus,2812,2385,2660,3000,3797
Ireland,4740,4916,4527,3317,2874 Italy,17855,22623,23159,25595,31704 United
Kingdom ,9525,9308,7071,5284,5621 Rest of Europe,10681,12563,9992,10989,13884
MIDDLE EAST,487878,631828,669042,684060,764586
Bahrain,9898,13079,15001,15434,18230 Kuwait,37080,38903,45900,53010,65603
Lebanon,468,12,1326,1327,896 Libya,5941,7731,10383,11604,2152
Oman,7463,10222,10502,10955,15029 Qatar,56277,84342,89290,87813,100530 Saudi
Arabia,238419,275933,291419,293049,316736 United Arab
Emirates,120657,193810,196815,201214,235775 Rest of Middle
East,11675,7796,8406,9654,9635 OCEANIA,10691,15030,13297,12341,19492
Australia,4537,7625,7104,5915,6558 Papua New Guinea,2918,3279,3296,4134,9084
Rest of Oceania,3236,4126,2897,2292,3850 TRUST TERRITORIES,6674,5461,5134,3107,4236
Commonwealth of Northern ,,,,, Mariana Islands (CNMI),3930,3626,3224,1132,1699
Republic of Belau,1706,846,940,787,1029 Rest of Trust
Territories,1038,989,970,1188,1508NOT REPORTED,7,2265,4992,44272,1099
OTHERS,79,72,41180,0,0 Workers With Special Exit Clearance ,79,72,253,0,0 Labor
Assistance Center (LAC) Laoag,0,0,7,0,0 Labor Assistance Center (LAC)
Pampanga,0,0,40466,0,0 Employment-based Immigration,0,0,454,0,0B. SEA-
BASED,266553,261614,330424,347150,369104,,,,,Note: ,,,,,year 2007 Total and Land-
based- Includes 79 workers with Special Exit Clearance.,,,,,Based on the report of
Labor Assistance Center of POEA on the actual departures of OFWs at the
international airports.,,,,,Workers with exit Clearance- Non-contract workers
leaving on employment visa/work permit or equivalent document to work abroad but
who remain in the employment,,,,, of the local companies and trainees of PEZA-
registered companies bound for Korea with trainee visas.,,,,,Source of data:
Philippine Overseas Employment Administration.,,,,,