In 2020, 228.9 thousand of the overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) repatriated due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic were from the Middle East. This made up 70 percent of all Filipinos repatriated. In comparison, about 36.9 thousand came from Asia and the Pacific region and roughly 29 thousand overseas workers returned to the Philippines from Europe.
Number of returning overseas Filipino workers (OFW) during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in 2020, by region of origin
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International Organization for Migration. (May 20, 2021). Number of returning overseas Filipino workers (OFW) during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in 2020, by region of origin [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1243907/repatriated-overseas-workers-coronavirus-by-region-of-origin/
International Organization for Migration. "Number of returning overseas Filipino workers (OFW) during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in 2020, by region of origin." Chart. May 20, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1243907/repatriated-overseas-workers-coronavirus-by-region-of-origin/
International Organization for Migration. (2021). Number of returning overseas Filipino workers (OFW) during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in 2020, by region of origin. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1243907/repatriated-overseas-workers-coronavirus-by-region-of-origin/
International Organization for Migration. "Number of Returning Overseas Filipino Workers (Ofw) during The Coronavirus (Covid-19) Pandemic in 2020, by Region of Origin." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1243907/repatriated-overseas-workers-coronavirus-by-region-of-origin/
International Organization for Migration, Number of returning overseas Filipino workers (OFW) during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in 2020, by region of origin Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1243907/repatriated-overseas-workers-coronavirus-by-region-of-origin/ (last visited December 24, 2024)
Number of returning overseas Filipino workers (OFW) during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in 2020, by region of origin [Graph], International Organization for Migration, May 20, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1243907/repatriated-overseas-workers-coronavirus-by-region-of-origin/