Preliminary figures for 2023 has shown that there were about 2.33 million overseas workers from the Philippines, about twice as much as the previous period. Overall, more female OFWs mainly work as domestic helpers.
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Department of Migrant Workers (Philippines). (February 29, 2024). Total number of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from 2011 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1287067/philippines-number-of-overseas-filipino-workers/
Department of Migrant Workers (Philippines). "Total number of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from 2011 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Chart. February 29, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1287067/philippines-number-of-overseas-filipino-workers/
Department of Migrant Workers (Philippines). (2024). Total number of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from 2011 to 2023 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1287067/philippines-number-of-overseas-filipino-workers/
Department of Migrant Workers (Philippines). "Total Number of Overseas Filipino Workers (Ofws) from 2011 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1287067/philippines-number-of-overseas-filipino-workers/
Department of Migrant Workers (Philippines), Total number of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from 2011 to 2023 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1287067/philippines-number-of-overseas-filipino-workers/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Total number of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from 2011 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Department of Migrant Workers (Philippines), February 29, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1287067/philippines-number-of-overseas-filipino-workers/