Preliminary figures for 2023 has shown that there were about 579,000 sea-based overseas workers from the Philippines, about twice as much as the previous period. Overall, there were more land-based overseas workers compared to those with sea-based employment.
Total number of sea-based overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from 2011 to 2023
(in 1,000s)
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Department of Migrant Workers (Philippines). (February 29, 2024). Total number of sea-based overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from 2011 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1459045/number-of-sea-based-overseas-filipino-workers/
Department of Migrant Workers (Philippines). "Total number of sea-based overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from 2011 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Chart. February 29, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1459045/number-of-sea-based-overseas-filipino-workers/
Department of Migrant Workers (Philippines). (2024). Total number of sea-based overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from 2011 to 2023 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1459045/number-of-sea-based-overseas-filipino-workers/
Department of Migrant Workers (Philippines). "Total Number of Sea-based Overseas Filipino Workers (Ofws) from 2011 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1459045/number-of-sea-based-overseas-filipino-workers/
Department of Migrant Workers (Philippines), Total number of sea-based overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from 2011 to 2023 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1459045/number-of-sea-based-overseas-filipino-workers/ (last visited December 03, 2024)
Total number of sea-based 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/1459045/number-of-sea-based-overseas-filipino-workers/