TABLE 1 Age and Sex of Overseas Filipino Workers: 2018

Selected Characteristics

Number of overseas Filipino workers

(in thousands)

Type
Number of OFW
Overseas contract workers 4%
Other overseas Filipino workers

Sex
Male
Female 96%

Age Group
Both Sexes

Male

Female

Notes: Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.

The estimates cover overseas Filipinos whose departure occurred within the last five years

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, 2018 Survey on Overseas Filipinos

 2018

2,299

Number of OFWs Sex

100.0
4% 96.2
Overseas 3.8
contract workers Male
Other overseas 100.0 44% Female
Filipino workers 44.2
56%
96% 55.8

100.0
15 - 24 5.3
25 - 29 20.0
30 - 34 Age range 23.7
35 - 39 19.2
Male Female
40 - 44 14.3
45 and over 25.1 17.5
22.4 22.0 21.2
19.319.2 100.0
16.9
15 - 24 15.3 5.3
14.5 5.4
13.4
25 - 29 16.9 22.4
30 - 34 5.3 5.4 22.0 25.1
35 - 39 19.3 19.2
40 - 44 15.3 13.4
15 - 24 25 - 29 30 - 34 35 - 39 40 - 44 45 and
45 and over 21.2
over 14.5

100.0
15 - 24 5.4
25 - 29 22.4
30 - 34 25.1
35 - 39 19.2
40 - 44 13.4
45 and over 14.5

arture 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 year.
 TABLE 2 Male and Female Overseas Filipino Workers by Occupation: 2018

Major Occupation Group Both Sexes Male Female

Number of overseas Filipino workers 2,299 1,016 1,284

(in thousands)

Total 100.0 100.0 100.0

Managers 1.1 1.1 1.1
Professionals 9.0 8.1
Chart Title 9.8
Technicians and associate professionals 7.0 11.8 3.1
Clerical support workers 3.8 2.9 4.6
Managers Professiona
Service and sales workers 18.8 19.0 18.6
Technicians and Clerical sup
Skilled agricultural forestry and fishery workers 0.2
1% 0.5
associate professionals-
9%
Craft and related trade workers 9.2 7% 19.0
Service and sales 1.4 Skilled agric
Plant and machine operators and assemblers 37% 13.8 workers
4% 27.8 2.7 forestry and
workers
Elementary occupations 37.119% 9.8 58.7
Craft and related trade Plant and m
workers operators a
14% 9% assemblers
Notes: Details may not add up to totals due to rounding. 0% Elementary occupations
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 year.

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, 2018 Survey on Overseas Filipinos

 TABLE 3 Distribution of Overseas Filipino Workers by Region of
Origin and Place of Work Abroad: 2018

Selected Characteristics 2018

Number of overseas Filipino workers 2,299

(in thousands)
Region 100.0
National Capital Region (NCR) 9.7
Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) 1.8
Region I (Ilocos Region) 9.7
Region II (Cagayan Valley) 6.5
Region III (Central Luzon) 14.3
Region IV-A (CALABARZON) 17.9
MIMAROPA Region 1.8
Region V (Bicol Region) 3.7
Region VI (Western Visayas) 8.9
Region VII (Central Visayas) 5.6
Region VIII (Eastern Visayas) 2.2
Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula) 2.5
Region X (Northern Mindanao) 3.5
Region XI (Davao Region) 3.3
Region XII (SOCCSKSARGEN) 4.7
Region XIII (Caraga) 1.8
Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) 2.1

Place of Work 100.0

Africa 0.9
Asia 82.6
East Asia 18.7
Hong Kong 6.3
Japan 3.3
Taiwan 5.5
Other countries in East Asia 3.7
(including China, South Korea)
Southeast and South Central Asia 9.0
Malaysia 2.4
Singapore 4.9
Other countries in Southeast and South Central 1.7
Asia (including Brunei)
Western Asia 54.9
Kuwait 5.7
Qatar 5.2
Saudi Arabia 24.3
United Arab Emirates 15.7
Other countries in Western Asia (including. Bahrain, 4.0
Israel, Lebanon, Jordan)
Australia 2.1
Europe 7.8
North and South America 6.6
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 year.

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, 2018 Survey on Overseas Filipinos

 TABLE 4 Total and Average Remittance of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs)
by Selected Characteristics of OFWs, Philippines: 2018

Selected Characteristics Total Remittance (In Average Remittance

million pesos) (In thousand pesos)
Total Remittance 235,851 111
Cash sent 169,401 83
Cash brought home 55,229 111
In kind 11,222 27
Total Cash Remittance 169,401 83
Mode of Remittance
Banks 89,369 110
Agency/Local office 3,344 118
Friends/Co-workers 169 32
Door-to-door 124 35
Money Transfer 76,300 64
Others 96 31
Place of Work
Africa 3,552 198
Asia 122,856 73
East Asia 29,652 77
Southeast and South Central Asia 13,962 76
Western Asia 79,242 71
Australia 6,249 134
Europe 19,678 123
North and South America 17,066 134

Major Occupation
Managers 2,563 110
Professionals 19,555 112
Technicians and associate professionals 19,122 139
Clerical support workers 6,835 86
Service and sales workers 27,231 72
Skilled agricultural forestry and fishery workers 103 34
Craft and related trade workers 21,565 109
Plant and machine operators and assemblers 31,274 109
Elementary occupations 41,154 54

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 year.

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, 2018 Survey on Overseas Filipinos

 TABLE 5 Total and Percentage Distribution of Remittances of Overseas
Filipino Workers (OFWs) by Selected Characteristics of OFWs, Philippines:
2018

Selected Characteristics 2018

Total Remittance 235,851
(In million pesos)
Cash sent 71.8
Cash brought home 23.4
In kind 4.8
Total Cash Remittance 169,401
(In million pesos)

Mode of Remittance 100.0

Banks 52.8
Agency/Local office 2.0
Friends/Co-workers 0.1
Door-to-door 0.1
Money transfer services 45.0
Others 0.1
Place of Work 100.0
Africa 2.1
Asia 72.5
East Asia 17.5
Southeast and South Central Asia 8.2
Western Asia 46.8
Australia 3.7
Europe 11.6
North and South America 10.1

Major Occupation 100.0

Managers 1.5
Professionals 11.5
Technicians and associate professionals 11.3
Clerical support workers 4.0
Service and sales workers 16.1
Skilled agricultural forestry and fishery workers 0.1
Craft and related trade workers 12.7
Plant and machine operators and assemblers 18.5
Elementary occupations 24.3

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 year.

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, 2018 Survey on Overseas Filipinos