Table 9. Number of Overseas Filipino Workers, Total and Average Cash Remittance Sent, by Place of Work and by Sex: April to September 1995-96 ======================================================================================================================================================= Number of OFWs (In 1000) Total Cash Remittance (In P1,000) Average Cash Remittance (In Pesos) Place of Work Both Male Female Both Male Female Both Male Female Sexes Sexes Sexes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- April to September 1995 PHILIPPINES 631 340 291 16,598,511 10,884,004 5,714,507 26,292 32,004 19,622 AFRICA 5 4 2 179,110 140,896 38,214 34,116 38,812 23,590 Libya 4 2 1 125,878 90,644 35,234 34,714 37,712 28,821 Other countries in Africa 1 1 * 53,233 50,252 2,981 43,399 40,969 7,500 ASIA 509 258 251 12,708,338 8,049,271 4,659,067 24,952 31,167 18,559 East Asia 180 67 113 4,805,603 2,439,068 2,366,535 26,724 36,624 20,901 Hongkong 95 7 88 1,862,745 179,939 1,682,805 19,616 25,930 19,118 Japan 40 30 10 1,310,640 1,074,079 236,561 33,032 36,229 23,584 Taiwan 36 22 14 1,304,145 894,326 409,819 36,336 41,274 28,813 South Korea 7 6 1 205,924 168,574 37,350 30,422 28,983 39,213 China * * - 28,458 28,458 - 67,500 67,500 - Other countries in East Asia 2 2 - 93,692 93,692 - 44,509 44,509 - Southeast & South Central Asia 77 22 55 1,478,981 677,825 801,156 19,148 30,657 14,532 Singapore 53 11 42 982,893 426,100 556,793 18,468 38,352 13,222 Malaysia 16 7 9 222,430 123,542 98,889 14,163 17,794 11,286 Brunei 6 2 4 226,520 90,278 136,242 39,732 49,740 35,058 Other countries in SE/SC Asia 3 2 * 47,138 37,905 9,233 18,052 16,908 25,000 Western Asia 252 170 83 6,423,754 4,932,379 1,491,376 25,466 29,090 18,036 Saudia Arabia 206 153 53 5,229,917 4,236,653 993,264 25,429 27,693 18,854 Kuwait 18 4 13 359,290 135,152 224,138 20,070 30,183 16,696 United Arab 13 7 6 447,316 363,702 83,614 33,212 52,050 12,902 Qatar 4 2 2 99,346 69,575 29,771 23,627 39,896 12,098 Bahrain 5 2 3 151,343 70,815 80,528 31,289 41,697 25,656 Oman - - - - - - - - - Jordan 2 1 1 63,749 54,599 9,150 32,959 41,231 15,000 Lebanon 2 - 2 33,691 - 33,691 17,168 - 17,168 Other countries in Western Asia 2 * 2 39,104 1,884 37,220 17,216 5,500 19,297 AUSTRALIA 16 13 3 446,398 384,846 61,552 28,735 29,837 23,342 Saipan 7 5 2 195,338 149,308 46,030 28,929 30,292 25,244 Guam 4 3 * 83,796 72,717 11,079 23,106 22,324 30,000 Australia 4 3 * 113,881 109,438 4,443 32,141 35,315 10,000 Other countries in Australia 2 2 - 53,383 53,383 - 33,098 33,098 - EUROPE 51 34 17 1,592,081 1,120,006 472,075 31,205 33,310 27,137 Greece 15 13 2 491,882 445,674 46,209 32,989 33,527 28,566 Italy 15 5 10 439,159 119,025 320,134 29,754 25,351 31,809 Norway 4 3 * 177,407 170,689 6,718 49,307 53,708 16,000 United Kingdom 5 4 1 129,397 109,139 20,258 27,021 29,181 19,316 Germany 2 2 - 26,611 26,611 - 16,322 16,322 - France 2 2 - 52,861 52,861 - 27,602 27,602 - Netherlands 1 1 1 30,354 27,440 2,914 21,459 40,000 4,000 Other countries in Europe 8 4 4 244,412 168,570 75,842 30,540 37,572 21,568 NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA 45 26 19 1,407,100 923,503 483,598 31,611 35,538 26,103 USA 30 19 11 999,914 689,372 310,542 33,468 36,544 28,199 Canada 11 4 7 290,676 118,376 172,300 25,333 29,456 23,110 Other countries in N/S America 3 3 * 116,510 115,755 755 36,854 37,300 13,000 COUNTRY NOT SPECIFIED 6 6 - 265,483 265,483 - 46,764 46,764 - April to September 1996 PHILIPPINES 711 405 306 19,496,918 13,566,917 5,930,001 27,432 33,508 19,389 AFRICA 9 8 1 324,627 319,614 5,012 36,224 38,762 7,000 Libya 6 6 209,848 209,848 38,100 38,100 Other countries in Africa 3 2 1 114,779 109,767 5,012 38,260 54,884 5,012 ASIA 551 301 250 13,566,057 8,932,415 4,633,642 24,634 29,720 18,523 East Asia 209 90 118 5,665,256 3,049,773 2,615,483 27,152 33,742 22,116 Hongkong 103 18 85 2,222,561 491,401 1,731,160 21,679 28,025 20,370 Japan 45 35 10 1,601,675 1,334,912 266,764 35,788 38,005 27,701 Taiwan 42 23 19 1,005,472 615,618 389,854 24,040 26,844 20,637 South Korea 16 13 3 630,399 450,763 179,635 38,660 35,167 51,495 China 1 1 1 54,858 35,399 19,459 47,159 70,000 29,593 Other countries in East Asia 2 1 1 150,292 121,680 28,611 75,146 121,680 28,611 Southeast & South Central Asia 71 22 49 1,303,366 653,162 650,204 18,413 29,852 13,295 Singapore 34 7 27 744,923 299,757 445,166 22,216 45,594 16,514 Malaysia 20 6 15 265,410 132,281 133,129 12,996 22,700 9,122 Brunei 12 6 6 230,020 174,450 55,570 18,581 28,036 9,025 Other countries in SE/SC Asia 5 3 2 63,013 46,673 16,339 12,603 15,558 8,170 Western Asia 271 188 83 6,597,435 5,229,481 1,367,955 24,321 27,775 16,484 Saudia Arabia 205 160 45 5,039,666 4,231,621 808,045 24,649 26,527 17,982 Kuwait 24 7 17 394,668 192,987 201,681 16,997 28,730 12,221 United Arab 18 11 7 516,089 419,748 96,341 29,604 39,114 14,376 Qatar 8 4 4 185,995 113,444 72,551 22,953 28,850 17,394 Bahrain 5 2 3 99,375 66,321 33,053 20,060 43,089 9,680 Oman 3 1 2 74,408 34,293 40,116 19,352 25,047 16,202 Jordan 3 2 1 91,752 67,003 24,749 32,496 35,607 26,280 Lebanon 2 2 46,240 46,240 26,062 26,062 Other countries in Western Asia 3 1 2 149,242 104,064 45,178 49,747 104,064 22,589 AUSTRALIA 13 8 6 306,137 213,114 93,023 22,812 27,756 16,200 Saipan 6 2 4 104,997 35,711 69,287 17,976 21,320 16,632 Guam 1 1 50,640 50,640 36,293 36,293 Australia 3 2 1 81,463 72,323 9,140 30,340 39,333 10,800 Other countries in Australia 4 3 1 69,036 54,440 14,596 17,259 18,147 14,596 EUROPE 69 42 26 2,376,834 1,749,346 627,488 34,669 41,484 23,778 Greece 18 15 3 732,366 696,627 35,739 40,382 45,219 13,090 Italy 20 3 17 534,007 143,423 390,584 26,203 41,178 23,116 Norway 9 9 363,670 360,465 3,205 39,083 40,281 9,000 United Kingdom 3 2 1 95,244 80,722 14,522 32,655 36,849 20,000 Germany 5 4 1 235,847 142,053 93,794 46,949 38,936 68,209 France 1 1 50,077 50,077 55,291 55,291 Netherlands 2 2 100,743 100,743 50,908 50,908 Other countries in Europe 11 6 4 264,879 175,236 89,643 24,080 29,206 22,411 NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA 60 38 22 2,555,445 2,016,050 539,396 42,607 53,297 24,352 USA 42 28 14 2,075,505 1,703,965 371,540 49,435 61,936 25,671 Canada 12 4 8 280,265 112,409 167,856 23,539 26,579 21,865 Other countries in N/S America 6 6 199,676 199,676 33,279 33,279 COUNTRY NOT SPECIFIED 9 8 1 367,817 336,378 31,440 40,398 39,944 45,984 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note: Details may not add up to total due to rounding. * less than 500 Source: Survey of Overseas Filipinos National Statistics Office