Table 4 Number and Percentage of Overseas Filipino Workers by Place of Work and Sex: 2006 and 2007
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2007 | 2006
Place of Work Both Male Female | Both Male Female
Sexes | Sexes
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Philippines 1,747 890 857 1,515 751 764
Number (In thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Africa 1.2 2.0 0.4 1.7 3.0 0.3
Asia 78.1 73.1 83.2 78.3 71.6 84.9
East Asia 20.9 16.6 25.4 22.6 17.8 27.3
Hong Kong 6.7 1.2 12.4 7.0 1.1 12.9
Japan 5.6 7.1 4.1 6.0 6.8 5.2
Taiwan 5.5 4.0 7.0 6.1 4.5 7.6
Other Countries in East Asia (China,
South Korea, etc.) 3.1 4.3 1.9 3.5 5.4 1.7
Southeast and South Central Asia 10.3 7.5 13.2 9.9 7.6 12.1
Malaysia 2.5 2.9 2.1 2.8 3.4 2.2
Singapore 6.0 2.8 9.4 5.0 2.5 7.4
Other Countries in Southeast
and South Central Asia (Brunei, etc.) 1.7 1.8 1.7 2.1 1.8 2.4
Western Asia 46.8 49.0 44.6 45.8 46.2 45.5
Kuwait 4.4 1.8 7.2 4.8 1.9 7.7
Qatar 4.5 6.0 3.0 3.7 5.5 2.0
Saudi Arabia 19.8 27.1 12.1 21.8 27.9 15.8
United Arab Emirates 12.1 10.4 13.9 9.2 7.9 10.5
Other Countries in Western Asia
(Bahrain, Israel, Lebanon, Jordan, etc.) 6.0 3.7 8.4 6.3 3.1 9.5
Australia 1.9 2.5 1.2 1.2 1.7 0.6
Europe 9.2 11.1 7.2 9.5 12.7 6.4
North and South America 9.3 10.6 7.9 9.2 10.6 7.7
Other countries 0.3 0.5 0.1 - - -
Country not reported 0.1 0.2 * 0.2 0.4 -
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Notes: Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.
* Less than 500.
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 period.
Source: National Statistics Office, 2006 and 2007 Survey on Overseas Filipinos
Page last updated: July 30, 2008
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