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Table 1. Deployment of OFWs by Type of Hiring, 2008 - 2007

Type of HiringJanuary to December 1/ % Share to Total

2008 2007 % Change 2008 2007

Landbased 974,399 811,070 20.14% 78.83% 75.26%

New hires 376,973 313,260 20.34% 30.50% 29.07%

GPB Hire 4,102 8,625 -52.44% 0.33% 0.80%

Private Agency Hire 347,000 272,517 27.33% 28.07% 25.29%

Name Hire 25,263 31,210 -19.05% 2.04% 2.90%

Workers with Special Exit Clearance 1/ 72 79 -8.86% 0.01% 0.01%

Employment-based Immigration (EB3) 2/ 536 829 -35.34% 0.04% 0.08%

Rehires 597,426 497,810 20.01% 48.33% 46.20%

Seabased 261,614 266,553 -1.85% 21.17% 24.74%

TOTAL 1,236,013 1,077,623 14.70%

Daily Deployment Average 3,377 2,952 14.38%

1/ - Non-contract workers leaving on employment visa / work permit or equivalent document to work abroad but who remain in the employment

of the local companies and trainees of PEZA-registered companies bound for Korea with trainee visas2/ - Source: Commission on Filipinos Overseas.

Table 2. Processed Contracts of OFWs by Type of Hiring, 2008 - 2007

Type of Hiring

OFW Contracts Processed % Share to Total

2008 2007 % Change 2008 2007

Landbased 1,005,538 916,720 9.69% 68.7% 70.2%

New Hires 394,977 383,373 3.03% 27.0% 29.3%

Central office 384,985 374,723 2.74% 26.3% 28.7%

GPB Hire 3,991 8,777 -54.53% 0.3% 0.7%

Private Agency Hire (Regular) 344,546 322,118 6.96% 23.5% 24.7%

Private Agency Hire (In-house) 11,185 12,618 -11.36% 0.8% 1.0%

Name Hire 25,263 31,210 -19.05% 1.7% 2.4%

Regional centers 9,992 8,650 15.51% 0.7% 0.7%

Private Agency Hire (Regular) 3,061 2,442 25.35% 0.2% 0.2%

Name Hire 6,931 6,208 11.65% 0.5% 0.5%

Rehires 610,561 533,347 14.48% 41.7% 40.8%

Central office 306,147 285,825 7.11% 20.9% 21.9%


POLOs 143,873 123,593 16.41% 9.8% 9.5%

Seabased 458,757 389,607 17.75% 31.3% 29.8%

Central office 456,492 387,797 17.71% 31.2% 29.7%

Private Agency Hire (Regular) 189,116 204,619 -7.58% 12.9% 15.7%

Private Agency Hire (In-house) 267,376 183,178 45.97% 18.3% 14.0%


Total 1,464,295 1,306,327 12.09%

Table 3. Deployment of OFWs by Major World Group - New hires and Rehires, 2008 - 2007

World GroupOFW Deployment % Share to total

2008 2007 % Change 2008 2007

Asia 219,598 218,983 0.3% 17.8% 20.3%

Middle East 631,828 487,878 29.5% 51.1% 45.3%

Europe 51,795 45,613 13.6% 4.2% 4.2%

Americas 31,916 28,019 13.9% 2.6% 2.6%

Trust Territories 5,461 6,674 -18.2% 0.4% 0.6%

Africa 16,434 13,126 25.2% 1.3% 1.2%Oceania 15,030 10,691 40.6% 1.2% 1.0%

Others 1/ 2,265 7 -NC- 0.2% 0.0%


Landbased Total 974,399 811,070 20.1% 78.8% 75.3%

Seabased Total 261,614 266,553 -1.9% 21.2% 24.7%

GRAND TOTAL 1,236,013 1,077,623 14.7%

1/ - OFWs exiting through Clark Airport with unknown destination2/ - Non-contract workers leaving on employment visa / work permit or equivalent document to work abroad but who remain in

the employment of the local companies and trainees of PEZA-registered companies bound for Korea with trainee visas.NC - Not comparable

Table 4. Deployment of OFWs by Top Ten Destinations - New hires and Rehires, 2008 - 2007

DestinationsOFW Deployment % Share to total

2008 2007 % Change 2008 2007

1. Saudi Arabia 275,933 238,419 15.7% 28.3% 29.4%

2. United Arab Emirates 193,810 120,657 60.6% 19.9% 14.9%

3. Qatar 84,342 56,277 49.9% 8.7% 6.9%

4. Hong Kong 78,345 59,169 32.4% 8.0% 7.3%

5. Singapore 41,678 49,431 -15.7% 4.3% 6.1%

6. Kuwait 38,903 37,080 4.9% 4.0% 4.6%

7. Taiwan 38,546 37,136 3.8% 4.0% 4.6%

8. Italy 22,623 17,855 26.7% 2.3% 2.2%

9. Canada 17,399 12,380 40.5% 1.8% 1.5%

10. Bahrain 13,079 9,898 32.1% 1.3% 1.2%

Other Destinations 169,741 172,768 -1.8% 17.4% 21.3%

TOTAL LANDBASED 974,399 811,070

Table 5. Deployment of OFWs by Major World Group - New hires, 2008 - 2007

World GroupOFW Deployment - New hires % Share to total

2008 2007 % Change 2008 2007

Asia 63,564 73,617 -13.7% 16.9% 23.5%

Middle East 272,854 203,752 33.9% 72.4% 65.0%

Europe 10,142 12,116 -16.3% 2.7% 3.9%

Americas 18,102 16,707 8.3% 4.8% 5.3%

Trust Territories 575 809 0.0% 0.2% 0.3%

Africa 5,447 2,548 113.8% 1.4% 0.8%

Oceania 6,067 3,630 67.1% 1.6% 1.2%

Others 150 2 7400.0% 0.0% 0.0%


TOTAL LANDBASED - New hires 376,973 313,260 20.34%1/ Non-contract workers leaving on employment visa / work permit or equivalent document to work abroad but who remain in

the employment of the local companies and trainees of PEZA-registered companies bound for Korea with trainee visas.

Table 6. Deployment of OFWs by Top Ten Destinations - New hires, 2008 - 2007

DestinationsJanuary to December % Share to total

2008 2007 % Change 2008 2007

1. Saudi Arabia 122,258 97,496 25.4% 32.4% 31.1%


3. Qatar 45,209 30,868 46.5% 12.0% 9.9%

4. Taiwan 29,698 28,434 4.4% 7.9% 9.1%

5. Hong Kong 19,177 22,337 -14.1% 5.1% 7.1%

6. Kuwait 15,935 17,398 -8.4% 4.2% 5.6%

7. Canada 11,334 8,612 31.6% 3.0% 2.7%

8. Bahrain 5,094 4,282 19.0% 1.4% 1.4%

9. Singapore 4,488 3,879 15.7% 1.2% 1.2%

10. Oman 3,667 2,624 39.7% 1.0% 0.8%

Other Destinations 43,949 52,913 -16.9% 11.7% 16.9%

TOTAL LANDBASED - New hires 376,973 313,260 20.34%

Table 7. Deployment of OFWs by Major World Group - Rehires, 2008 - 2007

World GroupOFW Deployment - Rehires % Share to total

2008 2007 % Change 2008 2007

Asia 156,034 145,366 7.3% 26.1% 29.2%

Middle East 358,974 284,126 26.3% 60.1% 57.1%

Europe 41,653 33,497 24.3% 7.0% 6.7%

Americas 13,814 11,312 22.1% 2.3% 2.3%

Trust Territories 4,886 5,865 -16.7% 0.8% 1.2%

Africa 10,987 10,578 3.9% 1.8% 2.1%

Oceania 8,963 7,061 26.9% 1.5% 1.4%

Others 1/ 2,115 5 -NC- 0.4% 0.0%

TOTAL LANDBASED - Rehires 2/ 597,426 497,810 20.0%

1/ - OFWs exiting through Clark Airport with unknown destinationNC - Not comparable

Table 8. Deployment of OFWs by Top Ten Destinations - Rehires, 2008 - 2007

DestinationsOFW Deployment - Rehires % Share to total

2008 2007 % Change 2008 2007

1. Saudi Arabia 153,675 140,923 9.0% 25.7% 28.3%


3. Hong Kong 59,168 36,832 60.6% 9.9% 7.4%

4. Qatar 39,133 25,409 54.0% 6.6% 5.1%

5. Singapore 37,190 45,552 -18.4% 6.2% 9.2%

6. Kuwait 22,968 19,682 16.7% 3.8% 4.0%

7. Italy 19,166 12,559 52.6% 3.2% 2.5%

8. Korea 10,138 7,813 29.8% 1.7% 1.6%

9. Taiwan 8,848 8,702 1.7% 1.5% 1.7%

10. United Kingdom 8,605 8,254 4.3% 1.4% 1.7%

Other Destinations 120,889 115,844 4.4% 20.2% 23.3%

TOTAL LANDBASED - REHIRES 597,426 497,810 20.0%

Table 9. Deployment of Overseas Filipino Workers by Exit Point - New hires, 2008 – 2007

Exit PointOFW Deployment % Share to Total

2008 2007 % Change 2008 2007

New Hires 376,973 313,260 20. 34%

LAC NAIA 373,705 305,554 22.30% 99.13% 97.54%

LAC Mactan 2,597 5,529 -53.03% 0.69% 1.76%

LAC Davao 45 135 -66.67% 0.01% 0.04%

LAC Laoag 3 0 100% 0.00% 0.00%

LAC Clark 15 1,134 -98.68% 0.00% 0.36%


Employment-based Immigration 2/ 536 829 -35.34% 0.14% 0.26%

1/ - Non-contract workers leaving on employment visa / work permit or equivalent document to work abroad but who remain in the employment of the local companies and trainees of PEZA-registered companies bound for Korea with trainee visas

2/ - Workers who exited thru the Employment-based Immigration (EB3) scheme

Table 10. Deployment of Overseas Filipino Workers by Exit Point - Rehires, 2008 - 2007


2008 2007 % Change 2008 2007

Rehires 597,426 497,810 20.01%

LAC NAIA 567,477 467,766 21.32% 94.99% 93.96%

LAC Mactan 25,301 20,626 22.67% 4.24% 4.14%

LAC Davao 4,258 3,635 17.14% 0.71% 0.73%

LAC Laoag 0 196 -100.00% 0.00% 0.04%

LAC Clark 390 5,587 -93.02% 0.07% 1.12%

Table 11. Deployment of Overseas Filipino Workers by Exit Point - Seabased, 2008 - 2007


2008 2007 % Change 2008 2007

Seabased 261,614 266,553 -1.85%

LAC NAIA 259,719 262,562 -1.08% 21.01% 24.36%

LAC Mactan 606 703 -13.80% 0.05% 0.07%

LAC Davao 9 70 -87.14% 0.00% 0.01%

LAC Pampanga 0 8 -100.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Phil. Waterports and Seaports 1,280 3,210 -60.12% 0.10% 0.30%

Table 12. Deployment of Seafarers by Flag of Registry, 2008 - 2007

Flag of RegistryOFW Deployment % Share to Total

2008 2007 Growth Rate 2008 2007

Panama 53,912 51,619 4.4% 22% 23%

Bahamas 29,177 29,681 -1.7% 12% 13%

Liberia 21,632 21,966 -1.5% 9% 10%

Singapore 12,130 10,308 17.7% 5% 5%

Marshall Island 11,859 9,772 21.4% 5% 4%

Malta 11,025 7,513 46.7% 5% 3%

Norway 8,833 8,188 7.9% 4% 4%

United Kingdom 8,232 8,172 0.7% 3% 4%

Netherlands 7,796 7,017 11.1% 3% 3%

Cyprus 7,446 7,052 5.6% 3% 3%

Other Flags of Registry 72,102 65,612 9.9% 30% 29%

TOTAL 244,144 226,900 7.6%

Table 13. Deployed Seafarers by Sex, 2008 - 2007

SexOFW Deployment % Share to Total

2008 2007 Growth Rate 2008 2007

Male 238,144 216,874 9.8% 98% 96%

Female 6,000 6,619 -9.4% 2% 3%

Not Stated 0 3,407 -100.0% 0% 1.5%

TOTAL 244,144 226,900 7.6%

Table 14. Deployment of Seafarers by Skill, 2008 - 2007

SkillOFW Deployment % Share to Total

2008 2007 Growth Rate 2008 2007

Able Seaman 34,563 31,818 8.6% 14% 14%

Oiler 20,941 19,491 7.4% 9% 9%

Ordinary Seaman 18,715 17,355 7.8% 8% 8%

Chief Cook 9,022 7,778 16.0% 4% 3%

Second Mate 8,694 7,873 10.4% 4% 3%

Bosun 8,603 7,737 11.2% 4% 3%

Messman 8,320 7,810 6.5% 3% 3%

Thrid Engineer Officer 7,995 7,056 13.3% 3% 3%

Third Mate 7,349 6,559 12.0% 3% 3%

Second Engineer Officer 6,878 6,369 8.0% 3% 3%

Other Skills 113,064 107,054 5.6% 46% 47%

TOTAL 244,144 226,900 7.6%

Table 15. Deployment of Seafarers by Vessel Type, 2008 - 2007

Vessel TypeOFW Deployment % Share to Total

2008 2007 Growth Rate 2008 2007

Bulk Carrier 46,732 42,357 10.3% 19% 19%

Passenger 44,866 47,782 -6.1% 18% 21%

Container 36,614 31,983 14.5% 15% 14%

Tanker 24,056 25,011 -3.8% 10% 11%

Oil/Product Tanker 15,702 14,462 8.6% 6% 6%

General Cargo 11,763 10,754 9.4% 5% 5%

Chemical Tanker 10,891 7,902 37.8% 4% 3%

Tugboat 7,205 6,610 9.0% 3% 3%

Pure Car Carrier 6,398 5,743 11.4% 3% 3%

Gas Tanker 4,235 3,471 22.0% 2% 2%

Other Types of Vessel 35,682 30,825 15.8% 15% 14%

TOTAL 244,144 226,900 7.6%

Table 16. Deployment of Seafarers by Category, 2008 - 2007

CategoryOFW Deployment % Share to Total

2008 2007 Growth Rate 2008 2007

Officer 57,773 51,353 12.5% 23.7% 22.6%

Non-marine 87,651 37,984 130.8% 35.9% 16.7%

Rating 98,720 137,563 -28.3% 40.4% 60.7%

TOTAL 244,144 226,900 7.6%

Table 17. Deployed Overseas Filipino Workers - New hires, 2008, Top Ten Skills by Sex

Skill Male Female Total % Share to Total

Household Service Workers 2,240 47,842 50,082 14.8%

Waiters, Bartenders and Related Workers 5,183 8,728 13,911 4.1%

Charworkers, Cleaners and Related Workers 1,851 9,769 11,620 3.4%

Nurses Professional 1,556 9,939 11,495 3.4%

Caregivers and Caretakers 595 9,514 10,109 3.0%

Laborers/Helpers General 8,175 1,536 9,711 2.9%

Plumbers and Pipe Fitters 9,643 21 9,664 2.9%

Wiremen Electrical 8,812 81 8,893 2.6%

Welders and Flame-Cutters 6,746 31 6,777 2.0%

Caretakers Building 1,139 5,471 6,610 2.0%

Other Skills 128,988 70,406 199,394 58.9%

TOTAL DEPLOYMENT – NEW HIRES 174,928 163,338 338,266 100.0%

Table 18. Deployed Overseas Filipino Workers by Skill - New hires, 2008-2007Skill 2008 2007 % Change

Household Service Workers 50,082 47,878 5%

Waiters, Bartenders and Related Workers 13,911 9,276 50%

Charworkers, Cleaners and Related Workers 11,620 6,300 84%

Nurses Professional 12,618 9,753 29%

Caregivers and Caretakers 10,109 14,399 -30%

Laborers/Helpers General 9,711 7,317 33%

Plumbers and Pipe Fitters 9,664 9,187 5%

Wiremen Electrical 8,893 6,980 27%

Welders and Flame-Cutters 6,777 6,140 10%

Caretakers Building 6,610 2,753 140%

Other Skills 199,394 186,975 7%

TOTAL DEPLOYMENT – NEW HIRES 338,266 306,383 10%

Table 19. OFW Remittances by Origin, 2008 – 2007, In thousand US dollar

World GroupOFW Remittances

2008 2007 % ChangeAsia 1,883,996 1,543,173 22.1%Middle East 2,502,639 2,172,417 15.2%Europe 2,658,726 2,351,704 13.1%

Americas 9,213,372 8,244,344 11.8%

Africa 17,746 16,027 10.7%

Oceania 149,423 121,417 23.1%

Others 952 846 12.5%

Landbased Total 13,392,301 12,213,565 9.7%

Seabased Total 3,034,553 2,236,363 35.7%

GRAND TOTAL 16,426,854 14,449,928 13.7%

Monthly Remittance Average 1,368,905 1,204,161 13.7%

Source: Data are based on reports of commercial banks, thrift banks, OBUs and FOREX Corporations submitted to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. NOTE: Data are not truly reflective of the actual source of remittance of OFs due to the common practice of remittance centers in various cities abroad to

course remittances through correspondent banks mostly located in the United States. Since banks attribute the remittance to the most immediate source, U.S., therefore appears to be the main source of OFs remittances.

Table 20. Top Ten Sources of OFW Remittances, 2008 - 2007

Country of OriginOFW Remittances

2008 2007 % Change

United States of America 7,825,607 7,564,887 3.4%

Saudi Arabia 1,387,120 1,141,319 21.5%

Canada 1,308,692 595,079 119.9%

United Kingdom 776,354 684,007 13.5%

Italy 678,539 635,944 6.7%

United Arab Emirates 621,232 529,963 17.2%

Japan 575,181 401,612 43.2%

Singapore 523,951 386,409 35.6%

Hong Kong 406,134 383,160 6.0%

Germany 304,644 207,935 46.5%

In thousand US dollar

Table 21. OFW Remittances by World Group, 2008 – 2007World Group 2008 2007 % Change

Asia 1,883,996 1,543,173 22.1%

Middle East 2,502,639 2,172,417 15.2%

Europe 2,658,726 2,351,704 13.1%

Americas 9,213,372 8,244,344 11.8%

Africa 17,746 16,027 10.7%

Oceania 149,423 121,417 23.1%

Others 1/ 952 846 12.5%TOTAL LANDBASED 13,392,301 12,213,565 9.7%

TOTAL SEABASED 3,034,553 2,236,363 35.7%

TOTAL 2/ 16,426,854 14,449,928 13.7%

Monthly Remittance Average 1,368,905 1,204,161 13.7%

In thousand US dollar1/ Total amount of remittances of overseas Filipino workers from countries not elsewhere classified. 2/ Breakdown may not add up to totals due to rounding off.Source: Data are based on reports of commercial banks, thrift banks, OBUs and FOREX Corporations submitted to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas.

Table 22. Deployed Landbased Overseas Filipino Workers by Destination (New hires and Rehires)

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Growth Rate

MIDDLE EAST 297,533 306,939 285,564 352,314 394,419 462,545 487,878 631,828 29.5%Bahrain 5,861 6,034 6,406 8,257 9,968 11,736 9,898 13,079 32.1%Egypt 539 421 490 385 257 302 470 559 18.9%Iran 641 112 240 576 687 619 851 695 -18.3%

Iraq 86 50 1,490 3,252 - - - - 0.0%Israel 5,562 5,049 5,094 5,639 5,121 5,053 5,336 3,787 -29.0%Jordan 560 701 812 1,166 3,844 5,720 3,635 1,243 -65.8%Kuwait 21,956 25,894 26,225 36,591 40,306 47,917 37,080 38,903 4.9%Lebanon 3,350 3,046 2,786 7,795 14,970 9,596 468 12 -97.4%Libya 5,489 6,114 5,083 5,728 5,328 5,165 5,941 7,731 30.1%Oman 4,512 3,303 3,652 4,279 5,308 7,071 7,463 10,222 37.0%Qatar 10,769 11,516 14,344 21,360 31,421 45,795 56,277 84,342 49.9%Saudi Arabia 190,732 193,157 169,011 188,107 194,350 223,459 238,419 275,933 15.7%Syria 1,705 193 138 142 139 108 131 129 -1.5%United Arab Emirates 44,631 50,796 49,164 68,386 82,039 99,212 120,657 193,810 60.6%Yemen 1,140 553 629 651 681 792 1,252 1,382 10.4%Middle East ( unsp. ) - - - - - - - 1 100.0%

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Growth Rate

ASIA 285,051 292,077 255,287 266,609 259,209 222,940 218,983 219,598 0.3%Afghanistan - 2 19 148 498 887 1,097 6 -99.5%Bangladesh 230 182 416 286 350 413 546 534 -2.2%Bhutan - 1 - 3 3 2 - - 0.0%Brunei 13,068 11,564 9,829 10,313 9,083 9,461 14,667 6,930 -52.8%Cambodia 524 629 719 605 691 571 954 1,015 6.4%China 1,979 2,046 2,168 2,942 4,608 5,654 5,901 7,029 19.1%East Timor 24 812 439 553 735 283 471 472 0.2%Hong Kong 113,583 105,036 84,633 87,254 98,693 96,929 59,169 78,345 32.4%India 454 249 408 316 394 332 884 989 11.9%Indonesia 1,411 1,492 1,534 1,744 2,186 2,102 3,285 2,798 -14.8%Japan 74,093 77,870 62,539 74,480 42,633 10,615 8,867 6,555 -26.1%Kazakhstan 311 548 1,580 314 558 787 1,661 1,351 -18.7%Kirgiztan 2 - - 2 - 2 3 51 1600.0%Korea 2,555 3,594 7,136 8,392 9,975 13,984 14,265 12,367 -13.3%Laos 174 71 181 54 164 153 434 647 49.1%Macau 1,860 1,963 2,335 2,361 2,684 2,802 3,578 6,067 69.6%Malaysia 6,228 9,317 7,891 6,319 6,599 5,749 9,725 6,034 -38.0%Maldives 123 105 186 142 180 365 910 774 -14.9%Mongolia 28 15 9 32 48 45 68 86 26.5%Myanmar 215 187 221 139 152 92 94 126 34.0%Nepal 13 4 5 6 6 3 9 8 -11.1%Pakistan 180 65 58 84 170 206 281 317 12.8%Singapore 26,305 27,648 24,737 22,198 28,152 28,369 49,431 41,678 -15.7%Sri Lanka 629 502 309 293 362 231 365 276 -24.4%Tadzhikistan 3 3 4 3 - 3 8 8 0.0%Taiwan 38,311 46,371 45,186 45,059 46,737 39,025 37,136 38,546 3.8%Thailand 2,056 1,162 2,139 1,750 2,401 2,497 3,144 3,750 19.3%Turkmenistan 126 33 2 29 41 26 53 49 -7.5%Uzbekistan 17 18 8 5 3 4 5 5 0.0%Vietnam 549 588 596 783 1,103 1,348 1,972 2,785 41.2%

Continuation of Table 22

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Growth Rate

EUROPE 43,019 45,363 37,981 55,116 52,146 59,313 45,613 51,795 13.6%Albania - - - 5 2 2 5 3 -40.0%Andorra 92 68 180 83 83 28 30 52 73.3%Austria 206 165 152 132 94 64 79 69 -12.7%Azerbaijan 87 113 190 696 790 627 621 572 -7.9%Belgium 159 148 189 119 121 98 141 129 -8.5%Belorussia - - - 1 1 11 - - 0.0%Bosnia and Hercegovina - - - 1 - - - - 0.0%Bulgaria 1 2 8 27 2 2 12 8 -33.3%Channel Islands - - - - - - - 13 100.0%Croatia - - - 2 1 18 10 26 160.0%Cyprus 1,548 1,836 1,637 2,134 1,890 2,055 2,812 2,385 -15.2%Czech Republic 3 8 13 11 11 7 20 127 535.0%Denmark 27 25 30 30 31 39 90 76 -15.6%Faeroe Island - - - - - - - - 0.0%Finland 13 8 15 20 13 23 75 155 106.7%France 149 129 92 143 121 94 148 190 28.4%Georgia - - 14 106 74 21 16 16 0.0%Germany 134 89 75 69 78 52 73 95 30.1%Gibraltar 42 1 - - 13 6 10 22 120.0%


Greece 1,402 1,819 1,880 991 1,656 2,977 1,770 2,372 34.0%Hungary 4 11 - 2 2 5 9 23 155.6%Iceland 17 25 35 59 56 25 48 58 20.8%Ireland 3,734 4,507 5,645 5,533 5,710 5,439 4,740 4,916 3.7%Isle of Man 13 - 7 187 4 5 7 70 900.0%Italy 21,641 20,034 12,175 23,329 21,267 25,413 17,855 22,623 26.7%Kosovo, Republic of 3 100.0%Lithuania 1 100.0%Luxembourg - 1 - 4 5 5 13 14 7.7%Macedonia - - - - - - 49 14 -71.4%Malta 30 13 15 96 34 133 118 191 61.9%Moldova - - 1 2 - 1 2 - -100.0%Monaco - - - 13 8 8 8 10 25.0%Montenegro, Republic of 11 100.0%Netherlands 432 213 228 355 329 217 566 792 39.9%Norway 139 125 126 422 171 246 500 524 4.8%Poland 23 12 6 27 17 108 19 88 363.2%Portugal 44 55 38 84 67 55 83 80 -3.6%Romania - 3 1 12 12 11 47 255 442.6%Russia 77 57 67 317 1,274 2,571 3,129 1,911 -38.9%Serbia, Republic of 5 100.0%Slovakia 6 100.0%Slovenia, Republic of - - 1 2 2 3 3 7 133.3%Spain 1,783 1,751 1,258 1,452 907 1,720 2,619 4,114 57.1%Sweden 59 29 21 23 16 16 23 26 13.0%Switzerland 239 324 238 307 287 205 262 216 -17.6%Turkey 201 137 49 66 64 60 70 82 17.1%Ukraine 137 100.0%United Kingdom 10,720 13,655 13,598 18,347 16,930 16,926 9,525 9,308 -2.3%- England 10,695 13,633 13,558 18,200 16,883 16,900 9,506 9,296 -2.2%- Scotland 25 22 37 53 47 26 19 12 -36.8%


2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Growth Rate

AMERICAS 10,679 11,532 11,049 11,692 14,886 21,976 28,019 31,916 13.9%Antigua 2 17 16 2 4 8 17 18 5.9%Argentina 34 6 18 16 13 12 11 25 127.3%Armenia - - 1 8 4 4 6 9 50.0%Aruba 119 121 230 132 134 51 69 111 60.9%Bahamas 128 219 161 240 242 216 425 567 33.4%Barbados 36 - - 86 16 30 28 32 14.3%Belize - - 9 - - - - - 0.0%Bermuda 196 272 118 319 367 552 535 798 49.2%Brazil 41 32 69 82 49 48 184 161 -12.5%Canada 3,132 3,535 4,006 4,453 3,629 6,468 12,380 17,399 40.5%Caribbean (unsp.) 19 - - - 1 - 1 - -100.0%Cayman Is. 645 798 613 532 637 728 1,003 1,129 12.6%Chile 1 41 11 2 8 13 22 36 63.6%Colombia 1 83 90 6 4 6 39 15 -61.5%Costa Rica 26 4 3 4 6 2 1 21 2000.0%Cuba 216 652 495 427 428 291 681 385 -43.5%Diego Garcia 726 1,281 1,042 643 505 371 947 578 -39.0%Dominica - 3 - - - - - - 0.0%Dominican Republic 7 12 11 7 5 17 5 2 -60.0%Ecuador - 2 2 1 - 7 8 7 -12.5%El Salvador 4 4 2 5 6 2 13 15 15.4%Grenada - 6 4 12 1 9 6 24 300.0%


Guam 195 100 269 322 351 512 725 664 -8.4%Guatemala 28 11 11 4 2 6 4 1 -75.0%Guyana - 2 14 8 6 46 19 18 -5.3%Haiti 37 48 43 23 64 64 122 54 -55.7%Hawaii 41 1 - - - 1 1 - -100.0%Honduras 7 7 4 2 3 - 10 84 740.0%Jamaica 8 34 14 20 21 47 56 79 41.1%Mexico 242 78 50 245 168 185 127 90 -29.1%Midway Is. 27 7 - - - - - - 0.0%Netherlands Antilles 20 32 4 8 1 10 15 24 60.0%Nicaragua - 4 1 4 4 4 1 9 800.0%Panama 13 26 4 2 32 1 6 22 266.7%Peru 1 - - 3 - 3 6 1 100.0%St. Nevis - Anguilla - - - - 20 28 64 332 5433.3%St. Kitts Nevis 1 3 - - 2 3 3 3 0.0%St. Lucia 14 100.0%St. Nevis - Anguilla 66 3.1%St. Vincent - - 1 1 4 34 27 30 100.0%South America (unsp.) - - 5 187 190 517 674 518 -23.1%

- Turks and Caicos Island 495 -23.8%- Kiribati 3 -76.9%- Greenland 6 0.0%- Bolivia 14 180.0%

Surinam - - - 2 4 7 5 11 120.0%Trinidad and Tobago 1 10 6 18 181 182 268 281 4.9%United States of America 4,689 4,058 3,666 3,831 7,752 11,443 9,401 8,050 -14.4%Uruguay - - 14 3 - 1 3 5 66.7%Venezuela 21 12 23 11 6 15 5 64 1180.0%Virgin Is. 13 8 12 17 14 21 87 137 57.5%West Indies (unsp.) 2 3 7 4 2 11 9 27 200.0%


2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Growth Rate

AFRICA 4,943 6,919 8,750 8,485 9,103 9,450 13,126 16,434 25.2%Afars and Issas 12 - 1 3 - - 4 7 75.0%Algeria 393 742 1,076 763 768 608 909 1,848 103.3%Angola 1,119 950 922 1,369 1,721 1,818 2,935 4,289 46.1%Botswana 50 72 21 27 51 32 28 41 46.4%Burundi - - - - 1 - 2 - -100.0%Cameroon 30 77 102 126 75 91 173 245 41.6%Cape Verde - 2 2 1 1 - - 1 100.0%Central African Republic 6 11 92 34 3 4 3 4 33.3%Chad 77 2,010 1,895 835 450 234 946 674 -28.8%Congo 69 181 105 138 125 146 770 1,614 109.6%Djibouti 2 3 2 18 20 216 309 345 11.7%East Africa (unsp.) - - 3 10 6 6 8 9 12.5%Equatorial Guinea 773 544 961 1,240 1,032 1,244 1,780 1,654 -7.1%Eritrea 9 19 14 33 20 10 27 11 -59.3%Ethiopia 10 12 12 14 64 40 58 71 22.4%Gabon 81 74 138 212 200 217 390 274 -29.7%Ghana 37 44 64 39 91 93 245 351 43.3%Guinea - - 1 6 3 26 16 139 768.8%Ivory Coast 25 35 7 7 27 17 34 19 -44.1%Kenya 48 48 41 158 69 51 47 70 48.9%Lesotho 29 29 10 28 53 30 49 22 -55.1%Liberia 1 1 1 5 7 10 35 92 162.9%Madagascar 9 5 5 31 42 23 166 632 280.7%Malawi 19 16 12 6 23 17 16 188 1075.0%


Mali 27 10 11 8 29 40 69 64 -7.2%Mauritania 2 5 2 3 - 14 31 52 67.7%Mauritius 1 2 1 13 30 2 46 14 -69.6%Morocco 37 48 51 84 156 102 138 184 33.3%Mozambique 7 9 7 18 47 29 73 98 34.2%Namibia 14 42 586 67 25 137 21 19 -9.5%Nigeria 1,039 1,061 1,472 2,075 1,960 2,324 1,601 12 -99.3%Rwanda - - 2 1 - - 10 13 30.0%Sao Tome & Principe - 2 3 6 6 2 12 144 1100.0%Senegal 3 - 6 2 1 13 44 48 9.1%

Seychelles 242 238 112 155 195 197 180 288 60.0%Somalia 2 - -100.0%South Africa 112 76 42 109 98 43 229 655 186.0%Sudan 329 308 362 430 1,156 923 1,061 1,354 27.6%Swaziland 4 4 11 12 44 31 63 59 -6.3%Tanzania 59 57 42 70 120 87 155 327 111.0%Togo 1 - - - - 1 - 4 100.0%Transkei - - 1 - - - - - 0.0%Tunisia 8 4 3 23 35 7 85 201 136.5%Upper Volta 1 - 9 2 - - - - 0.0%Uganda 24 16 13 22 24 43 89 74 -16.9%West Africa ( unsp. ) 98 60 42 84 55 23 83 59 -28.9%Zambia 20 15 15 21 17 116 104 96 -7.7%Zimbabwe 4 5 1 4 2 5 4 9 125.0%Africa (unsp.) 112 82 469 173 251 378 76 60 -21.1%

- Zaire 7 2 0.0%


2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Growth Rate

TRUST TERRITORIES 6,823 6,075 5,023 7,177 7,596 6,481 6,674 5,461 -18.2%Commonwealth of NorthernMariana Islands 4,681 4,163 3,562 5,156 5,622 4,686 3,930 3,626 -7.7%

- Rota 127 63 55 79 90 60 56 37 -33.9%- Saipan 2,288 1,830 1,539 2,219 1,966 1,364 3,698 3,514 -5.0%- Tinian 160 94 74 56 49 57 41 25 -39.0%- Marianas 2,106 2,176 1,894 2,802 3,517 3,205 135 50 -63.0%

Federated Statesof Micronesia 431 451 358 439 393 356 437 484 10.8%

- Chuuk ( Truk ) 6 8 6 9 3 1 - 3 100.0%- Pohnpei ( Ponape ) 138 58 54 30 45 29 32 39 21.9%- Yap 4 2 - 6 6 8 10 35 250.0%- Micronesia ( unsp. ) 283 383 298 394 339 318 395 407 3.0%

Republic of Marshall Is. 107 86 86 94 118 99 215 203 -5.6%

- Majuro 1 3 - - - - - - 0.0%- Marshall Is. ( unsp. ) 106 83 86 94 118 99 215 203 -5.6%

Republic of Belau 1,420 1,233 923 1,337 1,291 1,129 1,706 846 -50.4%

Melanesia 162 117 77 134 143 169 307 219 -28.7%

- Cook Is. - 4 5 16 14 31 48 47 -2.1%- Fiji Is. 101 51 28 45 45 56 105 64 -39.0%- Solomon Is. 57 59 40 67 76 77 146 100 -31.5%- Vanuatu 4 3 4 6 8 5 8 8 0.0%- Melanesia - - - - - - - - 0.0%

Polynesia 7 25 17 16 29 40 70 63 -10.0%

- Samoa 7 19 9 9 14 18 55 41 -25.5%- Tonga 6 8 7 15 22 15 22 46.7%Trust Territories ( unsp. ) 15 - - 1 - 2 9 20 122.2%


2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Growth Rate

OCEANIA 2,061 1,917 1,698 3,023 2,866 5,126 10,691 15,030 40.6%Australia 148 138 156 250 586 2,318 4,537 7,625 68.1%Nauru 20 42 7 2 10 7 11 15 36.4%New Caledonia - 10 8 3 2 429 2,177 2,135 -1.9%New Zealand 150 185 64 152 196 420 1,048 1,976 88.5%Papua New Guinea 1,743 1,542 1,463 2,616 2,072 1,952 2,918 3,279 12.4%

UNSPECIFIED 11,530 10,882 46,279 1 135 8 7 2,265 -NC-

Deployed Landbased Total 662,648 682,315 651,938 704,586 740,360 788,070 811,070 974,399 20.1%

Deployed Seabased Total 204,951 209,593 216,031 229,002 247,983 274,497 266,553 261,614 -1.9%

G R A N D T O T A L 867,599 891,908 867,969 933,588 988,615 1,062,567 1,077,623 1,236,013 14.7%

NC - Not comparable


Table 23. Deployment of Nurses by Selected Destinations - New hiresDestination 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Saudi Arabia 5,275 6,068 5,996 5,926 4,886 5,753 6,633 8,848

Singapore 413 338 326 166 149 86 276 667

United States of America 304 322 197 373 229 202 933 649

Kuwait 192 108 51 408 193 354 393 458

United Arab Emirates 249 424 267 250 703 796 616 435

Qatar 143 213 243 318 133 141 214 245

Taiwan 9 131 200 6 357 273 174 231

Ireland 1,561 930 210 191 297 249 127 35

United Kingdom 5,388 3,105 1,544 800 546 145 38 28

Trinidad and Tobago 0 0 0 0 113 68 17 3

Other destinations 288 696 236 441 162 461 332 1,019

Total 13,822 12,335 9,270 8,879 7,768 8,528 9,753 12,618

Table 24. Deployment of Teachers by Selected Destinations - New hires

Destination 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

United States of America 205 406 319 268 488 521 971 865

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 70 83 31 68 47 99 143 183

Oman 3 0 0 4 1 9 156 97

Bahrain 10 3 5 20 31 46 65 87

United Arab Emirates 9 9 3 14 21 18 41 76

China 6 19 6 42 120 46 54 75

Qatar 6 2 5 11 6 21 45 68

Indonesia 6 9 15 12 3 18 44 45

Brunei 22 13 19 14 2 14 25 23

Japan 19 7 12 9 1 13 24 22

Other Destinations 34 73 48 80 67 85 98 136TOTAL 390 624 463 542 787 890 1,666 1,677

Table 25. Deployment of Caregivers by Selected Destinations - New hires

Destinations 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Taiwan - - 14,716 13,928 11,604 8,410 6,346 6,251

Canada - 2,152 1,811 2,527 753 1,992 4,170 1,853

Israel 397 2,908 1,737 3,217 2,535 2,512 2,993 1,369

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 3 5 - 2 413 3 27 320

Spain - - 2 7 1 78 49 70

Kuwait - - 3 2 47 74 170 64

United Kingdom 4 253 481 656 732 1,214 521 31

Cyprus - - 1 3 6 42 54 30

Italy - - - 2 6 - 3 46

New Zealand - - - - - - 14 27

Other destinations 61 65 127 50 49 87 52 48

TOTAL 465 5,383 18,878 20,394 16,146 14,412 14,399 10,109

Table 26. Deployment of Overseas Performing Artists by Selected Destinations - New hires

Destinations 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Japan 70,244 73,246 57,605 70,628 38,533 6,672 4,592 2,380

Korea 94 256 237 615 687 487 1,350 1,020

Hong Kong 13 4 5 22 75 42 113 114

United Arab Emirates 19 16 26 9 14 - 100 78

Bahrain 43 9 - 12 9 24 43 74

Saipan 1 1 - 5 17 30 45 57

Malaysia 30 30 29 51 21 2 22 45

China 13 3 15 47 93 62 21 30

Qatar - - - 1 19 7 15 25

Taiwan 8 6 - 2 7 13 3 19

Other Destinations 170 114 84 97 20 92 117 59

TOTAL 70,635 73,685 58,001 71,489 39,495 7,431 6,421 3,901

Table 27. Deployment of IT Related Workers by Selected Destinations. - New hires

Destinations 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Saudi Arabia 148 151 116 85 62 113 210 263United States of America 181 95 31 17 9 40 123 108Malaysia 2 6 14 19 34 35 93 73Japan 6 7 4 12 3 17 37 34Qatar 2 3 11 4 16 18 29 28United Arab Emirates 8 6 8 24 40 26 21 24Singapore 53 14 4 3 12 7 8 20Bahrain 1 0 0 3 0 14 8 12Kuwait 5 7 2 2 11 11 6 10Australia 5 1 0 2 0 13 5 8Other Destinations 53 36 22 34 17 31 50 54

TOTAL 464 326 212 205 204 325 590 634

Table 28. Deployment of Household Service Workers by Selected Destinations - New hires

Destination 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Hong Kong 27,513 22,870 13,874 16,424 17,514 19,532 22,127 18,286

Kuwait 10,212 12,835 11,070 17,018 19,707 19,097 4,806 8,092

United Arab Emirates 5,228 4,950 4,314 5,816 9,113 11,844 3,149 6,403

Qatar 1,585 1,899 1,736 2,436 4,998 6,524 1,912 4,682

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 10,902 11,934 8,652 7,699 9,227 11,898 2,581 3,079

Italy 502 77 95 285 68 573 4,951 2,839

Spain 619 601 319 527 123 616 1,542 1,673

Singapore 1,356 1,428 974 1,305 2,429 3,162 1,568 1,244

Cyprus 1,034 1,204 598 1,108 982 1,178 1,763 1,218

Oman 564 24 70 645 1,419 2,068 719 944

Other Destinations 11,863 5,612 4,248 9,555 16,887 14,920 2,759 1,621

TOTAL 71,378 63,434 45,950 62,818 82,467 91,412 47,877 50,081

Table 29. Deployment of Newly Hired OFWs by Skills CategoryFor the periods indicated

2008 2007 Percentage Change

SKILL CATEGORY Female Male Total Female Male Total Female Male Total

Professional Workers 21,720 27,929 49,649 21,761 21,464 43,225 -0.2% 30.1% 14.9%

Administrative and Managerial Workers 475 1,041 1,516 424 715 1,139 12.0% 45.6% 33.1%

Clerical Workers 11,646 6,455 18,101 8,880 4,782 13,662 31.1% 35.0% 32.5%

Sales Workers 7,278 4,247 11,525 5,389 2,553 7,942 35.1% 66.4% 45.1%

Service Workers 100,573 22,759 123,332 86,241 20,894 107,135 16.6% 8.9% 15.1%

Agricultural Workers 272 1,082 1,354 79 873 952 244.3% 23.9% 42.2%

Production Workers 21,273 111,022 132,295 20,016 101,699 121,715 6.3% 9.2% 8.7%

For reclassification 101 393 494 3,547 7,066 10,613 -97.2% -94.4% -95.3%

TOTAL * 163,338 174,928 338,266 146,337 160,046 306,383 11.6% 9.3% 10.4%

* - Data covers central office only which constitute 90% of the total landbased new hires; includes workers who exited thru the employment-based immigration scheme

Table 30. Stock Estimate of Overseas FilipinosAs of December 2008

REGION / COUNTRY PERMANENT TEMPORARY IRREGULAR TOTAL

WORLD TOTAL 3,907,842 3,626,259 653,609 8,187,710

AFRICA 1,986 44,303 8,265 54,554

AFARS AND ISAS 10 5 15

ALGERIA 0 2,500 500 3,000

ANGOLA 55 3,000 500 3,555

BENIN 0 50 20 70

BOTSWANA 15 300 100 415

BURKINA FASO 0 10 20 30

BURUNDI 0 10 15 25

CAMEROON 0 200 30 230

CAPE VERDE 0 20 25 45

CENTRAL AFRICAN REP. 0 50 20 70

CHAD 0 1,000 300 1,300

CONGO 0 1,200 100 1,300

CONGO, DEM. REP. 0 5 0 5



COTE D'IVOIRE 5 100 60 165

DJIBOUTI 0 500 0 500

EGYPT 877 2,314 2,000 5,191

EQUATORIAL GUINEA 40 5,890 660 6,590

ERITREA 0 50 5 55

ETHIOPIA 0 100 20 120

GABON 0 300 50 350

GAMBIA 0 50 10 60

GHANA 25 541 120 686

GUINEA 2 100 30 132

GUINEA BISSAU 0 8 3 11

KENYA 0 200 50 250

LESOTHO 30 249 30 309

LIBERIA 20 221 10 251

LIBYA 77 16,268 570 16,915

MADAGASCAR 0 300 0 300

MALAWI 0 150 10 160

MALI 0 100 20 120

MAURITANIA 0 50 0 50

MAURITIUS 0 58 10 68

MOROCCO 0 500 100 600

MOZAMBIQUE 35 223 50 308



NAMIBIA 45 800 100 945

NIGERIA 281 2,023 700 3,004

RWANDA 0 19 5 24

SAO TOME & PRINCIPE 0 30 10 40

SENEGAL 5 53 10 68

SEYCHELLES 0 400 100 500

SIERRA LEONE 6 50 2 58

SOMALIA 0 5 0 5

SOUTH AFRICA 150 1,500 650 2,300

SUDAN 290 1,500 800 2,590

SWAZILAND 12 300 150 462

TANZANIA 0 200 50 250

TOGO 5 50 10 65

TUNISIA 0 207 20 227

UGANDA 0 150 20 170

ZAMBIA 5 300 150 455

ZIMBABWE 6 100 50 156

ASIA, East & South 247,097 581,330 256,622 1,085,049

AFGHANISTAN 0 1,500 395 1,895

BANGLADESH 28 600 50 678

BHUTAN 0 5 2 7

BRUNEI DARUSSALAM 491 19,609 2,100 22,200

CAMBODIA 6 2,000 1,500 3,506



CHINA 360 20,677 4,500 25,537

HONGKONG 23,507 125,810 6,000 155,317

INDIA 182 800 500 1,482

INDONESIA 318 10,500 800 11,618

JAPAN 141,210 60,020 30,700 231,930

KAZAKHSTAN 0 1,000 100 1,100

KOREA (North) 0 10 5 15

KOREA (South) 7,669 63,008 12,000 82,677

KYRGYZSTAN 0 10 5 15

LAOS 2 600 30 632

MACAU 56 19,701 3,000 22,757

MALAYSIA 26,002 89,681 128,000 243,683

MALDIVES 24 2,095 800 2,919

MONGOLIA 0 60 20 80

MYANMAR 57 300 150 507

NEPAL 55 77 10 142

PAKISTAN 151 400 1,500 2,051

SINGAPORE 35,820 66,411 56,000 158,231

SRI LANKA 0 1,000 200 1,200

TAIWAN 8,100 83,070 2,885 94,055

TAJIKISTAN 0 15 10 25



THAILAND 3,059 8,221 3,600 14,880

TIMOR-LESTE 0 1,000 400 1,400

TURKMENISTAN 0 100 50 150

UZBEKISTAN 0 50 10 60

VIETNAM 0 3,000 1,300 4,300

ASIA, West 4,599 2,144,625 112,700 2,261,924

BAHRAIN 85 42,659 3,800 46,544

IRAN 1,016 1,500 3,050 5,566

IRAQ 45 3,370 2,800 6,215

ISRAEL 1,001 31,000 7,000 39,001

JORDAN 108 16,500 8,150 24,758

KUWAIT 500 136,018 10,000 146,518

LEBANON 500 25,848 5,000 31,348

OMAN 100 34,292 9,000 43,392

QATAR 15 224,027 5,600 229,642

SAUDI ARABIA 351 1,072,458 20,000 1,092,809

SYRIA 135 13,288 6,000 19,423

UAE 713 541,666 32,000 574,379

YEMEN 30 2,000 300 2,330

Continuation of Table 30REGION / COUNTRY PERMANENT TEMPORARY IRREGULAR TOTAL

EUROPE 294,987 299,468 98,624 693,079

ALBANIA 0 10 2 12

ANDORRA 0 675 50 725

ARMENIA 0 20 0 20

AUSTRIA 24,415 3,276 2,000 29,691

AZERBAIJAN 308 1,000 500 1,808

BALTIC STATES (ESTONIA, LATVIA, LITHUANIA) 2 30 2 34

BELORUSSIA (BELARUS) 0 19 3 22

BELGIUM 4,113 3,270 2,500 9,883

BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA 2 5 2 9

BULGARIA 15 20 20 55

CHANNEL ISLANDS 0 1 0 1

CROATIA 12 55 3 70

CYPRUS 20 15,317 3,000 18,337

CZECH REPUBLIC 36 175 20 231

DENMARK 6,538 2,723 0 9,261

FINLAND 1,569 278 10 1,857

FRANCE 7,179 991 39,000 47,170

GEORGIA 5 80 20 105

GERMANY 44,619 8,075 2,100 54,794

GIBRALTAR 0 10 5 15

GREECE 96 32,504 6,000 38,600



GREENLAND 0 7 0 7

HUNGARY 26 81 10 117

ICELAND 909 703 10 1,622

IRELAND 4,981 11,509 500 16,990

ISLE OF MAN 0 50 0 50

ITALY 27,003 77,087 13,000 117,090

LIECHTENSTEIN 9 40 30 79

LUXEMBOURG 365 83 250 698

MACEDONIA 0 62 5 67

MALTA 1 200 20 221

MOLDOVA 0 4 2 6

MONACO 210 95 3,000 3,305

NETHERLANDS, THE 14,337 2,987 2,000 19,324

NORWAY 16,818 3,513 0 20,331

POLAND 48 150 40 238

PORTUGAL 399 407 3,500 4,306

ROMANIA 9 250 40 299

RUSSIAN FEDERATION 10 4,000 700 4,710

SAN MARINO 0 20 5 25

SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO 6 25 5 36

SLOVAK REPUBLIC 7 30 5 42



SLOVENIA 25 13 5 43

SPAIN 32,435 14,190 4,055 50,680

SWEDEN 8,190 10,620 0 18,810

SWITZERLAND 8,387 1,629 2,000 12,016

TURKEY 671 773 4,000 5,444

UKRAINE 1 15 5 21

UNITED KINGDOM 91,206 102,291 10,000 203,497

VATICAN 5 100 200 305

YUGOSLAVIA 38 5 43

AMERICAS / TRUST TERRITORIES 3,101,941 250,595 166,163 3,518,699

AMERICAN SAMOA 300 1,500 500 2,300

ANGUILLA 0 88 5 93

ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA 0 50 5 55

ARGENTINA 49 194 20 263

ARUBA 350 1,500 500 2,350

BAHAMAS 0 700 100 800

BARBADOS 4 100 20 124

BELIZE 17 80 5 102

BERMUDA 1 1,000 100 1,101

BOLIVIA 5 10 0 15

BRAZIL 207 401 40 648



BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS 0 20 5 25

CANADA 533,826 73,632 6,135 613,593

CAYMAN ISLANDS 0 2,000 100 2,100

CHILE 0 138 20 158

CNMI 1,288 13,000 500 14,788

COLOMBIA 19 50 20 89

COOK ISLANDS 80 90 0 170

COSTA RICA 31 178 10 219

CUBA 251 1,000 200 1,451

DIEGO GARCIA 0 1,200 300 1,500

DOMINICA 0 5 0 5

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 0 82 5 87

ECUADOR 20 68 35 123

EL SALVADOR 10 48 5 63

FALKLAND ISLANDS 1 0 0 1

FIJI 0 150 0 150

FRENCH POLYNESIA 0 1,020 0 1,020



GRENADA 0 20 0 20

GUAM 12,675 9,532 500 22,707

GUATEMALA 74 146 20 240

GUYANA 5 69 10 84

HAITI 251 130 100 481

HONDURAS 57 208 25 290

JAMAICA 26 270 40 336

MARSHALL ISLANDS (MAJURO) 0 1,000 0 1,000

MEXICO 23 600 100 723

MICRONESIA, FEDERATES STATES OF 0 1,800 300 2,100

NETHERLAND ANTILLES 0 50 5 55

NICARAGUA 14 39 5 58

PALAU 21 4,500 40 4,561

PANAMA 19 104 10 133

PARAGUAY 15 50 5 70

PERU 46 196 10 252

PUERTO RICO 10 20 0 30

SOLOMON 33 457 130 620



ST. KITTS NEVIS 0 7 0 7

ST. LUCIA 0 12 0 12

ST. VINCENT & THE GRENADINES 0 50 5 55

SURINAME 63 500 50 613

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO21 685

100 806

TURKS AND CAICOS ISLAND 0 500 0 500

UNITED STATES 2,552,034 128,616 155,843 2,836,493

URUGUAY 0 20 10 30

VANUATU 0 31 0 31

VENEZUELA 95 300 20 415

VIRGIN ISLANDS (US) 0 2,079 200 2,279

WEST INDIES 0 300 5 305

OCEANIA 257,232 44,325 11,235 312,792

AUSTRALIA 233,943 23,926 7,975 265,844

KIRIBATI 22 311 90 423

NAURU 0 238 10 248

NEW CALEDONIA 51 3,382 0 3,433



NEW ZEALAND 22,440 2,640 120 25,200

PALAU 5 4,324 400 4,729

PAPUA NEW GUINEA 771 9,380 2,640 12,791

SAMOA 0 44 0 44

TONGA 0 70 0 70

TUVALU 0 10 0 10

SEABASED WORKERS 261,614

Prepared by the Commission on Filipinos Overseas from CFO, DFA, POEA and other sources covering 222 countries / territories

Permanent - Immigrants or legal permanent residents abroad whose stay do not depend on work contracts

Temporary - Persons whose stay overseas is employment related, and who are expected to return at the end of their work contracts

Irregular - Those not properly documented or without valid residence or work permits, or who are overstaying in a foreign country.

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