Distribution Lists of Overseas Filipino Workers by Age Group, Sex and Area: 2014

Statistical Tables on Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) from the results of 2014 Survey on Overseas Filipinos (SOF)

Release Date: Friday, May 29, 2015

Distribution of Overseas Filipino Workers by Age Group, Sex and Area:  2014

Area
Age Group	Both Sexes	Male	Female
Philippines Number (In thousands)	2,320	1,149	1,170
Total	100	100	100
15 – 24	8.2	7.5	8.9
25 – 29	24.8	19.8	29.8
30 – 34	23.7	22.7	24.8
35 – 39	15.8	16.2	15.5
40 – 44	11.6	12.5	10.7
45 and over	15.8	21.4	10.4
National Capital Region Number (In thousands)	244	144	101
Total	100	100	100
15 – 24	5.0	4.8	5.3
25 – 29	16.7	14.3	20.2
30 – 34	19.9	15.0	27.1
35 – 39	21.4	21.9	20.8
40 – 44	14.1	13.5	15.0
45 and over	22.8	30.5	11.7
Luzon  1/ Number (In thousands)	1,299	655	645
Total	100	100	100
15 – 24	7.4	6.8	8.0
25 – 29	23.6	19.1	28.3
30 – 34	23.9	23.0	24.9
35 – 39	15.8	16.1	15.5
40 – 44	11.5	22.7	12.6
45 and over	17.7	22.7	12.6
Visayas Number (In thousands)	377	210	167
Total	100	100	100
15 – 24	7.7	8.4	6.8
25 - 29	28.5	23.8	34.4
30 – 34	24.8	24.7	24.9
35 – 39	14.6	14.8	14.3
40 – 44	12.9	13.9	11.6
45 and over	11.5	14.3	7.9
Mindanao Number (In thousands)	399	141	259
Total	100	100	100
15 – 24	13.3	12.2	14.0
30 – 34	24.5	26.4	23.4
35 – 39	13.5	12.5	14.0
40 – 44	9	10.2	8.3
45 and over	9.7	16.3	6.1

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

1/    Excluding NCR

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.

The province of Leyte was not covered in 2014 SOF. 

Source:   Philippine Statistics Authority, 2014 Survey on Overseas Filipinos