Preliminary figures for 2024 have shown that there were about 1.6 million overseas workers from the Philippines who were rehired. Meanwhile, over 378,000 were newly hired migrant workers.
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Total number of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in 2024, by type of employment
(in 1,000s)
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Department of Migrant Workers (Philippines). (February 28, 2025). Total number of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in 2024, by type of employment (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 20, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1459046/number-of-overseas-filipino-workers-by-type-of-employment/
Department of Migrant Workers (Philippines). "Total number of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in 2024, by type of employment (in 1,000s)." Chart. February 28, 2025. Statista. Accessed June 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1459046/number-of-overseas-filipino-workers-by-type-of-employment/
Department of Migrant Workers (Philippines). (2025). Total number of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in 2024, by type of employment (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1459046/number-of-overseas-filipino-workers-by-type-of-employment/
Department of Migrant Workers (Philippines). "Total Number of Overseas Filipino Workers (Ofws) in 2024, by Type of Employment (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Feb 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1459046/number-of-overseas-filipino-workers-by-type-of-employment/
Department of Migrant Workers (Philippines), Total number of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in 2024, by type of employment (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1459046/number-of-overseas-filipino-workers-by-type-of-employment/ (last visited June 20, 2025)
Total number of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in 2024, by type of employment (in 1,000s) [Graph], Department of Migrant Workers (Philippines), February 28, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1459046/number-of-overseas-filipino-workers-by-type-of-employment/