Migration trends in the Philippines
Asia
7M people from the Philippines have built lives abroad. That's 6.0% of the country population, spread across 93 different countries
115.8M
Population
68.9K
Immigrants
7M
Emigrants
−6.9M
Outflow
1 in every 18 people born in the Philippines now lives abroad
The #10 largest source of emigrants worldwide
Top corridors
The largest migration routes in the Philippines
Where people move to
Key moments
How migration has changed since 1990
1990
94.1K immigrants · 2.2M emigrants
2005
- Joined the world's 10 largest diasporas
2015
- The diaspora abroad passed 5M people
Today
- Since 1990: roughly the same number of foreign-born residents and 4.8M more citizens living abroad