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Overseas Filipino Worker
 OFWs in Brunei | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 2.3 million[1][2] (2019) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Saudi Arabia | 494,000 |
 United Arab Emirates | 291,000 |
 Hong Kong | 165,000 |
 Taiwan | 147,234 |
 Kuwait | 136,000 |
 Qatar | 123,000 |
| Languages | |
| Filipino (national), English (co-official) Philippine languages, Arabic | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity (majority), Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Filipinos (Overseas Filipinos) | |
Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) is a term often used to refer to Filipino migrant workers, people with Filipino citizenship who reside in another country for a limited period of employment.[3] The number of these workers was roughly 1.77 million between April and September 2020. Of these, female workers comprised a larger portion, making up 59.6 percent, or 1.06 million. However, this number declined to 405.62 thousand between 2019 and 2020.[4]
OFW money remittances to relatives in the Philippines are a major contributor to the Philippine economy, reaching a total of P1.9 trillion in 2022, which represented some 8.9% of the Philippines' Gross Domestic Product.[3]
- ^ "Total Number of OFWs Estimated at 2.2 Million". Philippine Statistics Authority. June 4, 2020. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
- ^ "Table 3: Distribution of Overseas Filipino Workers by Region of Origin and Place of Work Abroad: 2019". Philippine Statistics Authority. Archived from the original on February 19, 2022. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
- ^ a b Villegas, Bernardo M. (August 1, 2023). "OFWs as a permanent phenomenon". Business World. Archived from the original on August 2, 2023. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
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