According to the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA), these are the top 10 countries where most overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) opt to work with corresponding deployment statistics:
Country | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | |
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1 | Saudi Arabia | 126,661 | 119,379 | 112,648 | 115,289 | 166,744 |
2 | United Arab Emirates | 51,805 | 47,171 | 73,019 | 82,085 | 81,926 |
3 | Qatar | 40,713 | 37,209 | 45,070 | 47,078 | 28,453 |
4 | Kuwait | 21,324 | 27,308 | 35,074 | 43,188 | 34,211 |
5 | Hong Kong | 26,669 | 28,838 | 38,479 | 34,310 | 22,477 |
6 | Taiwan | 25,139 | 27,845 | 31,961 | 30,143 | 29,174 |
7 | Singapore | 3,916 | 6,544 | 18,068 | 20,838 | 16,787 |
8 | Malaysia | 1,250 | 2,794 | 6,972 | 12,693 | 14,094 |
9 | Bahrain | 6,038 | 5,353 | 7,481 | 10,528 | 9,275 |
10 | Papa New Guinea | 501 | 840 | 4,337 | 6,224 | 4,966 |
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