ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of female employees in total in Singapore
Singapore: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of female employees in total was 45.81 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of female employees in total in Singapore, 1985–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 45.81 % for ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total in 2024.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and down 15.4% over five years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total in Singapore peaked at 54.13 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 11.54 %, in 1993.
That places Singapore 4th out of 97 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of female employees in total in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 25.71 % | — |
| 1986 | 21.95 % | -14.6% |
| 1987 | 22.73 % | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 18.52 % | -18.5% |
| 1989 | 11.76 % | -36.5% |
| 1991 | 17.86 % | +51.9% |
| 1992 | 13.33 % | -25.4% |
| 1993 | 11.54 % | -13.4% |
| 1994 | 20 % | +73.3% |
| 1995 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 25 % | +25.0% |
| 1997 | 16.79 % | -32.8% |
| 1998 | 21.37 % | +27.3% |
| 1999 | 19.17 % | -10.3% |
| 2001 | 24.6 % | +28.3% |
| 2002 | 20.17 % | -18.0% |
| 2003 | 25.98 % | +28.8% |
| 2004 | 21.09 % | -18.8% |
| 2021 | 54.13 % | +156.7% |
| 2022 | 41.61 % | -23.1% |
| 2023 | 44.33 % | +6.5% |
| 2024 | 45.81 % | +3.3% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 45.81 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 27.57 %, 1.7× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 45.81 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 30.16 %, 1.5× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 20.13 % | 11.76 % | 25.71 % | 5 |
| 1990s | 18.34 % | 11.54 % | 25 % | 9 |
| 2000s | 22.96 % | 20.17 % | 25.98 % | 4 |
| 2020s | 46.47 % | 41.61 % | 54.13 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 1 Rwanda 55.95 % compare
- 1 Türkiye 38.2 % compare
- 2 China, Macao SAR 50 % compare
- 2 Côte d'Ivoire 11.72 % compare
- 2 Viet Nam 35.46 % compare
- 3 Albania 49.4 % compare
- 3 Republic of Moldova 32.18 % compare
- 4 United Republic of Tanzania 28.71 % compare
- 5 Armenia 43.13 % compare
- 5 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 22.5 % compare
- 6 Austria 42.75 % compare
- 6 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 10.9 % compare
- 7 India 42.36 % compare
- 7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 9.56 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Singapore
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -1.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0002 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 24.33 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.2% (2024)
- Rural population 0.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total in Singapore?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total in Singapore was 45.81 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 54.13 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.54 % in 1993.
- How does Singapore rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total?
- Singapore ranks 4th out of 97 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of female employees in total employees in agriculture — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.