Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Singapore
Singapore: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) was 0.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Singapore, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Singapore stood at 0.2%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 36.5% on the previous year and down 68.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Singapore peaked at 2.3% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2025.
Singapore ranks 169th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.2% | — |
| 1992 | 2.0% | -10.2% |
| 1993 | 2.0% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 2.2% | +14.1% |
| 1995 | 1.8% | -17.4% |
| 1996 | 2.3% | +24.5% |
| 1997 | 2.2% | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 2.2% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 2.2% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 2.2% | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 2.1% | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 1.6% | -19.6% |
| 2003 | 1.5% | -7.3% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | -11.2% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | -12.4% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | +17.6% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | -15.7% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | -20.8% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | +45.5% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -16.8% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | -17.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -41.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -9.4% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +19.5% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | +36.9% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | -57.4% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | +74.3% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | -47.3% |
| 2025 | 0.2% | -36.5% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 0.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 37% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 0.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.9%, 3% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.1% | 1.8% | 2.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.0% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More work & labour data for Singapore
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.967 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.9557 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.9779 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.1059 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 6,575 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 0 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,077 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,086 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 4,163 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per unit 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Singapore?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Singapore was 0.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3% in 1996.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2025.
- How does Singapore rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Singapore ranks 169th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.