Employers, male (% of male employment) in Singapore
Singapore: Employers, male (% of male employment) was 4.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Singapore, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employers, male (% of male employment) in Singapore stood at 4.4%.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 40.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, male (% of male employment) in Singapore peaked at 8.3% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2023.
That places Singapore 92nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 7.1% | — |
| 1992 | 8.1% | +13.7% |
| 1993 | 8.2% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 8.0% | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 6.8% | -15.1% |
| 1996 | 7.8% | +15.1% |
| 1997 | 7.8% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 7.2% | -7.3% |
| 1999 | 8.3% | +15.3% |
| 2000 | 7.7% | -6.6% |
| 2001 | 7.2% | -7.7% |
| 2002 | 7.0% | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 7.0% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 7.3% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 7.0% | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 6.6% | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 6.7% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 6.6% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 6.4% | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 6.9% | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 6.9% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 7.7% | +11.5% |
| 2013 | 7.7% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 6.8% | -11.9% |
| 2015 | 7.3% | +7.6% |
| 2016 | 7.0% | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 6.7% | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 6.4% | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 6.1% | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 5.5% | -8.5% |
| 2021 | 5.3% | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 5.2% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 4.3% | -17.8% |
| 2024 | 4.4% | +3.1% |
| 2025 | 4.4% | -0.3% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 4.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.7%, 93% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 4.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.6%, 1.2× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.7% | 6.8% | 8.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 6.9% | 6.4% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 6.1% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 4.3% | 5.5% | 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 employers, male (% of male employment) in Singapore?
- Employers, male (% of male employment) in Singapore was 4.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 8.3% in 1999.
- What is the lowest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2023.
- How does Singapore rank for employers, male (% of male employment)?
- Singapore ranks 92nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).