Employers, total (% of total employment) in Singapore
Singapore: Employers, total (% of total employment) was 3.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Singapore, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Singapore recorded 3.4% for employers, total (% of total employment) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 40.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, total (% of total employment) in Singapore peaked at 6.3% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2023.
Singapore ranks 93rd of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 5.2% | — |
| 1992 | 5.9% | +11.6% |
| 1993 | 5.9% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 5.8% | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 5.0% | -13.7% |
| 1996 | 5.6% | +12.6% |
| 1997 | 5.7% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 5.2% | -9.2% |
| 1999 | 6.1% | +16.9% |
| 2000 | 5.6% | -7.5% |
| 2001 | 5.2% | -8.2% |
| 2002 | 5.2% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 5.2% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 5.4% | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 5.3% | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 5.1% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 5.1% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 5.1% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 4.9% | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 5.3% | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 5.4% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 6.0% | +11.7% |
| 2013 | 6.3% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 5.3% | -14.8% |
| 2015 | 5.7% | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 5.4% | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 5.1% | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 4.9% | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 4.6% | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 4.2% | -8.9% |
| 2021 | 3.9% | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 4.1% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 3.1% | -22.4% |
| 2024 | 3.4% | +7.7% |
| 2025 | 3.4% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.6% | 5.0% | 6.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 5.2% | 4.9% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 4.6% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 3.1% | 4.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 90 Macau, China 3.4% compare
- 91 French Polynesia 3.4% compare
- 92 Iran, Islamic Republic of 3.4% compare
- 94 Luxembourg 3.4% compare
- 95 Indonesia 3.4% compare
- 96 Netherlands 3.4% compare
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, total (% of total employment) in Singapore?
- Employers, total (% of total employment) in Singapore was 3.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 6.3% in 2013.
- What is the lowest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2023.
- How does Singapore rank for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- Singapore ranks 93rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.6%. 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, total (% of total 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).