Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Singapore
Singapore: Employment in services, female (% of female employment) was 90.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Singapore, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Singapore stood at 90.0%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Singapore peaked at 90.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 67.1%, in 1991.
That places Singapore 34th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 67.1% | — |
| 1992 | 67.9% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 69.7% | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 71.5% | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 72.7% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 74.0% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 74.8% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 75.9% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 76.7% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 77.2% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 78.4% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 79.1% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 79.7% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 80.2% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 80.8% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 81.5% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 81.6% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 81.6% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 82.7% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 83.4% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 84.2% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 84.6% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 85.2% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 86.8% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 87.2% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 88.0% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 88.2% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 88.1% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 88.9% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 88.9% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 89.2% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 89.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 89.6% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 89.9% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 90.0% | +0.2% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 90.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 89.2%, 1.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 90.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 61.5%, 1.5× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.3% | 67.1% | 76.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 80.3% | 77.2% | 82.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.5% | 83.4% | 88.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.5% | 88.9% | 90.0% | 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 employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Singapore?
- Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Singapore was 90.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in services, female (% of female employment) recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 90.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment in services, female (% of female employment) recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.1% in 1991.
- How does Singapore rank for employment in services, female (% of female employment)?
- Singapore ranks 34th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in services, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment in services, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).