Female employment to population ratio in Singapore
Singapore: Female employment to population ratio was 60.46 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Female employment to population ratio in Singapore, 1975–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 60.46 for female employment to population ratio in 2025.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female employment to population ratio in Singapore peaked at 60.96 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 32.96, in 1975.
That places Singapore 32nd out of 172 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Female employment to population ratio in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 32.96 | — |
| 1976 | 34.65 | +5.1% |
| 1977 | 36.23 | +4.6% |
| 1978 | 38.48 | +6.2% |
| 1979 | 40.18 | +4.4% |
| 1980 | 42.8 | +6.5% |
| 1982 | 47.02 | +9.8% |
| 1983 | 47.39 | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 48.14 | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 46.02 | -4.4% |
| 1986 | 45.55 | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 47.84 | +5.0% |
| 1988 | 50.05 | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 51.88 | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 37.09 | -28.5% |
| 1992 | 41.28 | +11.3% |
| 1993 | 40.06 | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 40.41 | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 38.76 | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 39.65 | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 39.03 | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 37.66 | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 48.1 | +27.7% |
| 2000 | 46.89 | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 49.6 | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 47.7 | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 47.7 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 48.1 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 51.58 | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 50.76 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 53.16 | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 51.58 | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 53.99 | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 54.51 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 55.27 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 55.6 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 56.23 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 58 | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 57.7 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 57.2 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 57.8 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 58.32 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 57.7 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 60.96 | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 60.95 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 60.33 | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 60.76 | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 60.46 | -0.5% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 60.46 is above the median for high income countries, which is 53.4, 1.1× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 60.46 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 51.44, 1.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Female employment to population ratio in Singapore changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -28.5% | 51.88 | 37.09 |
| 1999 | +27.7% | 37.66 | 48.1 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36.5 | 32.96 | 40.18 | 5 |
| 1980s | 47.41 | 42.8 | 51.88 | 9 |
| 1990s | 40.23 | 37.09 | 48.1 | 9 |
| 2000s | 49.67 | 46.89 | 53.16 | 9 |
| 2010s | 56.46 | 53.99 | 58.32 | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.19 | 57.7 | 60.96 | 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 female employment to population ratio in Singapore?
- Female employment to population ratio in Singapore was 60.46 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female employment to population ratio recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 60.96 in 2021.
- What is the lowest female employment to population ratio recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.96 in 1975.
- How does Singapore rank for female employment to population ratio?
- Singapore ranks 32nd out of 172 countries with data for 2025.
- Is female employment to population ratio rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Female employment to population ratio. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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