Female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending in Singapore
Singapore: Female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending was 63.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending in Singapore, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 63.6% for female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending in 2025.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending in Singapore peaked at 64.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 44.1%, in 1990.
That places Singapore 27th out of 185 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 44.1% | — |
| 1991 | 45.2% | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 46.1% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 46.9% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 47.8% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 49.0% | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 49.9% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 50.6% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 50.8% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 51.7% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 52.1% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 52.5% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 51.5% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 52.3% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 52.6% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 53.7% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 55.1% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 53.6% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 56.1% | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 55.6% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 57.1% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 57.8% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 58.5% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 58.6% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 59.8% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 61.3% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 61.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 60.8% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 60.9% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 61.8% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 61.7% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 64.4% | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 62.9% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 63.3% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 63.1% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 63.6% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.2% | 44.1% | 51.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.5% | 51.5% | 56.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.8% | 57.1% | 61.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.2% | 61.7% | 64.4% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending in Singapore?
- Female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending in Singapore was 63.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 64.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.1% in 1990.
- How does Singapore rank for female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending?
- Singapore ranks 27th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the female working-age population (ages 15 and over) who are economically active (employed or unemployed).