Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 … female national in Singapore
Singapore: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 … female national was 32.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Singapore, 1970–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Singapore recorded 32.9% for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.1% on the previous year and down 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Singapore peaked at 63.5% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 26.9%, in 2000.
Singapore ranks 97th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 43 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 … female national in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 47.9% | — |
| 1975 | 50.7% | +5.9% |
| 1976 | 53.7% | +6.0% |
| 1977 | 55.3% | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 56.6% | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 59.3% | +4.7% |
| 1980 | 63.5% | +7.2% |
| 1982 | 61.9% | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 60.9% | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 59.9% | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 57.9% | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 56.4% | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 55.7% | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 56.0% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 56.4% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 42.6% | -24.4% |
| 1993 | 40.9% | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 40.6% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 35.4% | -12.9% |
| 1996 | 36.2% | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 34.2% | -5.7% |
| 1998 | 28.8% | -15.9% |
| 2000 | 26.9% | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 38.7% | +43.7% |
| 2007 | 35.2% | -9.0% |
| 2008 | 36.7% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 33.7% | -8.4% |
| 2010 | 37.5% | +11.5% |
| 2011 | 35.6% | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 36.4% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 34.5% | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 35.4% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 39.8% | +12.3% |
| 2016 | 37.7% | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 35.7% | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 36.9% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 37.9% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 35.4% | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 42.3% | +19.4% |
| 2022 | 35.1% | -17.1% |
| 2023 | 36.2% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 31.0% | -14.4% |
| 2025 | 32.9% | +6.1% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 32.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 36.2%, 91% of the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 32.9% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 35.3%, 93% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 … female national 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +43.7% | 26.9% | 38.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 53.9% | 47.9% | 59.3% | 6 |
| 1980s | 58.7% | 55.7% | 63.5% | 9 |
| 1990s | 37.0% | 28.8% | 42.6% | 7 |
| 2000s | 34.2% | 26.9% | 38.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 36.8% | 34.5% | 39.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.5% | 31.0% | 42.3% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Singapore?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Singapore was 32.9% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 63.5% in 1980.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.9% in 2000.
- How does Singapore rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%)?
- Singapore ranks 97th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.