Part time employment, female in Singapore
Singapore: Part time employment, female was 13.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Part time employment, female in Singapore, 2021–2025
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total female employment.
Analysis
In 2025, part time employment, female in Singapore stood at 13.3%. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 7.5% over five years.
That places Singapore 84th out of 111 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Part time employment, female in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % of total female employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 14.4% | — |
| 2022 | 14.0% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 13.9% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 14.4% | +3.2% |
| 2025 | 13.3% | -7.7% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 13.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 23.6%, 56% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 13.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 24.8%, 54% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
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 part time employment, female in Singapore?
- Part time employment, female in Singapore was 13.3% in 2025, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, female recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 14.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest part time employment, female recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.3% in 2025.
- How does Singapore rank for part time employment, female?
- Singapore ranks 84th out of 111 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Part time employment, female (% of total female employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Part-time employment rate represents the percentage of employment that is part time. Part time employment in this series is based on a common definition of less than 35 actual weekly hours worked.