Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in Singapore
Singapore: Part time employment, total (% of total employment) was 10.1% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Part time employment, total in Singapore, 2021–2025
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total employment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for part time employment, total in Singapore is 10.1%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.0% on the previous year and down 7.4% over five years.
Singapore ranks 101st of 115 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % of total employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 10.9% | — |
| 2022 | 10.5% | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 10.6% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 10.9% | +2.9% |
| 2025 | 10.1% | -8.0% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 10.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 32.0%, 31% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 10.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 22.9%, 44% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 98 Grenada 11.5%
- 99 Brunei 10.9% compare
- 100 Senegal 10.6% compare
- 102 Seychelles 10.0% compare
- 103 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 10.0%
- 104 Saint Lucia 9.4% compare
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, total in Singapore?
- Part time employment, total in Singapore was 10.1% in 2025, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, total recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 10.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest part time employment, total recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 2025.
- How does Singapore rank for part time employment, total?
- Singapore ranks 101st out of 115 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, total (% of total 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.