Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Singapore
Singapore: Self-employed, female (% of female employment) was 8.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Singapore, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Singapore is 8.3%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Singapore peaked at 10.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 1995.
Singapore ranks 162nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 7.5% | — |
| 1992 | 7.5% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 7.0% | -5.7% |
| 1994 | 7.6% | +7.5% |
| 1995 | 6.5% | -14.3% |
| 1996 | 8.0% | +23.6% |
| 1997 | 8.2% | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 8.2% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 9.5% | +15.0% |
| 2000 | 9.4% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 9.4% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 9.3% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 9.4% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 9.6% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 9.8% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 10.0% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 9.9% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 9.8% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 9.8% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 9.4% | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 10.3% | +9.2% |
| 2012 | 10.6% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 10.3% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 9.8% | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 9.0% | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 8.9% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 8.8% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 8.6% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 8.5% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 8.7% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 8.9% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 8.9% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 7.7% | -13.2% |
| 2024 | 8.4% | +8.2% |
| 2025 | 8.3% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.8% | 6.5% | 9.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 9.7% | 9.3% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.4% | 8.5% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 7.7% | 8.9% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Singapore?
- Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Singapore was 8.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 10.6% in 2012.
- What is the lowest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 1995.
- How does Singapore rank for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Singapore ranks 162nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.