Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Singapore
Singapore: Self-employed, male (% of male employment) was 16.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Singapore, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Singapore is 16.2%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Singapore peaked at 19.6% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 14.6%, in 1995.
That places Singapore 156th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 16.7% | — |
| 1992 | 17.1% | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 17.4% | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 17.3% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 14.6% | -15.5% |
| 1996 | 18.7% | +28.0% |
| 1997 | 17.5% | -6.8% |
| 1998 | 18.3% | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 19.4% | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 19.3% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 19.2% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 18.9% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 18.6% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 19.6% | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 19.1% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 18.6% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 18.9% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 18.6% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 18.0% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 18.0% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 18.3% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 18.6% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 18.1% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 18.0% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 17.6% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 17.6% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 17.6% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 17.6% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 17.7% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 17.8% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 17.4% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 16.6% | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 15.7% | -5.2% |
| 2024 | 16.3% | +3.8% |
| 2025 | 16.2% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.5% | 14.6% | 19.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 18.9% | 18.0% | 19.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.9% | 17.6% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.7% | 15.7% | 17.8% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Singapore?
- Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Singapore was 16.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 19.6% in 2004.
- What is the lowest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.6% in 1995.
- How does Singapore rank for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Singapore ranks 156th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, male (% of male 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.