Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) in Singapore
Singapore: Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) was 11.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) in Singapore, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) in Singapore is 11.8%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) in Singapore peaked at 12.3% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 1995.
That places Singapore 150th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 9.6% | — |
| 1992 | 9.0% | -6.2% |
| 1993 | 9.3% | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 9.3% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 7.9% | -15.8% |
| 1996 | 10.9% | +39.2% |
| 1997 | 9.7% | -11.3% |
| 1998 | 11.1% | +14.3% |
| 1999 | 11.1% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 11.5% | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 12.1% | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 11.9% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 11.6% | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 12.3% | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 12.1% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 12.0% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 12.3% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 12.0% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 11.6% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 11.1% | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 11.4% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 10.9% | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 10.4% | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 11.2% | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 10.2% | -8.4% |
| 2016 | 10.6% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 10.9% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 11.2% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 11.6% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 12.2% | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 12.1% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 11.4% | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 11.5% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 11.9% | +4.1% |
| 2025 | 11.8% | -1.3% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 11.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.8%, 1.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 11.8% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 33.9%, 35% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +39.2% | 7.9% | 10.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.8% | 7.9% | 11.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 11.9% | 11.5% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 10.2% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.8% | 11.4% | 12.2% | 6 |
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 vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) in Singapore?
- Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) in Singapore was 11.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 12.3% in 2004.
- What is the lowest vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 1995.
- How does Singapore rank for vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment)?
- Singapore ranks 150th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. 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 Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Vulnerable employment is contributing family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment.