Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Singapore
Singapore: Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) was 9.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Singapore, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Singapore is 9.3%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Singapore peaked at 10.3% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 1995.
Singapore ranks 155th 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.
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 8.1% | — |
| 1992 | 7.7% | -5.3% |
| 1993 | 7.7% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 7.9% | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 6.5% | -16.8% |
| 1996 | 9.0% | +38.2% |
| 1997 | 8.2% | -9.2% |
| 1998 | 9.3% | +13.2% |
| 1999 | 9.5% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 9.8% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 10.2% | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 9.9% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 9.7% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 10.1% | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 10.1% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 10.0% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 10.3% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 10.0% | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 9.8% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 9.2% | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 9.6% | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 9.3% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 8.7% | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 9.3% | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 8.3% | -10.9% |
| 2016 | 8.5% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 8.7% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 8.9% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 9.2% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 9.7% | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 9.7% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 9.2% | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 9.1% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 9.4% | +3.9% |
| 2025 | 9.3% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.2% | 6.5% | 9.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 10.0% | 9.7% | 10.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.0% | 8.3% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.4% | 9.1% | 9.7% | 6 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.9557 % change on previous year (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Singapore?
- Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Singapore was 9.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 10.3% in 2007.
- What is the lowest vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 1995.
- How does Singapore rank for vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment)?
- Singapore ranks 155th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. 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, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Vulnerable employment is contributing family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment.