Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Singapore
Singapore: Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) was 83.8% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Singapore, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Singapore recorded 83.8% for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in 2025.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Singapore peaked at 85.4% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 80.4%, in 2004.
That places Singapore 32nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 83.3% | — |
| 1992 | 82.9% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 82.6% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 82.7% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 85.4% | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 81.3% | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 82.5% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 81.7% | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 80.6% | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 80.7% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 80.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 81.1% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 81.4% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 80.4% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 80.9% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 81.4% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 81.1% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 81.4% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 82.0% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 82.0% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 81.7% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 81.4% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 81.9% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 82.0% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 82.4% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 82.4% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 82.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 82.4% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 82.3% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 82.2% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 82.6% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 83.4% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 84.3% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 83.7% | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 83.8% | +0.2% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 83.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 83.4%, 1.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 83.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 60.4%, 1.4× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82.5% | 80.6% | 85.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 81.1% | 80.4% | 82.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.1% | 81.4% | 82.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.3% | 82.2% | 84.3% | 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 wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Singapore?
- Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Singapore was 83.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 85.4% in 1995.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.4% in 2004.
- How does Singapore rank for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Singapore ranks 32nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.