Singapore - Labor force

Labor force, female (% of total labor force)

Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Singapore was 41.20 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 41.81 in 2019, while its lowest value was 36.64 in 1990.

Definition: Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 36.64
1991 36.89
1992 37.16
1993 37.52
1994 37.76
1995 37.99
1996 38.18
1997 38.31
1998 37.96
1999 38.35
2000 38.57
2001 38.99
2002 38.95
2003 39.71
2004 40.24
2005 40.36
2006 40.24
2007 39.98
2008 40.70
2009 40.06
2010 40.28
2011 40.52
2012 40.73
2013 40.93
2014 41.30
2015 41.65
2016 41.77
2017 41.58
2018 41.75
2019 41.81
2020 41.22
2021 41.20

Labor force, total

The value for Labor force, total in Singapore was 3,441,494 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3,539,016 in 2019 and a minimum value of 1,534,820 in 1990.

Definition: Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 1,534,820
1991 1,590,756
1992 1,647,120
1993 1,691,068
1994 1,755,239
1995 1,827,451
1996 1,911,447
1997 1,988,141
1998 2,080,824
1999 2,106,359
2000 2,160,676
2001 2,229,754
2002 2,228,266
2003 2,202,865
2004 2,238,476
2005 2,326,458
2006 2,437,643
2007 2,582,913
2008 2,790,730
2009 2,903,227
2010 3,005,326
2011 3,090,172
2012 3,207,408
2013 3,272,484
2014 3,363,984
2015 3,451,804
2016 3,496,341
2017 3,497,085
2018 3,493,603
2019 3,539,016
2020 3,446,291
2021 3,441,494

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure