Singapore

SingaporeFemale

SG desk: Singapore first; United States, Australia, United Kingdom, euro area, Korea, Taiwan and New Zealand alongside.

2.87%

+0.17 pp

As of 2025 | % of female labour force

Mean
4.20%
Median
4.11%
Min
2.19% 1991
Max
6.55% 2009
YearValue
20252.87%
20242.70%
20233.70%
20223.83%
20215.01%
20204.38%
20193.32%
20183.84%
20174.43%
20164.48%
20153.98%
20144.11%
20134.41%
20124.23%
20114.33%
20104.42%
20096.55%
20084.42%
20074.33%
20064.95%
20056.05%
20046.21%
20036.20%
20025.78%
#CountryFemaleChangeYear
78Euro area6.63%+0.03 pp2025104New Zealand5.28%+0.36 pp2025115United Kingdom4.41%+0.27 pp2025122United States4.18%+0.27 pp2025129Australia4.05%+0.22 pp2025
130China4.00%+0.01 pp2025
157Singapore2.87%+0.17 pp2025160Korea, Rep.2.69%−0.13 pp2025
166Japan2.30%−0.04 pp2025

What female unemployment is

Female unemployment is ILO modelled unemployment among women in the female labour force (SL.UEM.TOTL.FE.ZS). Latest: 2.87% in 2025.

Compare it with the male series on this site; a gap can reflect both joblessness and who is counted in the labour force. From 1991 to 2025 (35 years): mean 4.20%, median 4.11%; low 2.19% (1991), high 6.55% (2009).

Source: World Bank Open Data. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (terms).