Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Singapore
Singapore: Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) was 10.1% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Singapore, 1991–2016
Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017.
Analysis
In 2016, own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Singapore stood at 10.1%.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Singapore peaked at 12.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 2000.
Singapore ranks 159th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 9.4% | — |
| 1992 | 8.9% | -5.9% |
| 1993 | 9.2% | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 9.1% | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 7.1% | -21.7% |
| 1996 | 10.7% | +50.1% |
| 1997 | 9.5% | -11.9% |
| 1998 | 10.8% | +14.4% |
| 1999 | 10.7% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 5.6% | -48.0% |
| 2001 | 11.8% | +111.8% |
| 2002 | 11.7% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 11.3% | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 12.0% | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 11.9% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 11.7% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 12.0% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 11.9% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 11.5% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 10.9% | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 11.1% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 10.7% | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 10.3% | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 11.1% | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 10.2% | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 10.1% | -0.4% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 10.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.7%, 87% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 10.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 28.2%, 36% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Own-account workers, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +111.8% | 5.6% | 11.8% |
| 1996 | +50.1% | 7.1% | 10.7% |
| 2000 | -48.0% | 10.7% | 5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.5% | 7.1% | 10.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 11.1% | 5.6% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.6% | 10.1% | 11.1% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 156 New Caledonia 10.4% compare
- 157 Slovenia 10.3% compare
- 158 Iceland 10.2% compare
- 160 South Africa 9.2% compare
- 161 Croatia 9.1% compare
- 162 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 9.0% compare
More gender data for Singapore
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 724.18 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.914 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 5,307 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 5,307 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.3921 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 23,989 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 25,420 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 23,551 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 24,949 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 22,853 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Singapore?
- Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Singapore was 10.1% in 2016, according to International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017.
- What is the highest own-account workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 12.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest own-account workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 2000.
- How does Singapore rank for own-account workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Singapore ranks 159th out of 187 countries with data for 2016.
- Is own-account workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017, published as part of Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Own-account workers are workers who, working on their own account or with one or more more partners, hold the types of jobs defined as "self-employment jobs" and have not engaged on a continuous basis any employees to work for them. Own account workers are a subcategory of "self-employed".