Representation of women in the judiciary in Singapore
Singapore: Representation of women in the judiciary was 0.97 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
0.97
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
27th
of 47 countries
All-time high
0.97
in 2025
All-time low
0.89
in 2019
Years of data
11
2015–2025
Representation of women in the judiciary in Singapore, 2015–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for representation of women in the judiciary in Singapore is 0.97, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, representation of women in the judiciary in Singapore peaked at 0.97 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.89, in 2019.
Singapore ranks 27th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Representation of women in the judiciary in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.92 | — |
| 2016 | 0.94 | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.93 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.91 | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.89 | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.89 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.89 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.93 | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 0.94 | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 0.97 | +3.2% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 0.97 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.16, 84% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 0.97 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.85, 1.1× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.918 | 0.89 | 0.94 | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.92 | 0.89 | 0.97 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
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 representation of women in the judiciary in Singapore?
- Representation of women in the judiciary in Singapore was 0.97 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest representation of women in the judiciary recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 0.97 in 2025.
- What is the lowest representation of women in the judiciary recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.89 in 2019.
- How does Singapore rank for representation of women in the judiciary?
- Singapore ranks 27th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is representation of women in the judiciary rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Representation of women in the judiciary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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