Representation of women in the judiciary in Singapore
Singapore: Representation of women in the judiciary was 0.97 ratio in 2025. ▬ Flat
Representation of women in the judiciary in Singapore, 2015–2025
Source: Inter-Parliamentary Union and United Nations Development Programme – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in ratio.
Analysis
The most recent figure for representation of women in the judiciary in Singapore is 0.97 ratio, 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 ratio in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.89 ratio, 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 | ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.92 ratio | — |
| 2016 | 0.94 ratio | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.93 ratio | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.91 ratio | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.89 ratio | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.89 ratio | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.89 ratio | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9 ratio | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.93 ratio | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 0.94 ratio | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 0.97 ratio | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.918 ratio | 0.89 ratio | 0.94 ratio | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.92 ratio | 0.89 ratio | 0.97 ratio | 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)
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 24,045 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 22,381 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 23,277 (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 ratio in 2025, according to Inter-Parliamentary Union and United Nations Development Programme – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest representation of women in the judiciary recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 0.97 ratio in 2025.
- What is the lowest representation of women in the judiciary recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.89 ratio 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 Inter-Parliamentary Union and United Nations Development Programme – processed by 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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About this data
Proportions of positions in the judiciary compared to national distributions (ratio).