Time-related underemployment, female in Singapore
Singapore: Time-related underemployment, female was 2.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Time-related underemployment, female in Singapore, 2009–2024
Source: International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/. Measured in % of employment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for time-related underemployment, female in Singapore is 2.9%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 9.4% on the previous year and down 35.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time-related underemployment, female in Singapore peaked at 6.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2023.
That places Singapore 59th out of 103 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Time-related underemployment, female in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % of employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 6.2% | — |
| 2010 | 6.2% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 6.3% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 6.0% | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 5.8% | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 4.5% | -22.2% |
| 2015 | 3.9% | -14.2% |
| 2017 | 3.6% | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 4.3% | +18.2% |
| 2019 | 3.8% | -11.1% |
| 2020 | 5.0% | +30.0% |
| 2021 | 4.3% | -14.1% |
| 2022 | 3.6% | -14.7% |
| 2023 | 2.7% | -27.2% |
| 2024 | 2.9% | +9.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.2% | 6.2% | 6.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 3.6% | 6.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 2.7% | 5.0% | 5 |
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 time-related underemployment, female in Singapore?
- Time-related underemployment, female in Singapore was 2.9% in 2024, according to International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
- What is the highest time-related underemployment, female recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 6.3% in 2011.
- What is the lowest time-related underemployment, female recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2023.
- How does Singapore rank for time-related underemployment, female?
- Singapore ranks 59th out of 103 countries with data for 2024.
- Is time-related underemployment, female rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/, published as part of Time-related underemployment, female (% of employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Time-related underemployment refers to all persons in employment who (i) wanted to work additional hours, (ii) had worked less than a specified hours threshold (working time in all jobs), and (iii) were available to work additional hours given an opportunity for more work.