Share of women in the population — all countries

Share of women in the population — Singapore

Share of women in the population in Singapore in 2025 — 48.35%. Ranked 201 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 1.33 pp.

2025 48.35% +0.02 pp vs 2024
World rank 201of 217
Period maximum 49.48%1992
Period minimum 47.02%1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of women in the population — Singapore, 1960–20254748495019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 47.02%1962: 47.27%1964: 47.48%1966: 47.67%1968: 47.83%1970: 47.99%1972: 48.25%1974: 48.5%1976: 48.74%1978: 48.96%1980: 49.12%1982: 49.14%1984: 49.16%1986: 49.21%1988: 49.22%1990: 49.28%1992: 49.48%1994: 49.31%1996: 48.73%1998: 48.27%2000: 48.67%2002: 49.04%2004: 49.47%2006: 49.1%2008: 48.03%2010: 47.96%2012: 47.89%2014: 47.65%2016: 47.96%2018: 48.45%2020: 48.23%2022: 48.32%2024: 48.33%2025: 48.35%
Change over the period: +1.33 pp Annual average: 0.02 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Singapore

Singapore 48.35%
World 49.73%
South-Eastern Asia computed 50.12%
High-income countries computed 50.33%
Share of women in the population — Singapore, by year Singapore All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 48.35 +0.02 pp
2024 48.33 +0.02 pp
2023 48.31 −0.01 pp
2022 48.32 +0.01 pp
2021 48.31 +0.09 pp
2020 48.23 −0.06 pp
2019 48.29 −0.16 pp
2018 48.45 +0.14 pp
2017 48.31 +0.34 pp
2016 47.96 +0.22 pp
2015 47.74 +0.09 pp
2014 47.65 −0.06 pp
2013 47.71 −0.18 pp
2012 47.89 −0.12 pp
2011 48.01 +0.05 pp
2010 47.96 +0.09 pp
2009 47.87 −0.16 pp
2008 48.03 −0.52 pp
2007 48.55 −0.55 pp
2006 49.1 −0.3 pp
2005 49.39 −0.07 pp
2004 49.47 +0.14 pp
2003 49.33 +0.29 pp
2002 49.04 +0.24 pp
2001 48.81 +0.13 pp
2000 48.67 +0.21 pp
1999 48.46 +0.2 pp
1998 48.27 −0.11 pp
1997 48.38 −0.35 pp
1996 48.73 −0.36 pp
1995 49.09 −0.22 pp
1994 49.31 −0.11 pp
1993 49.42 −0.06 pp
1992 49.48 +0.06 pp
1991 49.42 +0.14 pp
1990 49.28 +0.07 pp
1989 49.21 −0.01 pp
1988 49.22 −0 pp
1987 49.22 +0.01 pp
1986 49.21 +0.02 pp
1985 49.19 +0.02 pp
1984 49.16 +0.02 pp
1983 49.15 +0.01 pp
1982 49.14 −0 pp
1981 49.14 +0.02 pp
1980 49.12 +0.07 pp
1979 49.06 +0.1 pp
1978 48.96 +0.11 pp
1977 48.85 +0.11 pp
1976 48.74 +0.12 pp
1975 48.62 +0.12 pp
1974 48.5 +0.12 pp
1973 48.38 +0.13 pp
1972 48.25 +0.13 pp
1971 48.12 +0.13 pp
1970 47.99 +0.09 pp
1969 47.9 +0.07 pp
1968 47.83 +0.08 pp
1967 47.75 +0.08 pp
1966 47.67 +0.09 pp
1965 47.58 +0.1 pp
1964 47.48 +0.1 pp
1963 47.38 +0.11 pp
1962 47.27 +0.12 pp
1961 47.15 +0.13 pp
1960 47.02

About the indicator

The share of women in total population. Slightly more boys than girls are born (about 105 to 100), but because male mortality is higher the ratio evens out at older ages and then tilts toward women. Deviations from 50% in either direction point either to labor migration (the male surplus in the Gulf states) or to a gap in life expectancy.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.