Government Employees In The Civil Service By Sex (End Of Period), Annual
Description
Annual end-of-period headcount of government employees in Singapore's Civil Service, broken down by sex, with a series running from 1964 through 2025. The table is in wide form, with data series on rows and one column per year, giving more than six decades of continuous public sector employment figures. Because counts are taken at the end of each period, they represent staff strength on a common annual reference point. Sourced from the Public Service Division in the Prime Minister's Office and published via the Singapore Department of Statistics, the series supports research on public sector workforce growth and the changing gender composition of the Civil Service. Adapted from SingStat TableBuilder TS/M183361.
Official description
Source: PUBLIC SERVICE DIVISION, PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE Data Last Updated: 18/05/2026 Update Frequency: Annual Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/TS/M183361
- Last updated
- Coverage
- 1964-01-01 – 2025-12-31
- Rows
- 9
- Columns
- 63
Chart
Values are summed where multiple rows share the same category.
Data
| Data Series | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996 | 1995 | 1994 | 1993 | 1992 | 1991 | 1990 | 1989 | 1988 | 1987 | 1986 | 1985 | 1984 | 1983 | 1982 | 1981 | 1980 | 1979 | 1978 | 1977 | 1976 | 1975 | 1974 | 1973 | 1972 | 1971 | 1970 | 1969 | 1968 | 1967 | 1966 | 1965 | 1964 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 88664.000000 | 86731.000000 | 86114.000000 | 86549.000000 | 87283.000000 | 86325.000000 | 85233.000000 | 84953.000000 | 84626.000000 | 84393.000000 | 83713.000000 | 82291.000000 | 81508.000000 | 80210.000000 | 77540.000000 | 75836.000000 | 74201.000000 | 67814.000000 | 65832.000000 | 64539.000000 | 62792.000000 | 61516.000000 | 61602.000000 | 60240.000000 | 61032.000000 | 63316.000000 | 66370 | 65741 | 62561 | 62185 | 60023 | 59537 | 59689 | 59751 | 62062 | 63392 | 65753 | 68336 | 69494 | 70001 | 69630 | 69298 | 69051 | 68677 | 69866 | 71081 | 72281 | 68569 | 61707 | 59776 | 58777 | 56670 | 56482 | 55950 | 55474 | 54195 | 52232 | 43784 | 42468 | 39250 | 36667 | 33061 |
| Males | 39420.000000 | 38290.000000 | 37874.000000 | 38253.000000 | 38606.000000 | 38120.000000 | 37495.000000 | 37364.000000 | 37138.000000 | 37087.000000 | 36653.000000 | 35659.000000 | 35162.000000 | 34584.000000 | 33461.000000 | 33034.000000 | 32427.000000 | 29363.000000 | 28686.000000 | 28232.000000 | 27750.000000 | 27300.000000 | 27334.000000 | 26756.000000 | 28019.000000 | 29359.000000 | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na |
| Females | 49244.000000 | 48441.000000 | 48240.000000 | 48296.000000 | 48677.000000 | 48205.000000 | 47738.000000 | 47589.000000 | 47488.000000 | 47306.000000 | 47060.000000 | 46632.000000 | 46346.000000 | 45626.000000 | 44079.000000 | 42802.000000 | 41774.000000 | 38451.000000 | 37146.000000 | 36307.000000 | 35042.000000 | 34216.000000 | 34268.000000 | 33484.000000 | 33013.000000 | 33957.000000 | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na |
| Senior Executive & Above | 62683.000000 | 61021.000000 | 60299.000000 | 60039.000000 | 59840.000000 | 58368.000000 | 57189.000000 | 56914.000000 | 56691.000000 | 56072.000000 | 55020.000000 | 48747.000000 | 46656.000000 | 44720.000000 | 41957.000000 | 40160.000000 | 38839.000000 | 35359.000000 | 33777.000000 | 32412.000000 | 30533.000000 | 28638.000000 | 27637.000000 | 25783.000000 | 24765.000000 | 24400.000000 | 24779 | 23394 | 21117 | 19509 | 16952 | 15998 | 13751 | 13117 | 12534 | 12348 | 12029 | 11518 | 11433 | 11047 | 10158 | 9547 | 8911 | 8467 | 8068 | 7796 | 7603 | 7159 | 5034 | 4670 | 4415 | 4027 | 3872 | 3504 | 3172 | 2873 | 2625 | 1369 | 1314 | 1182 | 1088 | 1066 |
| Males | 23181.000000 | 22422.000000 | 22131.000000 | 22093.000000 | 21955.000000 | 21260.000000 | 20544.000000 | 20473.000000 | 20383.000000 | 20102.000000 | 19492.000000 | 17790.000000 | 17072.000000 | 16432.000000 | 15534.000000 | 14964.000000 | 14595.000000 | 13223.000000 | 12629.000000 | 12172.000000 | 11568.000000 | 10835.000000 | 10508.000000 | 9871.000000 | 9850.000000 | 9840.000000 | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na |
| Females | 39502.000000 | 38599.000000 | 38168.000000 | 37946.000000 | 37885.000000 | 37108.000000 | 36645.000000 | 36441.000000 | 36308.000000 | 35970.000000 | 35528.000000 | 30957.000000 | 29584.000000 | 28288.000000 | 26423.000000 | 25196.000000 | 24244.000000 | 22136.000000 | 21148.000000 | 20240.000000 | 18965.000000 | 17803.000000 | 17129.000000 | 15912.000000 | 14915.000000 | 14560.000000 | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na |
| Junior Executive | 25981.000000 | 25710.000000 | 25815.000000 | 26510.000000 | 27443.000000 | 27957.000000 | 28044.000000 | 28039.000000 | 27935.000000 | 28321.000000 | 28693.000000 | 33544.000000 | 34852.000000 | 35490.000000 | 35583.000000 | 35676.000000 | 35362.000000 | 32455.000000 | 32055.000000 | 32127.000000 | 32259.000000 | 32878.000000 | 33965.000000 | 34457.000000 | 36267.000000 | 38916.000000 | 41591 | 42347 | 41444 | 42676 | 43071 | 43539 | 45938 | 46634 | 49528 | 51044 | 53724 | 56818 | 58061 | 58954 | 59472 | 59751 | 60140 | 60210 | 61798 | 63285 | 64678 | 61410 | 56673 | 55106 | 54362 | 52643 | 52610 | 52446 | 52302 | 51322 | 49607 | 42415 | 41154 | 38068 | 35579 | 31995 |
| Males | 16239.000000 | 15868.000000 | 15743.000000 | 16160.000000 | 16651.000000 | 16860.000000 | 16951.000000 | 16891.000000 | 16755.000000 | 16985.000000 | 17161.000000 | 17869.000000 | 18090.000000 | 18152.000000 | 17927.000000 | 18070.000000 | 17832.000000 | 16140.000000 | 16057.000000 | 16060.000000 | 16182.000000 | 16465.000000 | 16826.000000 | 16885.000000 | 18169.000000 | 19519.000000 | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na |
| Females | 9742.000000 | 9842.000000 | 10072.000000 | 10350.000000 | 10792.000000 | 11097.000000 | 11093.000000 | 11148.000000 | 11180.000000 | 11336.000000 | 11532.000000 | 15675.000000 | 16762.000000 | 17338.000000 | 17656.000000 | 17606.000000 | 17530.000000 | 16315.000000 | 15998.000000 | 16067.000000 | 16077.000000 | 16413.000000 | 17139.000000 | 17572.000000 | 18098.000000 | 19397.000000 | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na |
Columns
| Column | Type | Categorical |
|---|---|---|
| Data Series | Text | No |
| 2025 | Numeric | No |
| 2024 | Numeric | No |
| 2023 | Numeric | No |
| 2022 | Numeric | No |
| 2021 | Numeric | No |
| 2020 | Numeric | No |
| 2019 | Numeric | No |
| 2018 | Numeric | No |
| 2017 | Numeric | No |
| 2016 | Numeric | No |
| 2015 | Numeric | No |
| 2014 | Numeric | No |
| 2013 | Numeric | No |
| 2012 | Numeric | No |
| 2011 | Numeric | No |
| 2010 | Numeric | No |
| 2009 | Numeric | No |
| 2008 | Numeric | No |
| 2007 | Numeric | No |
| 2006 | Numeric | No |
| 2005 | Numeric | No |
| 2004 | Numeric | No |
| 2003 | Numeric | No |
| 2002 | Numeric | No |
| 2001 | Numeric | No |
| 2000 | Numeric | No |
| 1999 | Text | No |
| 1998 | Text | No |
| 1997 | Text | No |
| 1996 | Text | No |
| 1995 | Text | No |
| 1994 | Text | No |
| 1993 | Text | No |
| 1992 | Text | No |
| 1991 | Text | No |
| 1990 | Text | No |
| 1989 | Text | No |
| 1988 | Text | No |
| 1987 | Text | No |
| 1986 | Text | No |
| 1985 | Text | No |
| 1984 | Text | No |
| 1983 | Text | No |
| 1982 | Text | No |
| 1981 | Text | No |
| 1980 | Text | No |
| 1979 | Text | No |
| 1978 | Text | No |
| 1977 | Text | No |
| 1976 | Text | No |
| 1975 | Text | No |
| 1974 | Text | No |
| 1973 | Text | No |
| 1972 | Text | No |
| 1971 | Text | No |
| 1970 | Text | No |
| 1969 | Text | No |
| 1968 | Text | No |
| 1967 | Text | No |
| 1966 | Text | No |
| 1965 | Text | No |
| 1964 | Text | No |