Resident Working Persons Aged 15 Years and Over by Ethnic Group, Employment Status and Sex (General Household Survey 2015)
What this data shows
Published by Singapore Department of Statistics. 5 records. Fields include Thousands, (Total) Total, (Total) Males, (Total) Females (16 columns in total). Last updated 2026-09-04.
Description
General Household Survey 2015 counts, in thousands, of Singapore resident working persons aged 15 and over by ethnic group, employment status, and sex. Employment statuses include employers, own-account workers, employees, and contributing family workers. Supports analysis of labour-market participation and job arrangements across demographic groups. Adapted from SingStat TableBuilder CT/8232.
Official description
Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS Data Last Updated: 09/03/2016 Update Frequency: 10 years Survey period: General Household Survey 2015 Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/CT/8232
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Values are summed where multiple rows share the same category.
Data
| Thousands | (Total) Total | (Total) Males | (Total) Females | (Employers) Total | (Employers) Males | (Employers) Females | (Own Account Workers) Total | (Own Account Workers) Males | (Own Account Workers) Females | (Employees) Total | (Employees) Males |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 2151.900000 | 1174.500000 | 977.400000 | 123.200000 | 88.500000 | 34.700000 | 169.700000 | 119.300000 | 50.400000 | 1850.800000 | 963.500000 |
| Chinese | 1668.000000 | 888.400000 | 779.600000 | 106.900000 | 77.200000 | 29.700000 | 144.400000 | 101.200000 | 43.200000 | 1409.800000 | 707.200000 |
| Malays | 234.800000 | 137.900000 | 96.900000 | 2.900000 | 1.500000 | 1.400000 | 12.200000 | 8.600000 | 3.600000 | 218.800000 | 127.500000 |
| Indians | 177.400000 | 108.200000 | 69.100000 | 9.300000 | 6.800000 | 2.500000 | 9.300000 | 7.300000 | 2.000000 | 158.500000 | 94.100000 |
| Others | 71.800000 | 39.900000 | 31.800000 | 4.100000 | 3.000000 | 1.200000 | 3.800000 | 2.200000 | 1.500000 | 63.700000 | 34.700000 |
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Columns
| Column | Type | Categorical |
|---|---|---|
| Thousands | Text | No |
| (Total) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Total) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Total) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Employers) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Employers) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Employers) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Own Account Workers) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Own Account Workers) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Own Account Workers) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Employees) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Employees) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Employees) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Contributing Family Workers) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Contributing Family Workers) Males | Text | No |
| (Contributing Family Workers) Females | Numeric | No |