Employment in Singapore
Singapore: Employment was 2,376 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in Singapore, 1970–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 2,376 for employment in 2025. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in Singapore peaked at 2,376 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 650.89, in 1970.
That places Singapore 100th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Employment in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 650.89 | — |
| 1973 | 799.62 | +22.8% |
| 1974 | 824.35 | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 833.52 | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 870.44 | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 903.93 | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 955.6 | +5.7% |
| 1979 | 1,000 | +4.7% |
| 1980 | 1,069 | +6.9% |
| 1981 | 1,154 | +7.9% |
| 1982 | 1,221 | +5.9% |
| 1983 | 1,251 | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 1,269 | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 1,235 | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 1,214 | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 1,267 | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 1,332 | +5.1% |
| 1989 | 1,394 | +4.7% |
| 1991 | 1,524 | +9.3% |
| 1992 | 1,576 | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 1,592 | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 1,649 | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 1,702 | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 1,748 | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 1,500 | -14.2% |
| 1998 | 1,494 | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 1,518 | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 2,095 | +38.0% |
| 2001 | 1,582 | -24.5% |
| 2002 | 1,574 | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 1,605 | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 1,632 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 1,647 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 1,797 | +9.1% |
| 2007 | 1,803 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 1,852 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 1,999 | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 2,041 | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 2,056 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 2,104 | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 2,148 | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 2,165 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 2,175 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 2,204 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 2,230 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 2,223 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 2,287 | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 2,350 | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 2,352 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 2,366 | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 2,376 | +0.5% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 2,376 is above the median for high income countries, which is 2,235, 1.1× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 2,376 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,872, 1.3× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employment in Singapore changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +38.0% | 1,518 | 2,095 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 854.83 | 650.89 | 1,000 | 8 |
| 1980s | 1,241 | 1,069 | 1,394 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,589 | 1,494 | 1,748 | 9 |
| 2000s | 1,732 | 1,574 | 2,095 | 9 |
| 2010s | 2,125 | 1,999 | 2,230 | 9 |
| 2020s | 2,326 | 2,223 | 2,376 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More work & labour data for Singapore
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.967 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.9557 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.9779 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.1059 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 6,575 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 0 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,077 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,086 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 4,163 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per unit 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in Singapore?
- Employment in Singapore was 2,376 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest employment recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 2,376 in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 650.89 in 1970.
- How does Singapore rank for employment?
- Singapore ranks 100th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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