Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Singapore
Singapore: Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) was 65.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Singapore, 1975–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Singapore stood at 65.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Singapore peaked at 67.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 48.7%, in 1991.
That places Singapore 39th out of 178 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 55.1% | — |
| 1976 | 55.5% | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 56.4% | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 57.9% | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 58.3% | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 60.8% | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 66.1% | +8.7% |
| 1983 | 66.2% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 66.7% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 63.8% | -4.3% |
| 1986 | 61.6% | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 63.4% | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 65.4% | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 67.4% | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 48.7% | -27.8% |
| 1992 | 55.2% | +13.5% |
| 1993 | 54.5% | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 54.3% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 50.8% | -6.4% |
| 1996 | 52.5% | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 51.4% | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 49.4% | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 61.0% | +23.5% |
| 2000 | 59.4% | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 62.0% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 60.0% | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 59.5% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 59.6% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 62.1% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 61.2% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 63.0% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 61.6% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 63.5% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 63.5% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 64.1% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 64.1% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 64.5% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 65.7% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 65.3% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 64.9% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 65.1% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 65.2% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 64.5% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 67.2% | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 67.5% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 66.2% | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 66.0% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 65.7% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 56.6% | 55.1% | 58.3% | 5 |
| 1980s | 64.6% | 60.8% | 67.4% | 9 |
| 1990s | 53.1% | 48.7% | 61.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 60.9% | 59.4% | 63.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 64.6% | 63.5% | 65.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.2% | 64.5% | 67.5% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Singapore?
- Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Singapore was 65.7% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 67.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.7% in 1991.
- How does Singapore rank for employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%)?
- Singapore ranks 39th out of 178 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.