Employment-to-population ratio (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in Singapore
Singapore: Employment-to-population ratio (current ILO definition - ICLS19) was 65.66 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Employment-to-population ratio (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in Singapore, 2014–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 65.66 for employment-to-population ratio (current ilo definition - icls19) in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment-to-population ratio (current ilo definition - icls19) in Singapore peaked at 67.46 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 64.5, in 2020.
Singapore ranks 7th of 71 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Employment-to-population ratio (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 64.52 | — |
| 2015 | 65.7 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 65.3 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 64.9 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 65.1 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 65.17 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 64.5 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 67.21 | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 67.46 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 66.2 | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 65.96 | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 65.66 | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 65.12 | 64.52 | 65.7 | 6 |
| 2020s | 66.17 | 64.5 | 67.46 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 4 New Zealand 66.79 compare
- 5 Viet Nam 66.38 compare
- 6 Netherlands 66.01 compare
- 8 Malta 65.43 compare
- 9 Australia 64.15 compare
- 10 Switzerland 64.08 compare
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-to-population ratio (current ilo definition - icls19) in Singapore?
- Employment-to-population ratio (current ilo definition - icls19) in Singapore was 65.66 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest employment-to-population ratio (current ilo definition - icls19) recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 67.46 in 2022.
- What is the lowest employment-to-population ratio (current ilo definition - icls19) recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.5 in 2020.
- How does Singapore rank for employment-to-population ratio (current ilo definition - icls19)?
- Singapore ranks 7th out of 71 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment-to-population ratio (current ilo definition - icls19) rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Employment-to-population ratio (current ILO definition - ICLS19) (15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series includes only countries for which the 19th ICLS definitions are applied. The employment-to-population ratio is the number of persons who are employed as a percent of the total of working-age population. Persons in employment are defined as all those of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit. They comprise employed persons who worked in a job for at least one hour and employed persons not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. For more information, refer to the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database description.