Employment rate in Singapore
Singapore: Employment rate was 67.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment rate in Singapore, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment rate in Singapore is 67.7%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment rate in Singapore peaked at 67.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 60.2%, in 1992.
Singapore ranks 24th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment rate in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 60.3% | — |
| 1992 | 60.2% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 60.5% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 61.0% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 61.6% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 61.9% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 63.1% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 63.0% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 62.1% | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 62.9% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 63.0% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 61.0% | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 60.9% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 60.8% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 61.6% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 63.1% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 62.9% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 64.0% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 62.7% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 64.6% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 64.8% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 65.4% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 65.2% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 66.0% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 66.9% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 66.4% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 66.0% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 66.1% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 66.8% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 65.9% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 67.4% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 67.2% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 67.0% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 67.3% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 67.7% | +0.6% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 67.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 58.9%, 1.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 67.7% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 61.9%, 1.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.5% | 60.2% | 63.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 62.3% | 60.8% | 64.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.8% | 64.6% | 66.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.1% | 65.9% | 67.7% | 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 rate in Singapore?
- Employment rate in Singapore was 67.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest employment rate recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 67.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment rate recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.2% in 1992.
- How does Singapore rank for employment rate?
- Singapore ranks 24th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment rate rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Employment rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the working-age population (ages 15 and older) who are employed.