Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) in Singapore
Singapore: Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) was 73.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) in Singapore, 1970–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Singapore recorded 73.6% for labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) in Singapore peaked at 82.3% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 57.7%, in 2000.
That places Singapore 69th out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 82.3% | — |
| 1975 | 79.3% | -3.6% |
| 1976 | 78.5% | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 78.7% | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 79.8% | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 80.7% | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 80.9% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 81.5% | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 81.6% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 81.2% | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 79.9% | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 79.4% | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 78.6% | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 78.5% | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 78.6% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 79.4% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 71.8% | -9.6% |
| 1993 | 71.5% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 70.7% | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 64.7% | -8.4% |
| 1996 | 68.5% | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 66.1% | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 64.2% | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 77.8% | +21.2% |
| 2000 | 57.7% | -25.9% |
| 2001 | 77.7% | +34.7% |
| 2002 | 77.2% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 76.1% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 75.7% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 74.4% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 76.2% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 76.5% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 76.1% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 76.3% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 76.5% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 75.6% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 76.0% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 75.8% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 75.9% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 76.7% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 76.2% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 76.0% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 75.6% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 75.4% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 75.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 77.2% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 77.0% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 74.9% | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 74.0% | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 73.6% | -0.6% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 73.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 69.5%, 1.1× the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 73.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 71.0%, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +34.7% | 57.7% | 77.7% |
| 2000 | -25.9% | 77.8% | 57.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 79.9% | 78.5% | 82.3% | 6 |
| 1980s | 80.0% | 78.5% | 81.6% | 9 |
| 1990s | 70.5% | 64.2% | 79.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 74.4% | 57.7% | 77.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.0% | 75.4% | 76.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.4% | 73.6% | 77.2% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Singapore
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) in Singapore?
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) in Singapore was 73.6% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 82.3% in 1970.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.7% in 2000.
- How does Singapore rank for labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+)?
- Singapore ranks 69th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.