Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Singapore
Singapore: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) was 77.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Singapore, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Singapore is 77.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Singapore peaked at 77.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 65.0%, in 1990.
That places Singapore 47th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 65.0% | — |
| 1991 | 65.6% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 66.1% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 66.5% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 67.1% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 67.8% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 68.4% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 68.9% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 69.4% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 69.6% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 69.8% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 70.0% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 69.2% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 69.4% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 69.5% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 70.2% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 71.0% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 70.2% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 71.3% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 71.2% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 72.0% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 71.8% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 72.5% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 72.3% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 73.3% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 74.5% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 74.4% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 74.4% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 74.1% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 74.7% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 74.6% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 76.8% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 76.1% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 76.0% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 76.1% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 77.0% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.4% | 65.0% | 69.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.2% | 69.2% | 71.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.4% | 71.8% | 74.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.1% | 74.6% | 77.0% | 6 |
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- 49 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 76.7% compare
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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)
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- 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 labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Singapore?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Singapore was 77.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 77.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.0% in 1990.
- How does Singapore rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages)?
- Singapore ranks 47th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO 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 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.