Labor force participation rate in Singapore
Singapore: Labor force participation rate was 69.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate in Singapore, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force participation rate in Singapore is 69.7%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate in Singapore peaked at 70.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 61.0%, in 1990.
Singapore ranks 30th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.3% | 61.0% | 65.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.5% | 64.6% | 66.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.4% | 67.4% | 69.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.6% | 68.7% | 70.7% | 6 |
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- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 69.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 75.4% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 84.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 63.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 77.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 81.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 72.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate in Singapore?
- Labor force participation rate in Singapore was 69.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest labor force participation rate recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 70.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.0% in 1990.
- How does Singapore rank for labor force participation rate?
- Singapore ranks 30th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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 Labor force participation rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the working-age population (ages 15 and over) who are economically active (employed or unemployed).