Labor force participation rate in Singapore
Singapore: Labor force participation rate was 69.67 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
69.67
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
30th
of 186 countries
All-time high
70.69
in 2021
All-time low
61.03
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Labor force participation rate in Singapore, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force participation rate in Singapore is 69.67, 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 70.69 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 61.03, 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.
Labor force participation rate in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 61.03 | — |
| 1991 | 61.66 | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 62.14 | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 62.45 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 62.95 | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 63.68 | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 64.23 | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 64.74 | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 65.18 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 65.27 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 65.36 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 65.46 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 64.62 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 64.7 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 64.57 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 65.2 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 66.08 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 65.5 | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 66.61 | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 66.57 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 67.37 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 67.38 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 67.94 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 67.77 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 68.56 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 69.53 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 69.24 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 68.94 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 68.58 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 68.99 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 68.71 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 70.69 | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 69.73 | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 69.39 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 69.2 | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 69.67 | +0.7% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 69.67 is above the median for high income countries, which is 62.28, 1.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 69.67 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 64.35, 1.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.33 | 61.03 | 65.27 | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.47 | 64.57 | 66.61 | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.43 | 67.37 | 69.53 | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.57 | 68.71 | 70.69 | 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 labor force participation rate in Singapore?
- Labor force participation rate in Singapore was 69.67 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest labor force participation rate recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 70.69 in 2021.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.03 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Labor force participation rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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