Labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in Singapore
Singapore: Labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19) was 2,456 in 2025. β² Rising
Labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in Singapore, 2014β2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 2,456 for labour force (current ilo definition - icls19) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour force (current ilo definition - icls19) in Singapore peaked at 2,456 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2,185, in 2014.
That places Singapore 45th out of 69 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2,261 | 2,185 | 2,329 | 6 |
| 2020s | 2,420 | 2,346 | 2,456 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More work & labour data for Singapore
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.9557 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.9779 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, annual growth rate -0.1059 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population 6,575 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population 0 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Female 2,077 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male 2,086 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Both sexes 4,163 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male, per unit of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male, per capita 0.0005 1000 No per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour force (current ilo definition - icls19) in Singapore?
- Labour force (current ilo definition - icls19) in Singapore was 2,456 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest labour force (current ilo definition - icls19) recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 2,456 in 2025.
- What is the lowest labour force (current ilo definition - icls19) recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,185 in 2014.
- How does Singapore rank for labour force (current ilo definition - icls19)?
- Singapore ranks 45th out of 69 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labour force (current ilo definition - icls19) rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19) (15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series includes only countries for which the 19th ICLS definitions are applied. The labour force is the sum of all persons of working age who are employed and those who are unemployed. For more information, refer to the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database description.