LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Singapore
Singapore: LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment was 5.09 in 2025. ▼ Falling
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Singapore, 2014–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2025, lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Singapore stood at 5.09. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.5% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Singapore peaked at 9.16 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.09, in 2025.
Singapore ranks 52nd of 58 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 7.01 | — |
| 2015 | 6.59 | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 6.99 | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 7.05 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 7.23 | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 9.16 | +26.8% |
| 2021 | 7.96 | -13.1% |
| 2022 | 6.47 | -18.7% |
| 2023 | 5.62 | -13.2% |
| 2024 | 5.56 | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 5.09 | -8.5% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 5.09 is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.88, 57% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 5.09 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.42, 94% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.97 | 6.59 | 7.23 | 5 |
| 2020s | 6.64 | 5.09 | 9.16 | 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 lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Singapore?
- Lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Singapore was 5.09 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 9.16 in 2020.
- What is the lowest lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.09 in 2025.
- How does Singapore rank for lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment?
- Singapore ranks 52nd out of 58 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment (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. LU2 represents the share of the labour force that are either in unemployment or time-related underemployment. For more information, refer to the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database description.