LU4: Composite rate of labour underutilization (current ILO) in Singapore
Singapore: LU4: Composite rate of labour underutilization (current ILO) was 7.01 in 2025. ▼ Falling
LU4: Composite rate of labour underutilization (current ILO) in Singapore, 2021–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 7.01 for lu4: composite rate of labour underutilization (current ilo) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.7% on the previous year and down 32.0% over five years.
Singapore ranks 48th of 56 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
LU4: Composite rate of labour underutilization (current ILO) in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 10.31 | — |
| 2022 | 8.4 | -18.5% |
| 2023 | 7.78 | -7.5% |
| 2024 | 7.76 | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 7.01 | -9.7% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 7.01 is below the median for high income countries, which is 12.04, 58% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 7.01 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7.58, 92% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
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 lu4: composite rate of labour underutilization (current ilo) in Singapore?
- Lu4: composite rate of labour underutilization (current ilo) in Singapore was 7.01 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest lu4: composite rate of labour underutilization (current ilo) recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 10.31 in 2021.
- What is the lowest lu4: composite rate of labour underutilization (current ilo) recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.01 in 2025.
- How does Singapore rank for lu4: composite rate of labour underutilization (current ilo)?
- Singapore ranks 48th out of 56 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of LU4: Composite rate of labour underutilization (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. LU4 represents the share of the extended labour force that are in unemployment, time-related underemployment or the potential labour force. For more information, refer to the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database description.