Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate in Singapore
Singapore: Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate was 2.8 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate in Singapore, 2021–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2025, potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate in Singapore stood at 2.8. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 17.6% on the previous year and down 24.3% over five years.
Singapore ranks 52nd of 70 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3.7 | — |
| 2022 | 3.1 | -16.2% |
| 2023 | 3.4 | +9.7% |
| 2024 | 3.4 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2.8 | -17.6% |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 50 Brunei Darussalam 3.1
- 51 Romania 2.9
- 52 Seychelles 2.8 compare
- 54 Philippines 2.7
- 54 Palestine, State of 2.7 compare
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 potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate in Singapore?
- Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate in Singapore was 2.8 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7 in 2021.
- What is the lowest potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8 in 2025.
- How does Singapore rank for potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate?
- Singapore ranks 52nd out of 70 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). 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 is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. The potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers includes those who have been recently searching for a job but are not available to work within a short reference period, those who have not searched recently for a job, but they are available to work within a short reference period, and finally those who do not fall in neither of the previous categories but that wanted employment. The rate refers to this group divided by the sum of the extended labour force and willing non-jobseekers. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.