Potential labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in Singapore
Singapore: Potential labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19) was 50.76 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Potential labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in Singapore, 2021–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 50.76 for potential labour force (current ilo definition - icls19) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 13.1% on the previous year and down 19.2% over five years.
Singapore ranks 41st of 61 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Potential labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 62.79 | — |
| 2022 | 51.43 | -18.1% |
| 2023 | 56.99 | +10.8% |
| 2024 | 58.4 | +2.5% |
| 2025 | 50.76 | -13.1% |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 38 Costa Rica 63.72 compare
- 39 Bulgaria 58.31
- 40 Bosnia and Herzegovina 52.07 compare
- 42 Uruguay 50.56 compare
- 43 Guyana 46.22
- 44 Moldova 45.93 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 (current ilo definition - icls19) in Singapore?
- Potential labour force (current ilo definition - icls19) in Singapore was 50.76 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest potential labour force (current ilo definition - icls19) recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 62.79 in 2021.
- What is the lowest potential labour force (current ilo definition - icls19) recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.76 in 2025.
- How does Singapore rank for potential labour force (current ilo definition - icls19)?
- Singapore ranks 41st out of 61 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 (current ILO definition - ICLS19) (15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 5 observations, free to reuse under ILO Terms of Use (attribution required).
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 potential labour force refers to persons not in employment who express an interest in this form of work but for whom existing conditions limit their active job search and/or their availability. This group is used to calculate alternative measures of labour underutilization. For more information, refer to the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database description.