Time-related underemployment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in Singapore
Singapore: Time-related underemployment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) was 45.09 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Time-related underemployment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in Singapore, 2014–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for time-related underemployment (current ilo definition - icls19) in Singapore is 45.09, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.3% on the previous year and down 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time-related underemployment (current ilo definition - icls19) in Singapore peaked at 92.2 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 45.09, in 2025.
Singapore ranks 39th of 59 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Time-related underemployment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 71.4 | — |
| 2015 | 62.6 | -12.3% |
| 2017 | 64.2 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 72.8 | +13.4% |
| 2019 | 70.1 | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 92.2 | +31.5% |
| 2021 | 79.61 | -13.7% |
| 2022 | 70.26 | -11.7% |
| 2023 | 53 | -24.6% |
| 2024 | 55.16 | +4.1% |
| 2025 | 45.09 | -18.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 68.22 | 62.6 | 72.8 | 5 |
| 2020s | 65.89 | 45.09 | 92.2 | 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 time-related underemployment (current ilo definition - icls19) in Singapore?
- Time-related underemployment (current ilo definition - icls19) in Singapore was 45.09 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest time-related underemployment (current ilo definition - icls19) recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 92.2 in 2020.
- What is the lowest time-related underemployment (current ilo definition - icls19) recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.09 in 2025.
- How does Singapore rank for time-related underemployment (current ilo definition - icls19)?
- Singapore ranks 39th out of 59 countries with data for 2025.
- Is time-related underemployment (current ilo definition - icls19) rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.0%. 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 Time-related underemployment (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. Persons in time-related underemployment comprise all persons in employment, who satisfy the following three criteria during the reference period: a) are willing to work additional hours; b) are available to work additional hours i.e., are ready, within a specified subsequent period, to work additional hours, given opportunities for additional work; and c) worked less than a threshold relating to working time i.e., persons whose hours actually worked in all jobs during the reference period were below a threshold, to be chosen according to national circumstances. For details, refer to the Resolution concerning the measurement of underemployment and inadequate employment situations. For more information, refer to the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database description.