Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS in Singapore
Singapore: Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS was 3.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS in Singapore, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 3.3% for unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in 2024.
The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Singapore peaked at 5.9% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2019.
That places Singapore 134th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.7% | — |
| 2001 | 3.8% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 5.7% | +50.3% |
| 2003 | 5.9% | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 5.8% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 3.4% | -41.8% |
| 2006 | 4.5% | +31.8% |
| 2007 | 3.9% | -12.9% |
| 2008 | 4.0% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 5.9% | +48.0% |
| 2010 | 4.1% | -29.7% |
| 2011 | 3.9% | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 3.7% | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 3.9% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 3.7% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 3.8% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 4.1% | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 4.2% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 3.9% | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 3.1% | -19.6% |
| 2020 | 5.2% | +67.6% |
| 2021 | 4.6% | -11.3% |
| 2022 | 3.6% | -22.6% |
| 2023 | 3.4% | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 3.3% | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.6% | 3.4% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 3.1% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 3.3% | 5.2% | 5 |
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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 unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Singapore?
- Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Singapore was 3.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 5.9% in 2003.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2019.
- How does Singapore rank for unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls?
- Singapore ranks 134th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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