Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Singapore
Singapore: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) was 87.3% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Singapore, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Singapore is 87.3%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Singapore peaked at 88.5% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 84.4%, in 1999.
Singapore ranks 31st of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 86.6% | — |
| 1992 | 86.5% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 86.4% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 86.3% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 88.5% | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 85.3% | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 86.1% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 85.5% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 84.4% | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 84.6% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 84.6% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 84.9% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 85.1% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 84.4% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 84.7% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 84.9% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 84.6% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 84.9% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 85.2% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 85.5% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 85.0% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 84.7% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 85.1% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 85.4% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 86.0% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 86.1% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 86.3% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 86.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 86.2% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 86.4% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 86.7% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 87.8% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 87.2% | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 87.3% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86.2% | 84.4% | 88.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 84.8% | 84.4% | 85.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.6% | 84.7% | 86.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.9% | 86.2% | 87.8% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Singapore?
- Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Singapore was 87.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 88.5% in 1995.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.4% in 1999.
- How does Singapore rank for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Singapore ranks 31st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.