Employment-to-population ratio — all countries

Employment-to-population ratio — Singapore

Employment-to-population ratio in Singapore in 2025 — 67.71%. Ranked 24 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 7.39 pp.

2025 67.71% +0.4 pp vs 2024
World rank 24of 182
Period maximum 67.71%2025
Period minimum 60.22%1992

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Employment-to-population ratio — Singapore, 1991–2025606264666819911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 60.32%1992: 60.22%1993: 60.54%1994: 61.04%1995: 61.58%1996: 61.93%1997: 63.12%1998: 62.95%1999: 62.1%2000: 62.95%2001: 63%2002: 60.97%2003: 60.86%2004: 60.8%2005: 61.55%2006: 63.12%2007: 62.94%2008: 63.98%2009: 62.67%2010: 64.6%2011: 64.76%2012: 65.42%2013: 65.15%2014: 65.99%2015: 66.9%2016: 66.42%2017: 66.05%2018: 66.1%2019: 66.85%2020: 65.9%2021: 67.41%2022: 67.23%2023: 67%2024: 67.31%2025: 67.71%
Change over the period: +7.39 pp Annual average: 0.22 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Singapore

Singapore 67.71%
World 58.06%
South-Eastern Asia computed 65.05%
High-income countries computed 58.43%
Employment-to-population ratio — Singapore, by year Singapore All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 67.71 +0.4 pp
2024 67.31 +0.3 pp
2023 67 −0.23 pp
2022 67.23 −0.18 pp
2021 67.41 +1.51 pp
2020 65.9 −0.95 pp
2019 66.85 +0.74 pp
2018 66.1 +0.06 pp
2017 66.05 −0.37 pp
2016 66.42 −0.48 pp
2015 66.9 +0.9 pp
2014 65.99 +0.84 pp
2013 65.15 −0.26 pp
2012 65.42 +0.66 pp
2011 64.76 +0.16 pp
2010 64.6 +1.93 pp
2009 62.67 −1.31 pp
2008 63.98 +1.03 pp
2007 62.94 −0.18 pp
2006 63.12 +1.57 pp
2005 61.55 +0.75 pp
2004 60.8 −0.06 pp
2003 60.86 −0.11 pp
2002 60.97 −2.03 pp
2001 63 +0.05 pp
2000 62.95 +0.85 pp
1999 62.1 −0.86 pp
1998 62.95 −0.16 pp
1997 63.12 +1.19 pp
1996 61.93 +0.35 pp
1995 61.58 +0.54 pp
1994 61.04 +0.5 pp
1993 60.54 +0.32 pp
1992 60.22 −0.1 pp
1991 60.32

About the indicator

The ratio of the employed to the population aged 15 and over. Unlike the unemployment rate it does not depend on whether a person is looking for work, so it captures the actual involvement of the population in the economy better. Employment and unemployment together give the full picture: low unemployment alongside low employment means mass withdrawal from the labor force.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.