Labor force participation rate — all countries

Labor force participation rate — Singapore

Labor force participation rate in Singapore in 2025 — 69.67%. Ranked 29 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 8.64 pp.

2025 69.67% +0.47 pp vs 2024
World rank 29of 182
Period maximum 70.69%2021
Period minimum 61.03%1990

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Labor force participation rate — Singapore, 1990–20256062.56567.57072.519901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 61.03%1991: 61.66%1992: 62.14%1993: 62.45%1994: 62.95%1995: 63.68%1996: 64.23%1997: 64.74%1998: 65.18%1999: 65.27%2000: 65.37%2001: 65.46%2002: 64.62%2003: 64.7%2004: 64.57%2005: 65.2%2006: 66.08%2007: 65.5%2008: 66.62%2009: 66.57%2010: 67.37%2011: 67.38%2012: 67.94%2013: 67.77%2014: 68.56%2015: 69.53%2016: 69.24%2017: 68.94%2018: 68.58%2019: 68.99%2020: 68.71%2021: 70.69%2022: 69.73%2023: 69.39%2024: 69.2%2025: 69.67%
Change over the period: +8.64 pp Annual average: 0.25 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Singapore 69.67%
World 60.98%
South-Eastern Asia computed 66.68%
High-income countries computed 61.12%
Labor force participation rate — Singapore, by year Singapore All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 69.67 +0.47 pp
2024 69.2 −0.19 pp
2023 69.39 −0.34 pp
2022 69.73 −0.95 pp
2021 70.69 +1.97 pp
2020 68.71 −0.27 pp
2019 68.99 +0.41 pp
2018 68.58 −0.36 pp
2017 68.94 −0.3 pp
2016 69.24 −0.29 pp
2015 69.53 +0.97 pp
2014 68.56 +0.79 pp
2013 67.77 −0.17 pp
2012 67.94 +0.57 pp
2011 67.38 +0.01 pp
2010 67.37 +0.8 pp
2009 66.57 −0.05 pp
2008 66.62 +1.12 pp
2007 65.5 −0.58 pp
2006 66.08 +0.88 pp
2005 65.2 +0.63 pp
2004 64.57 −0.13 pp
2003 64.7 +0.08 pp
2002 64.62 −0.84 pp
2001 65.46 +0.1 pp
2000 65.37 +0.1 pp
1999 65.27 +0.09 pp
1998 65.18 +0.44 pp
1997 64.74 +0.51 pp
1996 64.23 +0.54 pp
1995 63.68 +0.74 pp
1994 62.95 +0.49 pp
1993 62.45 +0.32 pp
1992 62.14 +0.48 pp
1991 61.66 +0.63 pp
1990 61.03

About the indicator

The share of the population aged 15 and over that belongs to the labor force. It shows how fully a country uses its labor potential. The decline in advanced countries comes from an aging population and longer years of schooling, while low values in developing ones usually come from limited participation by women.

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