Labor force — all countries

Labor force — Singapore

Labor force in Singapore in 2025 — 3,760,133 people. Ranked 94 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 157.2%.

2025 3.76M people +1.92% vs 2024
World rank 94of 182
Period maximum 3.76M people2025
Period minimum 1.46M people1990

Trend over time

1990–2025 · people

Labor force — Singapore, 1990–20251M2M3M4M19901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 1,461,706 people1991: 1,522,540 people1992: 1,583,730 people1993: 1,635,740 people1994: 1,705,718 people1995: 1,786,392 people1996: 1,886,519 people1997: 1,977,115 people1998: 2,067,428 people1999: 2,092,081 people2000: 2,138,100 people2001: 2,205,923 people2002: 2,200,772 people2003: 2,176,377 people2004: 2,211,220 people2005: 2,301,785 people2006: 2,426,201 people2007: 2,530,038 people2008: 2,737,323 people2009: 2,837,096 people2010: 2,936,802 people2011: 3,012,462 people2012: 3,125,729 people2013: 3,179,345 people2014: 3,266,959 people2015: 3,360,400 people2016: 3,396,546 people2017: 3,388,507 people2018: 3,390,276 people2019: 3,454,121 people2020: 3,431,193 people2021: 3,385,810 people2022: 3,459,003 people2023: 3,622,441 people2024: 3,689,424 people2025: 3,760,133 people
Change over the period: +2.3M (+157.24%) Average annual rate: 2.74 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Singapore 3.76M people
World 3.74B people
East Asia & Pacific 1.28B people
South-Eastern Asia computed 358M people
High-income countries computed 716M people
Labor force — Singapore, by year Singapore All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 3.76M +70,709 +1.92%
2024 3.69M +66,983 +1.85%
2023 3.62M +163,438 +4.73%
2022 3.46M +73,193 +2.16%
2021 3.39M −45,383 −1.32%
2020 3.43M −22,928 −0.66%
2019 3.45M +63,845 +1.88%
2018 3.39M +1,769 +0.05%
2017 3.39M −8,039 −0.24%
2016 3.4M +36,146 +1.08%
2015 3.36M +93,441 +2.86%
2014 3.27M +87,614 +2.76%
2013 3.18M +53,616 +1.72%
2012 3.13M +113,267 +3.76%
2011 3.01M +75,660 +2.58%
2010 2.94M +99,706 +3.51%
2009 2.84M +99,773 +3.64%
2008 2.74M +207,285 +8.19%
2007 2.53M +103,837 +4.28%
2006 2.43M +124,416 +5.41%
2005 2.3M +90,565 +4.1%
2004 2.21M +34,843 +1.6%
2003 2.18M −24,395 −1.11%
2002 2.2M −5,151 −0.23%
2001 2.21M +67,823 +3.17%
2000 2.14M +46,019 +2.2%
1999 2.09M +24,653 +1.19%
1998 2.07M +90,313 +4.57%
1997 1.98M +90,596 +4.8%
1996 1.89M +100,127 +5.6%
1995 1.79M +80,674 +4.73%
1994 1.71M +69,978 +4.28%
1993 1.64M +52,010 +3.28%
1992 1.58M +61,190 +4.02%
1991 1.52M +60,834 +4.16%
1990 1.46M

About the indicator

The economically active population — everyone aged 15 and over who either works or actively looks for work. It covers the employed, the unemployed and first-time job seekers; it leaves out students, homemakers and other people who do not offer their labor on the market. The size of the labor force is the basic constraint on the growth potential of an economy.

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