Labor force, total in Singapore
Singapore: Labor force, total was 3.76 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, total in Singapore, 1990–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, total in Singapore is 3.76 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total in Singapore peaked at 3.76 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.46 million, in 1990.
Singapore ranks 97th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.77 million | 1.46 million | 2.09 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.38 million | 2.14 million | 2.84 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.25 million | 2.94 million | 3.45 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.56 million | 3.39 million | 3.76 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More education data for Singapore
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 11.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 74.1% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 16,639 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.1% (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.4% (2023)
- Labor force, female 44.1% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9996 GPI (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total in Singapore?
- Labor force, total in Singapore was 3.76 million in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, total recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 3.76 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, total recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.46 million in 1990.
- How does Singapore rank for labor force, total?
- Singapore ranks 97th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database, published as part of Labor force, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.