Labor force, total, per capita in Singapore
Singapore: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.6153 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, total, per capita in Singapore, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, total, per capita in Singapore is 0.6153 units per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in Singapore peaked at 0.6208 units per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.4797 units per person, in 1990.
That places Singapore 5th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, total, per capita in Singapore, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.4797 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.4856 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.4902 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.4937 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.4989 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.5068 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.5139 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.5208 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.5264 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.5285 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.5308 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.5331 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.527 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.5289 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.5307 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.5396 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.5512 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.5514 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5656 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.5688 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.5785 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.5811 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.5884 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.5889 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.5973 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.6071 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.6057 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.6038 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.6013 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.6056 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.6035 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.6208 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.6136 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.6121 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.6111 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.6153 units per person | +0.7% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 0.6153 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.5147 units per person, 1.2× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 0.6153 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.5099 units per person, 1.2× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5045 units per person | 0.4797 units per person | 0.5285 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5427 units per person | 0.527 units per person | 0.5688 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5958 units per person | 0.5785 units per person | 0.6071 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6128 units per person | 0.6035 units per person | 0.6208 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More education data for Singapore
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13,601 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 336 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,429 (1989)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8,429 (1989)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 163,746 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 238,816 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.4 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0404 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per capita in Singapore?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Singapore was 0.6153 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6208 units per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4797 units per person in 1990.
- How does Singapore rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Singapore ranks 5th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.