Labor force, total, per capita in Singapore
Singapore: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.6153 units per person in 2025. β² Rising
Labor force, total, per capita in Singapore, 1990β2025
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 188 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.
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
- 2 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.666 units per person compare
- 3 United Arab Emirates 0.6604 units per person compare
- 4 Iceland 0.618 units per person compare
- 6 Bahamas 0.6083 units per person compare
- 7 Kuwait 0.6018 units per person compare
- 8 Macau, China 0.5855 units per person compare
More education data for Singapore
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 16,639 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 74.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 11.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0028 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 188 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 Γ· 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)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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.