Labor force, total, per square kilometre in Singapore
Singapore: Labor force, total, per square kilometre was 5,045 units per square kilometre in 2023. β² Rising
Labor force, total, per square kilometre in Singapore, 1990β2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, total, per square kilometre in Singapore is 5,045 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per square kilometre in Singapore peaked at 5,045 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,182 units per square kilometre, in 1990.
Singapore ranks 2nd of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,645 units per square kilometre | 2,182 units per square kilometre | 3,123 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,456 units per square kilometre | 3,168 units per square kilometre | 4,053 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,586 units per square kilometre | 4,183 units per square kilometre | 4,824 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,839 units per square kilometre | 4,716 units per square kilometre | 5,045 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 1 Macau, China 12,011 units per square kilometre compare
- 3 Hong Kong (China) 3,667 units per square kilometre compare
- 4 Bahrain 1,129 units per square kilometre compare
- 5 Malta 964.36 units per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in Singapore?
- Labor force, total, per square kilometre in Singapore was 5,045 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per square kilometre recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 5,045 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per square kilometre recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,182 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Singapore rank for labor force, total, per square kilometre?
- Singapore ranks 2nd out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is labor force, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, total divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total Γ· Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.