Labor force, total, per square kilometre in Singapore
Singapore: Labor force, total, per square kilometre was 5,045 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Labor force, total, per square kilometre in Singapore, 1990–2023
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 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Labor force, total, per square kilometre in Singapore, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,182 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 2,272 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 2,364 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 2,441 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 2,546 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 2,666 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 2,816 units per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 2,951 units per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 3,086 units per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 3,123 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 3,191 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 3,292 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 3,260 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 3,168 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 3,209 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 3,341 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 3,496 units per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 3,640 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 3,910 units per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 4,053 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 4,183 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 4,279 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 4,427 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 4,497 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 4,608 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 4,740 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 4,791 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 4,759 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 4,748 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 4,824 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 4,779 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 4,716 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 4,818 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 5,045 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 5,045 units per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 56.09 units per square kilometre, 89.9× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 5,045 units per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 47.32 units per square kilometre, 106.6× the median. (29 countries reporting)
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
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 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 186 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 ÷ 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.