Singapore
SG desk: Singapore first; United States, Australia, United Kingdom, euro area, Korea, Taiwan and New Zealand alongside.
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As of 2025 | % of population ages 15+
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 69.67% |
| 2024 | 69.20% |
| 2023 | 69.39% |
| 2022 | 69.73% |
| 2021 | 70.69% |
| 2020 | 68.71% |
| 2019 | 68.99% |
| 2018 | 68.58% |
| 2017 | 68.94% |
| 2016 | 69.24% |
| 2015 | 69.53% |
| 2014 | 68.56% |
| 2013 | 67.77% |
| 2012 | 67.94% |
| 2011 | 67.38% |
| 2010 | 67.37% |
| 2009 | 66.57% |
| 2008 | 66.61% |
| 2007 | 65.50% |
| 2006 | 66.08% |
| 2005 | 65.20% |
| 2004 | 64.57% |
| 2003 | 64.70% |
| 2002 | 64.62% |
The labour-force participation rate (SL.TLF.CACT.ZS, modelled ILO estimate) is people who are employed or unemployed as a share of the population aged 15 and over. Latest: 69.67% in 2025.
It measures who is in the market for work, not what they earn. From 1990 to 2025 (36 years): latest 69.67% (2025), previous year 69.20% (2024); low 61.03% (1990), high 70.69% (2021).
Source: World Bank Open Data. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (terms).