Singapore

SingaporeEmployment

SG desk: Singapore first; United States, Australia, United Kingdom, euro area, Korea, Taiwan and New Zealand alongside.

67.71%

+0.40 pp

As of 2025 | % of population ages 15+

Mean
63.93%
Median
63.12%
Min
60.22% 1992
Max
67.71% 2025
YearValue
202567.71%
202467.31%
202367.00%
202267.23%
202167.41%
202065.89%
201966.85%
201866.10%
201766.05%
201666.42%
201566.89%
201465.99%
201365.15%
201265.42%
201164.75%
201064.59%
200962.67%
200863.98%
200762.94%
200663.12%
200561.55%
200460.80%
200360.86%
200260.97%
#CountryEmploymentChangeYear
24Singapore67.71%+0.40 pp202529New Zealand66.78%−0.44 pp202543Australia63.82%−0.27 pp202554Korea, Rep.62.62%−0.05 pp2025
58Japan61.89%+0.18 pp2025
61China61.57%−0.36 pp2025
81United States59.11%−0.35 pp202587United Kingdom58.46%−0.41 pp2025128Euro area53.39%−0.26 pp2025

What the employment-to-population ratio is

The employment-to-population ratio is employed people as a percent of the population ages 15+ (SL.EMP.TOTL.SP.ZS). It does not condition on being in the labour force. Latest: 67.71% in 2025.

It moves with both jobs and demography. From 1991 to 2025 (35 years): mean 63.93%, median 63.12%; low 60.22% (1992), high 67.71% (2025).

Source: World Bank Open Data. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (terms).