Singapore

SingaporeMale

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

2.78%

+0.01 pp

As of 2025 | % of male labour force

Mean
3.72%
Median
3.58%
Min
2.18% 1991
Max
5.75% 2003
YearValue
20252.78%
20242.77%
20233.24%
20223.41%
20214.35%
20203.88%
20192.93%
20183.44%
20174.03%
20163.78%
20153.65%
20143.48%
20133.48%
20123.36%
20113.58%
20103.92%
20095.40%
20083.65%
20073.62%
20064.15%
20055.27%
20045.59%
20035.75%
20025.56%
#CountryMaleChangeYear
71Euro area5.98%−0.14 pp2025
89China5.12%+0.03 pp2025
90United Kingdom5.06%+0.49 pp202597New Zealand4.89%+0.35 pp2025111United States4.21%+0.10 pp2025114Australia4.13%+0.08 pp2025146Singapore2.78%+0.01 pp2025152Korea, Rep.2.68%−0.08 pp2025
157Japan2.58%−0.05 pp2025

What male unemployment is

Male unemployment is ILO modelled unemployment among men in the male labour force (SL.UEM.TOTL.MA.ZS). Latest: 2.78% in 2025.

Read it next to the female series. From 1991 to 2025 (35 years): mean 3.72%, median 3.58%; low 2.18% (1991), high 5.75% (2003).

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