Singapore Labor Force Participation Rate 1991-2024

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Singapore labor force participation rate for 2023 was 35.61%, a 2.14% decline from 2022.
  • Singapore labor force participation rate for 2022 was 37.75%, a 0.29% decline from 2021.
  • Singapore labor force participation rate for 2021 was 38.04%, a 1.97% increase from 2020.
  • Singapore labor force participation rate for 2020 was 36.08%, a 2.18% decline from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Iceland 76.74%
Netherlands 71.41%
New Zealand 68.93%
Australia 67.83%
Norway 65.12%
Switzerland 64.63%
Canada 64.28%
Denmark 63.95%
Qatar 60.64%
Austria 59.29%
Sweden 58.68%
United Kingdom 55.03%
Finland 54.94%
Ireland 54.56%
Germany 54.33%
Malta 54.17%
United States 51.04%
Japan 49.84%
Channel Islands 49.44%
Bahamas 48.41%
Israel 47.61%
Panama 46.01%
Uruguay 45.93%
UAE 45.86%
Guam 45.05%
Estonia 44.08%
Cyprus 43.65%
France 42.76%
Barbados 42.37%
Bahrain 41.18%
Macao 39.78%
Brunei 38.35%
French Polynesia 38.20%
Argentina 37.73%
Oman 36.74%
Trinidad and Tobago 36.58%
Slovenia 36.34%
New Caledonia 35.83%
Singapore 35.61%
Portugal 35.46%
Luxembourg 35.05%
Latvia 34.74%
Lithuania 34.00%
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 33.80%
Spain 32.94%
Poland 32.11%
Hong Kong 31.98%
Belgium 31.45%
Hungary 31.16%
Croatia 30.49%
Chile 29.93%
Czech Republic 28.52%
Saudi Arabia 27.72%
Slovak Republic 27.56%
South Korea 27.04%
Italy 26.39%
Greece 24.85%
Kuwait 24.43%
Puerto Rico 23.02%
Singapore Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 35.61% -2.14%
2022 37.75% -0.29%
2021 38.04% 1.97%
2020 36.08% -2.18%
2019 38.25% 0.09%
2018 38.16% -0.16%
2017 38.32% -1.15%
2016 39.47% -1.15%
2015 40.62% 2.95%
2014 37.66% 1.42%
2013 36.24% -1.60%
2012 37.84% 1.12%
2011 36.72% -2.49%
2010 39.21% 3.57%
2009 35.64% -1.52%
2008 37.15% 0.51%
2007 36.64% -2.26%
2006 38.90% -0.11%
2005 39.01% -0.10%
2004 39.11% -0.37%
2003 39.48% 0.56%
2002 38.92% -3.69%
2001 42.61% -0.75%
2000 43.36% -0.75%
1999 44.11% -1.32%
1998 45.43% 1.02%
1997 44.41% -0.41%
1996 44.82% -0.50%
1995 45.32% -0.20%
1994 45.52% -0.51%
1993 46.02% -1.21%
1992 47.23% -0.59%
1991 47.82% -0.59%