{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"sg-employment-rate","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/sg-employment-rate","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/sg-employment-rate/","title":"Singapore Employment Rate (2025)","description":"Singapore's Employment Rate: 67.7 % of total population ages 15+ in 2025, +0.4pp YoY. World Bank (SL.EMP.TOTL.SP.ZS), 1991–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","World Bank","Singapore","2025"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Singapore","temporal_coverage":"1991/2025","unit":"% of total population ages 15+","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Singapore Employment Rate","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.EMP.TOTL.SP.ZS?locations=SG"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1991–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"35"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Singapore"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Singapore (2025)","value":"67.7","unit":"% of total population ages 15+","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+0.4pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+0.4pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"35","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Singapore Employment Rate"}],"observation_count":35,"observations":[{"period":"1991","value":60.316},{"period":"1992","value":60.218},{"period":"1993","value":60.535},{"period":"1994","value":61.038},{"period":"1995","value":61.581},{"period":"1996","value":61.933},{"period":"1997","value":63.119},{"period":"1998","value":62.954},{"period":"1999","value":62.099},{"period":"2000","value":62.947},{"period":"2001","value":62.999},{"period":"2002","value":60.971},{"period":"2003","value":60.862},{"period":"2004","value":60.799},{"period":"2005","value":61.553},{"period":"2006","value":63.12},{"period":"2007","value":62.943},{"period":"2008","value":63.977},{"period":"2009","value":62.669},{"period":"2010","value":64.595},{"period":"2011","value":64.755},{"period":"2012","value":65.416},{"period":"2013","value":65.152},{"period":"2014","value":65.992},{"period":"2015","value":66.895},{"period":"2016","value":66.419},{"period":"2017","value":66.047},{"period":"2018","value":66.103},{"period":"2019","value":66.847},{"period":"2020","value":65.895},{"period":"2021","value":67.406},{"period":"2022","value":67.23},{"period":"2023","value":67.004},{"period":"2024","value":67.308},{"period":"2025","value":67.709}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of total population ages 15+"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"67.7","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"67.3","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"67.0","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"67.2","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"67.4","yoyChange":"+1.5pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"65.9","yoyChange":"-0.9pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"66.8","yoyChange":"+0.7pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"66.1","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"66.0","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"66.4","yoyChange":"-0.5pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"66.9","yoyChange":"+0.9pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"66.0","yoyChange":"+0.8pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"65.2","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"65.4","yoyChange":"+0.6pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"64.8","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"64.6","yoyChange":"+1.9pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"62.7","yoyChange":"-1.3pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"64.0","yoyChange":"+1.1pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"62.9","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"63.1","yoyChange":"+1.6pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the employment-to-population ratio in Singapore (share of 15+ population employed) from 1990 to present. Compare to ILO global benchmarks. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1991–2025 (35 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 67.7 % of total population ages 15+ in 2025 and reached its lowest recorded value of 60.2 in 1992. The latest reading of 67.7 in 2025 represents a change of +0.4pp."}]}