{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"sg-labor-force-total","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/sg-labor-force-total","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/sg-labor-force-total/","title":"Singapore Total Labor Force (2025)","description":"Singapore's Total Labor Force: 3,760,133 persons in 2025, +1.9% YoY. World Bank (SL.TLF.TOTL.IN), 1990–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","World Bank","Singapore","2025"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Singapore","temporal_coverage":"1990/2025","unit":"persons","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Singapore Total Labor Force","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.TLF.TOTL.IN?locations=SG"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1990–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"36"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Singapore"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Singapore (2025)","value":"3,760,133","unit":"persons","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+1.9% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+1.9%","unit":"persons"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"36","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Singapore Total Labor Force"}],"observation_count":36,"observations":[{"period":"1990","value":1461706},{"period":"1991","value":1522540},{"period":"1992","value":1583730},{"period":"1993","value":1635740},{"period":"1994","value":1705718},{"period":"1995","value":1786392},{"period":"1996","value":1886519},{"period":"1997","value":1977115},{"period":"1998","value":2067428},{"period":"1999","value":2092081},{"period":"2000","value":2138100},{"period":"2001","value":2205923},{"period":"2002","value":2200772},{"period":"2003","value":2176377},{"period":"2004","value":2211220},{"period":"2005","value":2301785},{"period":"2006","value":2426201},{"period":"2007","value":2530038},{"period":"2008","value":2737323},{"period":"2009","value":2837096},{"period":"2010","value":2936802},{"period":"2011","value":3012462},{"period":"2012","value":3125729},{"period":"2013","value":3179345},{"period":"2014","value":3266959},{"period":"2015","value":3360400},{"period":"2016","value":3396546},{"period":"2017","value":3388507},{"period":"2018","value":3390276},{"period":"2019","value":3454121},{"period":"2020","value":3431193},{"period":"2021","value":3385810},{"period":"2022","value":3459003},{"period":"2023","value":3622441},{"period":"2024","value":3689424},{"period":"2025","value":3760133}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"persons"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"3760133.0","yoyChange":"+1.9%"},{"year":"2024","value":"3689424.0","yoyChange":"+1.8%"},{"year":"2023","value":"3622441.0","yoyChange":"+4.7%"},{"year":"2022","value":"3459003.0","yoyChange":"+2.2%"},{"year":"2021","value":"3385810.0","yoyChange":"-1.3%"},{"year":"2020","value":"3431193.0","yoyChange":"-0.7%"},{"year":"2019","value":"3454121.0","yoyChange":"+1.9%"},{"year":"2018","value":"3390276.0","yoyChange":"+0.1%"},{"year":"2017","value":"3388507.0","yoyChange":"-0.2%"},{"year":"2016","value":"3396546.0","yoyChange":"+1.1%"},{"year":"2015","value":"3360400.0","yoyChange":"+2.9%"},{"year":"2014","value":"3266959.0","yoyChange":"+2.8%"},{"year":"2013","value":"3179345.0","yoyChange":"+1.7%"},{"year":"2012","value":"3125729.0","yoyChange":"+3.8%"},{"year":"2011","value":"3012462.0","yoyChange":"+2.6%"},{"year":"2010","value":"2936802.0","yoyChange":"+3.5%"},{"year":"2009","value":"2837096.0","yoyChange":"+3.6%"},{"year":"2008","value":"2737323.0","yoyChange":"+8.2%"},{"year":"2007","value":"2530038.0","yoyChange":"+4.3%"},{"year":"2006","value":"2426201.0","yoyChange":"+5.4%"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the total labour force (employed + unemployed, ages 15+) in Singapore from 1990 to present. Labour force size is the primary input to potential GDP estimation and workforce market sizing. 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 1990–2025 (36 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 3,760,133 persons in 2025 and reached its lowest recorded value of 1,461,706 in 1990. The latest reading of 3,760,133 in 2025 represents a change of +70,709."}]}