ILO estimate of the unemployment rate in Singapore
The ILO estimates the unemployment rate in Singapore at 2.8% in 2025.
Singapore, 2025
2.8%
Change from 2024
+0.1percentage points
World, 2025
4.9%
Position in 2025
149th of 181
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate in Singapore over time
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% of the labour force aged 15 and over. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Singapore | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.8% | 4.9% |
| 2024 | 2.7% | 4.9% |
| 2023 | 3.4% | 4.9% |
| 2022 | 3.6% | 5.3% |
| 2021 | 4.6% | 6.0% |
| 2020 | 4.1% | 6.6% |
| 2019 | 3.1% | 5.6% |
| 2018 | 3.6% | 5.8% |
| 2017 | 4.2% | 5.9% |
| 2016 | 4.1% | 6.0% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 2.7% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 3.8%, the figure has changed by −1.0 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Singapore has the 149th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 4.9%.
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ILO estimate of youth unemployment
6.8%
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Labour force participation
69.7%
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Women's labour force participation
63.6%
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Employment-to-population ratio
67.7%
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Employment in agriculture
0.1%
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Employment in industry
14.0%
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