Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Singapore
Singapore: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates was 3.3% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Singapore, 1970–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 3.3% for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Singapore peaked at 6.8% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 1990.
That places Singapore 140th out of 185 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.3% | 3.3% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.7% | 2.4% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.1% | 2.0% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.6% | 3.4% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 3.1% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 3.3% | 5.2% | 6 |
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More reference data data for Singapore
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Consumer price index 134.36 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
- Democracy 3 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 4 (2025)
- Free country 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Singapore?
- Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Singapore was 3.3% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 6.8% in 1986.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 1990.
- How does Singapore rank for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates?
- Singapore ranks 140th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon. Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.