Unemployment rate,Percent,,, in Singapore
Singapore: Unemployment rate,Percent,,, was 2.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Unemployment rate,Percent in Singapore, 1991–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment rate,percent in Singapore stood at 2.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate,percent in Singapore peaked at 4.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 1997.
That places Singapore 70th out of 71 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Unemployment rate,Percent,,, in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.8% | — |
| 1992 | 1.8% | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 1.7% | -6.9% |
| 1994 | 1.7% | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 1.7% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.6% | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 1.4% | -13.6% |
| 1998 | 2.6% | +80.7% |
| 1999 | 2.8% | +8.7% |
| 2000 | 2.6% | -7.1% |
| 2001 | 2.7% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 3.6% | +33.6% |
| 2003 | 4.0% | +11.9% |
| 2004 | 3.4% | -15.6% |
| 2005 | 3.1% | -7.4% |
| 2006 | 2.7% | -14.4% |
| 2007 | 2.1% | -21.5% |
| 2008 | 2.3% | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 3.0% | +31.9% |
| 2010 | 2.2% | -27.5% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 1.9% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 1.9% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 2.1% | +9.2% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 2.2% | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 3.0% | +36.0% |
| 2021 | 2.6% | -12.4% |
| 2022 | 2.1% | -20.8% |
| 2023 | 1.9% | -7.1% |
| 2024 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2.0% | +2.6% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 2.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.0%, 40% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 2.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.3%, 61% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rate,Percent,,, in Singapore changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +80.7% | 1.4% | 2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.9% | 1.4% | 2.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 2.1% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 1.9% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 1.9% | 3.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More reference data data for Singapore
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.008 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0066 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0618 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0618 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0269 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0096 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0378 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2664 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (1992)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2567 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate,percent in Singapore?
- Unemployment rate,percent in Singapore was 2.0% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest unemployment rate,percent recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 4.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate,percent recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 1997.
- How does Singapore rank for unemployment rate,percent?
- Singapore ranks 70th out of 71 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate,percent rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Unemployment rate,Percent,,,. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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