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Singapore Average Unemployment Rate 1980-2025

Name: Singapore Unemployment Rate
Creator: World Bank
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3.99% 46 data points

Unemployment as % of total labor force · World Bank

Singapore's average unemployment rate from 1980 to 2025 was 3.99%, based on 46 data points.

All Data (sorted by year)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2025	2.82%	+0.87pp	33rd
2024	2.74%	+0.81pp	32nd
2023	3.44%	+1.34pp	55th
2022	3.59%	+0.94pp	54th
2021	4.64%	+1.64pp	61st
2020	4.10%	+1.85pp	46th
2019	3.10%	+1.00pp	39th
2018	3.61%	+1.44pp	51st
2017	4.20%	+2.13pp	64th
2016	4.08%	+2.18pp	52nd
2015	3.79%	+1.84pp	48th
2014	3.74%	+1.84pp	48th
2013	3.86%	+1.91pp	51st
2012	3.72%	+1.70pp	47th
2011	3.89%	+1.72pp	50th
2010	4.12%	+1.10pp	53rd
2009	5.86%	+3.64pp	85th
2008	3.96%	+1.84pp	57th
2007	3.90%	+1.25pp	57th
2006	4.48%	+1.36pp	64th
2005	5.59%	+2.24pp	76th
2004	5.84%	+1.89pp	77th
2003	5.93%	+2.38pp	81st
2002	5.65%	+3.00pp	78th
2001	3.76%	+1.09pp	48th
2000	3.70%	+0.90pp	45th
1999	4.85%	+2.35pp	64th
1998	3.41%	+1.99pp	39th
1997	2.50%	+0.85pp	24th
1996	3.57%	+1.82pp	44th
1995	3.30%	+1.58pp	44th
1994	3.03%	+1.33pp	36th
1993	3.07%	+1.27pp	43rd
1992	3.09%	+1.34pp	51st
1991	2.18%	+0.41pp	34th
1990	1.78%	+0.00pp	5th
1989	1.78%	−0.80pp	8th
1988	2.58%	−1.33pp	9th
1987	3.90%	+1.89pp	16th
1986	2.01%	−2.55pp	6th
1985	4.57%	−1.57pp	17th
1984	6.14%	+0.57pp	21st
1983	5.57%	−0.71pp	16th
1982	6.28%	+0.36pp	19th
1981	5.93%	+0.17pp	21st
1980	5.75%	–	22nd

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