Source data
Singapore foreign workforce counts by pass type and reporting date
Sources checked
Work Permit
Shared scale · 0 workers to 1,243,600 workers
Employment Pass
Shared scale · 0 workers to 1,243,600 workers
S Pass
Shared scale · 0 workers to 1,243,600 workers
Other passes
Shared scale · 0 workers to 1,243,600 workers
Select the pass categories and compare the six ministry snapshots.
Singapore foreign workforce counts by pass type and reporting date
Counts are rounded. Migrant domestic workers and workers in construction, marine shipyard and process sectors are subsets of Work Permit holders. The final observation is a June snapshot.
| Source | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2021 | 849,700 | 161,700 | 161,800 | 27,200 | 1,200,400 | 246,300 | 318,500 | Source 1 |
| December 2022 | 1,033,500 | 187,300 | 177,900 | 25,400 | 1,424,200 | 268,500 | 415,000 | Source 1 |
| December 2023 | 1,113,000 | 205,400 | 178,500 | 28,500 | 1,525,500 | 286,300 | 441,100 | Source 1 |
| December 2024 | 1,165,900 | 202,100 | 178,200 | 30,400 | 1,576,500 | 301,600 | 456,800 | Source 1 |
| December 2025 | 1,222,700 | 203,300 | 178,900 | 30,800 | 1,635,700 | 316,900 | 482,600 | Source 1 |
| June 2026 | 1,243,600 | 204,300 | 177,300 | 30,700 | 1,655,900 | 323,800 | 490,700 | Source 1 |