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Foreign Workforce Numbers, Annual

MOM annual tables count foreign workers in Singapore as at 31 December each year, with datasets excluding domestic workers or specific work-permit sectors and a stock-by-pass-type breakdown from 2017 to 2022. Policy researchers can analyse how Employment Pass, S Pass, Work Permit, and other pass categories shape the workforce. Footnotes clarify rounding and the composition of “other work passes.” The collection supports transparent debate on immigration and labour supply.

Official description

* Figures are as of Dec 31 each year. * The figures are updated annually. * Data may not add up to the total due to rounding. * “Other work passes” includes Letter of Consent (LOC), pre-approved LOC, Training Work Permit (TWP) and Training Employment Pass (TEP).

Published by
Ministry of Manpower
Update frequency
annual
Datasets
5

Datasets in this collection

CSV 6 rows

Foreign Workforce Excluding Foreign Domestic Workers

Ministry of Manpower CSV of Singapore’s foreign workforce excluding foreign domestic workers from December 2017 through December 2022. Columns cover month and headcount. Labour-market and migration analysts track non-domestic migrant worker levels separately from the total foreign workforce series.

Ministry of Manpower
CSV 24 rows

Stock of Foreign Workforce by Pass Type

Ministry of Manpower monthly stock of foreign workforce in Singapore by work pass type from December 2017 through December 2022. Labour-market and migration analysts track composition of Employment Pass, S Pass, Work Permit, and related categories over time.

Ministry of Manpower
CSV 6 rows

Total Foreign Workforce

Ministry of Manpower CSV of Singapore’s total foreign workforce from December 2017 through December 2022. Columns cover month and headcount. Policymakers and labour economists monitor overall migrant worker levels including domestic and non-domestic segments over the five-year window.

Ministry of Manpower