Share Of Non-Resident Population By Pass Types, At End June, Annual
Description
Annual end-June share of Singapore’s non-resident population by pass type from 2000 through 2025, from the Department of Statistics and Ministry of Manpower. Covers work permits, S Pass, Employment Pass, and dependant/long-term visit passes as defined in Population in Brief. Labour and demography analysts track foreign-workforce composition; adapted from SingStat TableBuilder TS/M810791.
Official description
Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS & MINISTRY OF MANPOWER Data Last Updated: 30/03/2026 Update Frequency: Annual Footnotes: For more information, please refer to the 'Population in Brief' publication (https://www.strategygroup.gov.sg/media-centre/publications/population-in-brief/). Data are as at end-June. Non-resident population comprises foreigners who were working, studying or living in Singapore but not granted permanent residence, excluding tourists and short-term visitors. Work Permit Holders are semi-skilled non-professionals, managers, executives and technicians (non-PMET) workers from approved source countries. Some work in Construction, Marine Shipyard and Process (CMP) sectors (e.g. construction workers), and others work in non-CMP sectors (e.g. Services, Manufacturing). S Pass Holders are skilled workers at the associate professionals and technicians (APT) levels who earn a salary that is comparable to the top one-third of the local APT salaries by age. The minimum qualifying salary starts at $3,150 a month (or $3,650 in the Financial Services sector). Employment Pass Holders are foreign PMETs who earn a salary that is comparable to the top one-third of the local PMET salaries by age. The minimum qualifying salary starts at least $5,000 a month (or $5,500 in the Financial Services sector). The EP holders are also subject to the Complementarity Assessment (COMPASS) framework when applying/renewing their passes. Long-Term Visit Pass Holders and Dependant's Pass Holders are mostly dependants of SCs, PRs, and Work Pass Holders. Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/TS/M810791
- Last updated
- Coverage
- 2000-01-01 – 2025-12-31
- Rows
- 8
- Columns
- 27
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Values are summed where multiple rows share the same category.
Data
| Data Series | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employment Pass Holders | 11.000000 | 11.000000 | 11.000000 | 11.000000 | 11.000000 | 12.000000 | 11.000000 | 11.000000 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 |
| S Pass Holders | 9.000000 | 10.000000 | 10.000000 | 11.000000 | 11.000000 | 12.000000 | 12.000000 | 12.000000 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | na | na | na | na | na |
| Work Permit Holders | 44.000000 | 44.000000 | 44.000000 | 42.000000 | 39.000000 | 41.000000 | 41.000000 | 42.000000 | 42 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 48 | 50 | 51 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 |
| Non-Cmp Work Permit Holders | 21.000000 | 21.000000 | 20.000000 | 19.000000 | 19.000000 | 20.000000 | 21.000000 | 21.000000 | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na |
| CMP Work Permit Holders | 23.000000 | 23.000000 | 24.000000 | 23.000000 | 20.000000 | 21.000000 | 20.000000 | 21.000000 | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na |
| Migrant Domestic Workers | 16.000000 | 15.000000 | 15.000000 | 16.000000 | 16.000000 | 15.000000 | 15.000000 | 15.000000 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
| Long-Term Visit Pass Holders And Dependant's Pass Holders | 15.000000 | 16.000000 | 16.000000 | 16.000000 | 18.000000 | 17.000000 | 17.000000 | 17.000000 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Student Pass Holders | 5.000000 | 5.000000 | 4.000000 | 4.000000 | 4.000000 | 4.000000 | 4.000000 | 4.000000 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Columns
| Column | Type | Categorical |
|---|---|---|
| Data Series | Text | No |
| 2025 | Numeric | No |
| 2024 | Numeric | No |
| 2023 | Numeric | No |
| 2022 | Numeric | No |
| 2021 | Numeric | No |
| 2020 | Numeric | No |
| 2019 | Numeric | No |
| 2018 | Numeric | No |
| 2017 | Text | No |
| 2016 | Text | No |
| 2015 | Text | No |
| 2014 | Text | No |
| 2013 | Text | No |
| 2012 | Text | No |
| 2011 | Text | No |
| 2010 | Text | No |
| 2009 | Text | No |
| 2008 | Text | No |
| 2007 | Text | No |
| 2006 | Text | No |
| 2005 | Text | No |
| 2004 | Text | No |
| 2003 | Text | No |
| 2002 | Text | No |
| 2001 | Text | No |
| 2000 | Text | No |