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Foreign workforce numbers

Pass type Dec 2019 Dec 2020 Dec 2021 Dec 2022 Dec 2023 Jun 2024
Employment Pass (EP) 193,700 177,100 161,700 187,300 205,400 202,400
S Pass 200,000 174,000 161,800 177,900 178,500 176,400
Work Permit (Total) 999,000 848,200 849,700 1,033,500 1,113,000 1,138,200
  • Work Permit (MDW)
261,800 247,400 246,300 268,500 286,300 294,800
  • Work Permit (CMP sectors)
370,100 311,100 318,500 415,000 441,100 442,900
Other work passes2 34,700 32,200 27,200 25,400 28,500 28,200
Total foreign workforce 1,427,400 1,231,500 1,200,400 1,424,200 1,525,500 1,545,200
Total foreign workforce
(excluding MDWs)
1,165,600 984,100 954,100 1,155,700 1,239,200 1,250,300
Total foreign workforce
(excluding MDWs and Work Permits in CMP sectors)
795,500 673,000 635,700 740,700 798,000 807,400

You can download the Foreign Workforce Numbers file.

FOOTNOTE

  1. Data may not add up to the total due to rounding.
  2. “Other work passes” includes Letter of Consent (LOC), pre-approved LOC, Training Work Permit (TWP) and Training Employment Pass (TEP).
  3. Data are revised at the industry level to reflect updates in industry classification of firms based on the Singapore Standard Industrial Classification (SSIC) 2020.