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Economy

Number Of Active Employers, Annual

SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)

Source: CENTRAL PROVIDENT FUND BOARD

Data Last Updated: 27/04/2026

Update Frequency: Annual

Footnotes: Prior to 1Q 2025, active employers refer to employers who had paid Central Provident Fund contribution for the previous month. With effect from 1Q 2025, active employers refer to registered employers (identified by their Unique Entity Number) who are liable to pay CPF contributions for the current month.

Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/TS/M183621

Data from Jan 2004 to Dec 2025

Last updated 5 days ago (10 Sep 2026)

Updated annually

Data explorer

NumberOfActiveEmployersAnnual.csv (1 rows, 396 B)

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2012
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Total Number Of Active Employers165025164028162218160586157875154528148827148991149893150832151674162062135889128373123263118940114837108279100926955639167989938
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import requests
          
dataset_id = "d_084d92048ccfdbd8fc8e5100411f07f8"
url = "https://data.gov.sg/api/action/datastore_search?resource_id="  + dataset_id 
        
response = requests.get(url)
print(response.json())

Citation

This dataset can be reused and cited in research publications.

Singapore Department of Statistics. (2024). Number Of Active Employers, Annual (2026) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved September 15, 2026 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_084d92048ccfdbd8fc8e5100411f07f8/view

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Created on

22 Oct 2024

Licence

Free forever for personal or commercial use, under the Open Data Licence.

Agency

SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)