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Collection: Number of all, Active CPF Members & Active Employers as at end of Quarter

Dataset: Number of active employers as at end of quarter

Economy

Number of active employers as at end of quarter

CPF (Central Provident Fund Board)

Prior to Q1 2025, active employers refer to employers who had paid CPF contributions for the previous month. With effect from Q1 2025, active employers refer to registered employers (identified by their Unique Entity Number) who are liable to pay CPF contributions for the current month.

Data from Jan 2004 to Mar 2026

Last updated 3 months ago (11 Jun 2026)

No of active employers by Qtr

Data explorer

Numberofactiveemployersasatendofquarter.csv (89 rows, 1.4 KB)

Qtr
Text
No Of Active Employers
Text
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
2004-Q188528
2004-Q288640
2004-Q389011
2004-Q489938
2005-Q189683
2005-Q290331
2005-Q391353
2005-Q491679
2006-Q192487
2006-Q293734
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import requests
          
dataset_id = "d_bccb6829056e74f8a87b99c1bdb3e3ab"
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.

Central Provident Fund Board. (2016). Number of active employers as at end of quarter (2026) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved September 9, 2026 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_bccb6829056e74f8a87b99c1bdb3e3ab/view

About this dataset

Contact

Jovin_HO@cpf.gov.sgLilian_YONG@cpf.gov.sg

Created on

30 May 2016

Licence

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

Agency

CPF (Central Provident Fund Board)