A Singapore Government Agency Website
Official website links end with .gov.sg
Government agencies communicate via .gov.sg websites (e.g. go.gov.sg/open). Trusted websites

Secure websites use HTTPS

Look for a lock () or https:// as an added precaution. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

Scam alert

Government officers will never ask you to send money or share your details over the phone. When unsure, hang up and call Scamshield at 1799.

Sign up here for higher rate limits, priority support and maintenance notifications.

 
Economy

Workers In Manufacturing By Industry, Annual

Data from Jan 1980 to Dec 2025

Last updated: 12 Jun 2026, 22:00 SGT

SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)

Source: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD

Data Last Updated: 11/05/2026

Update Frequency: Annual

Footnotes: From 2002, figures include establishments with less than 10 workers. Prior to 2002, figures refer to establishments engaging 10 or more workers. Data include all manufacturing establishments. The industries are classified according to Singapore Standard Industrial Classification (SSIC) 2025. Year 2025 data are preliminary estimates.

Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/TS/M354871

Data explorer

WorkersInManufacturingByIndustryAnnual.csv (22 rows, 8.4 KB)

Data Series
Text
2025
Numeric
2024
Numeric
2023
Numeric
2022
Numeric
2021
Numeric
2020
Numeric
2019
Numeric
2018
Numeric
2017
Numeric
2016
Numeric
2015
Numeric
2014
Numeric
2013
Numeric
2012
Numeric
2011
Numeric
2010
Numeric
2009
Numeric
2008
Numeric
2007
Numeric
2006
Numeric
2005
Numeric
2004
Numeric
2003
Numeric
2002
Numeric
2001
Numeric
2000
Numeric
1999
Numeric
1998
Numeric
1997
Numeric
1996
Numeric
1995
Numeric
1994
Numeric
1993
Numeric
1992
Numeric
1991
Numeric
1990
Numeric
1989
Numeric
1988
Numeric
1987
Numeric
1986
Numeric
1985
Numeric
1984
Numeric
1983
Numeric
1982
Numeric
1981
Numeric
1980
Numeric
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
Total Manufacturing350764352361360470355236347904367504376879378903383177385844400393413470421447421540415264411154414600432182401153379004366769354996347992354027345141341397336002349385363733365109367260362580353116356424356247351674337575324713276309246682253510274391271106275450281675285250
Food, Beverage & Tobacco32647327823332931531312413139931894307713122229627305503010529350289502786826781270792405522437209231979419518196121886416379154971535015045148261434314112147681471514511142561368913287132031305112526126411341913594136121375213936
Textiles & Textile Manufactures5755725136006957109008538296866887227177196164928089121176115313351435144715151376143713871412147715522026229426682868290230182905287925082249240232743751517364137552
Wearing Apparel119412541240124715841675202122792206198521062203295031883616295933735317691268497396891090549462818286388344793483201050514896184622118423852263562808229555298472812825225251942633928025296732921329273
Leather, Leather Products & Footwear4524954284203973994784884784806056256736635735555349391197112597310501045971956945905104911649981076118712851372142614581442151815441499153521992219256026552818
Wood & Wood Products32583293304128702582259324782544285324622405266126132420193019121808197317971515168715551684168115301516151416291667139715731699185320902236260430183171304632894114493860877173826810353
Paper & Paper Products1996245626102693283529053049303932073326355636383587367038604001397941624458442345054344430243374357454447224738521354745730547551985044494446044341409335903315346836823875453345824390
Printing & Reproduction Of Recorded Media712566957174741581148753920493781024610884124951280412382127391355814210148061553615073147461469714256152251589218407152341429116210160421592215630151071617115464149271591715432143311315713051131261411213560132701239612079
Refined Petroleum Products4213412142794087439646714627449144484369440443024073375436813645342131853093316632003045312229482850285531523306344435313700375237133640355031633026304531483254338835043654369134763308
Chemicals & Chemical Products195221952719355189311868618743185121842618537181011821718536186071751017511163201651816584162611554615337154251578515381154011480313777134021342111735107591020094188931868085107666702363486130638764545460537149455059
Google colab link
Analyse this dataset with Colab Notebook
  1. 1. Copy this dataset ID: d_f7b0f38068cbb794e2a7e6be4e8c16dc
  2. 2. Click on the button below

Sample OpenAPI query

This code can be used to test a sample API query. It retrieves the data catalogue of this dataset. For a complete guide on query parameters and syntax, please refer to the API documentation. Try it out on your browser to see the response schema.

import requests
          
dataset_id = "d_f7b0f38068cbb794e2a7e6be4e8c16dc"
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). Workers In Manufacturing By Industry, Annual (2026) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved June 19, 2026 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_f7b0f38068cbb794e2a7e6be4e8c16dc/view

About this dataset

Contact

feedback@data.gov.sg

Created on

24 Oct 2024

Licence

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

Agency

SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)