| Pass type |
Dec 2016 |
Dec 2017 |
Dec 2018 |
Dec 2019 |
Dec 2020 |
Jun 2021 |
| Employment Pass (EP) |
192,300 |
187,700 |
185,800 |
193,700 |
177,100 |
166,900 |
| S Pass |
179,700 |
184,400 |
195,500 |
>200,000 |
174,000 |
164,200 |
| Work Permit (Total) |
992,700 |
965,200 |
972,600 |
999,000 |
848,200 |
834,300 |
|
|
239,700 |
246,800 |
253,800 |
261,800 |
247,400 |
245,600 |
- Work Permit (CMP sectors)
|
407,500 |
360,700 |
355,700 |
370,100 |
311,000 |
304,200 |
| Other work passes2 |
28,300 |
30,700 |
32,100 |
34,700 |
32,200 |
31,700 |
| Total foreign workforce |
1,393,000 |
1,368,000 |
1,386,000 |
1,427,400 |
1,231,500 |
1,197,100 |
Total foreign workforce
(excluding MDWs)
|
1,153,200 |
1,121,300 |
1,132,200 |
1,165,600 |
984,100 |
951,600 |
Total foreign workforce
(excluding MDWs and Work Permits in CMP sectors)
|
745,700 |
760,600 |
776,500 |
795,500 |
673,100 |
647,400 |
You can download the Foreign Workforce Numbers file.
- Data may not add up to the total due to rounding.
- “Other work passes” includes Letter of Consent (LOC), pre-approved LOC, Training Work Permit (TWP) and Training Employment Pass (TEP).