| Pass type |
Dec 2013 |
Dec 2014 |
Dec 2015 |
Dec 2016 |
Dec 2017 |
Dec 2018 |
| Employment Pass (EP) |
175,100 |
178,900 |
187,900 |
192,300 |
187,700 |
185,800 |
| S Pass |
160,900 |
170,100 |
178,600 |
179,700 |
184,400 |
195,500 |
| Work Permit (Total) |
974,400 |
991,300 |
997,100 |
992,700 |
965,200 |
972,600 |
|
|
214,500 |
222,500 |
231,500 |
239,700 |
246,800 |
253,800 |
- Work Permit (Construction)
|
318,900 |
322,700 |
326,000 |
315,500 |
284,900 |
280,500 |
| Other Work Passes2 |
11,300 |
15,400 |
23,600 |
28,300 |
30,700 |
32,100 |
| Total Foreign Workforce |
1,321,600 |
1,355,700 |
1,387,300 |
1,393,000 |
1,368,000 |
1,386,000 |
Total Foreign Workforce
(excluding FDWs)
|
1,107,100 |
1,133,200 |
1,155,800 |
1,153,200 |
1,121,300 |
1,132,200 |
Total Foreign Workforce
(excluding FDWs & Construction)
|
747,800 |
764,200 |
780,000 |
787,500 |
788,300 |
804,600 |
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) and Training Work Permit (TWP). Training Employment Pass (TEP) was included in “Other Work Passes” from March 2014 onwards.