| Pass type |
Dec 2015 |
Dec 2016 |
Dec 2017 |
Dec 2018 |
Dec 2019 |
Jun 2020 |
| Employment Pass (EP) |
187,900 |
192,300 |
187,700 |
185,800 |
193,700 |
189,700 |
| S Pass |
178,600 |
179,700 |
184,400 |
195,500 |
200,000 |
188,800 |
| Work Permit (Total) |
997,100 |
992,700 |
965,200 |
972,600 |
999,000 |
940,200 |
|
|
231,500 |
239,700 |
246,800 |
253,800 |
261,800 |
252,600 |
- Work Permit (CMP sectors)
|
423,300 |
407,500 |
360,700 |
355,700 |
370,100 |
351,800 |
| Other work passes2 |
23,600 |
28,300 |
30,700 |
32,100 |
34,700 |
33,100 |
| Total foreign workforce |
1,387,300 |
1,393,000 |
1,368,000 |
1,386,000 |
1,427,500 |
1,351,800 |
Total foreign workforce
(excluding FDWs)
|
1,155,800 |
1,153,200 |
1,121,300 |
1,132,200 |
1,165,600 |
1,099,200 |
Total foreign workforce
(excluding FDWs and Work Permits in CMP sectors)
|
732,500 |
745,700 |
760,600 |
776,500 |
795,600 |
747,500 |
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).