In 2024, the population of Singapore stood at approximately 6.04 million, an increase from the previous year. The total population included both the resident and non-resident population. The resident population of Singapore comprised of both citizens and permanent residents.

As of June 2024, there were approximately 320,490 residents between the ages of 30 to 34 years old in Singapore, making it the largest age group among its resident population. This reflects the increasingly aging population of Singapore, a significant demographical shift that will have long-lasting socio-economic repercussions. Living longer… The improvements in health care and quality of life has led to Singapore having one of the highest life expectancies in the world. Coupled with one of the lowest fertility rate globally, Singapore society faces a crisis of aging. The average age of its resident population is projected to increase to just under 51 years old by 2050. …and working longer The prospect of an aging population is worrying for a country whose most important resource is its people. The current retirement age of 62 would no longer be tenable when close to half the population is expected to be aged 65 years or older by 2050. There is already a trend of elderly workers re-entering the workforce, be it to keep themselves occupied or to support themselves financially. The share of the population who would be working well into old age looks set to increase in the future, as a majority of Singaporeans have indicated that they were not financially prepared for old age.Singapore is well-known for its emphasis on career and shunning welfare policies; however, there is an urgent need to rethink and overhaul its social security and medical care systems to weather the silver tsunami that is set to engulf the island state.

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The total population in Singapore was estimated at 6.0 million people in 2024, according to the latest census figures and projections from Trading Economics. This dataset provides - Singapore Population - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

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Singapore SG: Birth Rate: Crude: per 1000 People data was reported at 9.400 Ratio in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 9.700 Ratio for 2015. Singapore SG: Birth Rate: Crude: per 1000 People data is updated yearly, averaging 16.600 Ratio from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2016, with 57 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 37.500 Ratio in 1960 and a record low of 9.300 Ratio in 2013. Singapore SG: Birth Rate: Crude: per 1000 People data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Singapore – Table SG.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.; ; (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision. (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Reprot (various years), (5) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database, and (6) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme.; Weighted average;

Singapore SG: Population: Growth data was reported at 0.089 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.297 % for 2016. Singapore SG: Population: Growth data is updated yearly, averaging 1.988 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6.357 % in 1960 and a record low of -1.475 % in 2003. Singapore SG: Population: Growth data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Singapore – Table SG.World Bank: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage . Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.; ; Derived from total population. Population source: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision, (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Reprot (various years), (5) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database, and (6) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme.; Weighted average;

In 2024, the total population of Singapore is estimated to be approximately 6.04 million peopl. Population growth in the country is slow and numbers have still not recovered to pre-pandemic levels, where the pandemic's economic impact on migration saw the population fall by a quarter of a million people between 2019 and 2021. The youth is fading Singapore’s population is getting older, with the age bracket of those aged 65 and older increasing with every year. The median age of Singaporeans is increasing rapidly, from 34.1 years in the year 2000 to an estimated 42.4 by 2020, and it is estimated to peak at around 55 years in the middle of the century. The old are here to stay The majority of Singaporeans are between 25 and 60 years old. In the years to come, improving healthcare and one of the highest life expectancies at birth will see this majority shift to the elderly. Additionally, Singapore’s fertility rate is among the lowest in the world and is well below the replacement rate, which means that Singapore’s population is not only getting older but its rate of natural increase (i.e. population growth not including migration) is now negative. This trend could have economic consequences, such as lower GDP growth and increasing old-age dependency.

Singapore SG: Population: Total data was reported at 5,612,253.000 Person in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 5,607,283.000 Person for 2016. Singapore SG: Population: Total data is updated yearly, averaging 2,888,504.500 Person from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 5,612,253.000 Person in 2017 and a record low of 1,646,400.000 Person in 1960. Singapore SG: Population: Total data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Singapore – Table SG.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.; ; (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision. (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Reprot (various years), (5) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database, and (6) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme.; Sum; Relevance to gender indicator: disaggregating the population composition by gender will help a country in projecting its demand for social services on a gender basis.

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Singapore Population: Density data was reported at 7,866.000 Person/sq km in 2019. This records an increase from the previous number of 7,804.000 Person/sq km for 2018. Singapore Population: Density data is updated yearly, averaging 4,679.000 Person/sq km from Jun 1957 (Median) to 2019, with 61 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 7,866.000 Person/sq km in 2019 and a record low of 2,486.000 Person/sq km in 1957. Singapore Population: Density data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Department of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Singapore – Table SG.G001: Population: Statistics.

Singapore SG: Population: Male: Ages 30-34: % of Male Population data was reported at 6.667 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 6.795 % for 2016. Singapore SG: Population: Male: Ages 30-34: % of Male Population data is updated yearly, averaging 7.954 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 11.242 % in 1991 and a record low of 5.695 % in 1974. Singapore SG: Population: Male: Ages 30-34: % of Male Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Singapore – Table SG.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Male population between the ages 30 to 34 as a percentage of the total male population.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; ;

Singapore Population: Median Age Of Citizen data was reported at 42.000 Year in 2019. This records an increase from the previous number of 41.700 Year for 2018. Singapore Population: Median Age Of Citizen data is updated yearly, averaging 35.950 Year from Jun 1970 (Median) to 2019, with 32 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 42.000 Year in 2019 and a record low of 18.600 Year in 1970. Singapore Population: Median Age Of Citizen data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Department of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Singapore – Table SG.G001: Population: Statistics.

Singapore SG: Refugee Population: by Country or Territory of Origin data was reported at 33.000 Person in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 55.000 Person for 2015. Singapore SG: Refugee Population: by Country or Territory of Origin data is updated yearly, averaging 36.000 Person from Dec 1992 (Median) to 2016, with 25 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 116.000 Person in 2007 and a record low of 1.000 Person in 1993. Singapore SG: Refugee Population: by Country or Territory of Origin data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Singapore – Table SG.World Bank: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Refugees are people who are recognized as refugees under the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees or its 1967 Protocol, the 1969 Organization of African Unity Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa, people recognized as refugees in accordance with the UNHCR statute, people granted refugee-like humanitarian status, and people provided temporary protection. Asylum seekers--people who have applied for asylum or refugee status and who have not yet received a decision or who are registered as asylum seekers--are excluded. Palestinian refugees are people (and their descendants) whose residence was Palestine between June 1946 and May 1948 and who lost their homes and means of livelihood as a result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict. Country of origin generally refers to the nationality or country of citizenship of a claimant.; ; United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Statistics Database, Statistical Yearbook and data files, complemented by statistics on Palestinian refugees under the mandate of the UNRWA as published on its website. Data from UNHCR are available online at: www.unhcr.org/en-us/figures-at-a-glance.html.; Sum;

As of June 2024, there were around 3.09 million ethnic Chinese residents in Singapore. Singapore is a multi-ethnic society, with residents categorized into four main racial groups: Chinese, Malay, Indian, and Others. Each resident is assigned a racial category that follows the paternal side. This categorization would have an impact on both official as well as private matters. Modelling a peaceful, multi-ethnic society The racial categorization used in Singapore stemmed from its colonial past and continues to shape its social policies, from public housing quotas along the ethnic composition in the country to education policies pertaining second language, or ‘mother tongue’, instruction. Despite the emphasis on ethnicity and race, Singapore has managed to maintain a peaceful co-existence among its diverse population. Most Singaporeans across ethnic levels view the level of racial and religious harmony there to be moderately high. The level of acceptance and comfort with having people of other ethnicities in their social lives was also relatively high across the different ethnic groups. Are Singaporeans ready to move away from the CMIO model of ethnic classification? In recent times, however, there has been more open discussion on racism and the relevance of the CMIO (Chinese, Malay, Indian, Others) ethnic model for Singaporean society. The global discourse on racism has brought to attention the latent discrimination felt by the minority ethnic groups in Singapore, such as in the workplace. In 2010, Singapore introduced the option of having a ‘double-barreled’ race classification, reflecting the increasingly diverse and complicated ethnic background of its population. More than a decade later, there have been calls to do away from such racial classifications altogether. However, with social identity and policy deeply entrenched along these lines, it would be a challenge to move beyond race in Singapore.

Singapore Resident Population: HDB Flats: Jurong East data was reported at 78,000.000 Person in 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 79,600.000 Person for 2017. Singapore Resident Population: HDB Flats: Jurong East data is updated yearly, averaging 79,900.000 Person from Mar 1997 (Median) to 2018, with 22 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 82,000.000 Person in 2013 and a record low of 73,571.000 Person in 1997. Singapore Resident Population: HDB Flats: Jurong East data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Housing & Development Board. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Singapore – Table SG.EB026: Public Housing Statistics. Data as at 31 March of the calendar year

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Singapore SG: Population: as % of Total: Aged 0-14 data was reported at 14.982 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 15.237 % for 2016. Singapore SG: Population: as % of Total: Aged 0-14 data is updated yearly, averaging 22.468 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 44.309 % in 1963 and a record low of 14.982 % in 2017. Singapore SG: Population: as % of Total: Aged 0-14 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Singapore – Table SG.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; Weighted average;

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