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Singapore Population Statistics and Vital Health Statistics

This is a summary of Singapore's population statistics over the last three years, updated as of 16 May 2017. Figures include vital and health statistics.
  • Article last reviewed 15 September 2022
  • 5 mins read

Population and Vital Statistics
 


 

2021

2022

2023

Land Area (sq km)

733.1​

734.3735.2
Total Population ('000)

​5,453.6

5,637.0

5,917.6
Singapore Residents ('000)

​3,986.8

4,073.24,149.3
  
Total (Age 1) 
►% below 15 years

​14.5

14.314.0
►% 15 - 64 years

​69.5

69.168.7
►%65 years & above

​16.0

16.617.3
Male (Age 1 ) 
►% below 15 years

7.4​

7.37.2
►% 15 - 64 years

34.2​

33.933.6
►% 65 years & above

7.4​

7.78.0
Female (Age 1 ) 
►% below 15 years

​7.1

7.06.9
►% 15 - 64 years

35.3​

35.235.1
►% 65 years & above

​8.7

9.09.3
Race 1 
►% Chinese

​74.2

74.174.0
►% Malay

​13.7

13.613.5
►% Indian

​8.9

9.09.0
►% Others

​3.2

3.33.4
Total Dependency Ratio 2 
(per 100 Residents age 15 to 64 years old)
43.9​44.845.6
Child Dependency Ratio 3 
(per 100 Residents age 15 to 64 years old)
20.8​20.720.4
Old-Age Dependency Ratio 4 
(per 100 Residents age 15 to 64 years old)
23.1​24.125.2
Total Fertility Rate 1 
(per Female)
​1.121.040.97
Crude Birth Rate 1 
(per 1,000 population)
​8.67.97.4
Crude Death Rate 1 
(per 1,000 population)
​5.86.36.2
Infant Mortality Rate 1 
(per 1,000 live-births)
​1.81.82.2
Under 5 Mortality Rate 1 
(per 1,000 live-births)
​2.12.32.5
Maternal Mortality Ratio 
(per 100,000 live-births & still-births)
​2.62.83.0
Life Expectancy at Birth 1 
(years)

83.2

83.083.0
Male

80.8

80.780.7
Female

85.5

85.285.2
Life Expectancy at Age 65 1 
(years)

20.9

20.720.7
Male

19.1

19.019.0
Female

22.6

22.322.2


 

                                                    

2010

20152019
Health Adjusted Life Expectancy at Birth 1,5 
(years)
Male

71.7

73.073.7
Female

73.8

74.775.2


 

Notes:
1 - Singapore Residents
2 - Residents under 15 years and those 65 years and above divided by residents aged 15–64 years
3 - Residents under 15 years divided by residents aged 15–64 years
4 - Residents 65 years and above divided by residents aged 15–64 years
5 - Source : Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2019 Study
   - Total Population
na - not available

 

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