Page last updated on February 5, 2013
Nationality:
noun: Singaporean(s)
adjective:
Singapore
Ethnic groups:
Chinese 76.8%, Malay 13.9%, Indian 7.9%, other 1.4% (2000 census)
Languages:
Mandarin (official) 35%, English (official) 23%, Malay (official) 14.1%, Hokkien 11.4%, Cantonese 5.7%, Teochew 4.9%, Tamil (official) 3.2%, other Chinese dialects 1.8%, other 0.9% (2000 census)
Religions:
Buddhist 42.5%, Muslim 14.9%, Taoist 8.5%, Hindu 4%, Catholic 4.8%, other Christian 9.8%, other 0.7%, none 14.8% (2000 census)
Population:
5,353,494 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 114
[see also: Population country ranks ]
Age structure:
0-14 years: 14% (male 382,537/female 364,542)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years:
18.6% (male 488,785/female 504,717)
25-54 years:
50% (male 1,309,014/female 1,369,912)
55-64 years:
9.7% (male 259,370/female 259,222)
65 years and over:
7.8% (male 187,448/female 227,947) (2012 est.)
Median age:
total: 33.5 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male:
33.4 years
female:
33.6 years (2012 est.)
Population growth rate:
1.993% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 55
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]
Birth rate:
7.72 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 220
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]
Death rate:
3.41 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 213
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]
Net migration rate:
15.62 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 6
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]
Urbanization:
urban population: 100% of total population (2010)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization:
0.9% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
under 15 years:
1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.96 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.82 male(s)/female
total population:
0.96 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
Maternal mortality rate:
3 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 182
[see also: Maternal mortality rate country ranks ]
Infant mortality rate:
total: 2.65 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 220
male:
2.76 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
2.53 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 83.75 years
country comparison to the world: 4
male:
81.47 years
female:
86.2 years (2012 est.)
Total fertility rate:
0.78 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 224
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]
Health expenditures:
3.9% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 168
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]
Physicians density:
1.833 physicians/1,000 population (2009)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]
Hospital bed density:
3.14 beds/1,000 population (2008)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]
Sanitation facility access:
improved:
urban: 100% of population
