🇸🇬 Population of Singapore

6,014,723
Current Population of Singapore
38,494
Net population growth this year
8806.33
Population Density (people/km²)

As of July 1, 2023 the population of Singapore reached 6,014,723, of which 3,143,234 people are male and 2,871,488 female. The country has a population density of 8806.3294 people per square kilometer. With an overall population growth rate of 0.64% for the year. According to the latest data, Singapore is set to increase its population size by 37,479 people next year. Making the total population count of Singapore 6,052,710 people by 2024.

Historic Population of Singapore (1950 - 2023)

Between 1950 and 2023 the population of Singapore grown from 1,006,700 people to 6,014,723. An increase of the population size by 497.47% in 73 years.

Year Total Male Female People +/- Density (p/km²) Growth Rate
1950 1,006,700 518,746 487,954 39,903 1473.9392 3.964%
1951 1,048,937 538,365 510,572 44,570 1535.7789 4.25%
1952 1,096,232 560,420 535,812 50,019 1605.0242 4.564%
1953 1,148,751 585,073 563,678 55,020 1681.9195 4.79%
1954 1,206,218 612,216 594,003 59,914 1766.0586 4.968%
1955 1,267,611 641,338 626,273 62,872 1855.9458 4.961%
1956 1,332,581 672,306 660,274 67,067 1951.0695 5.034%
1957 1,400,696 704,940 695,756 69,164 2050.7994 4.939%
1958 1,469,690 738,220 731,470 68,825 2151.8163 4.684%
1959 1,538,021 771,400 766,620 67,835 2251.8602 4.411%
1960 1,601,079 806,070 795,008 58,281 2344.1852 3.641%
1961 1,657,549 838,918 818,630 54,659 2426.8646 3.298%
1962 1,711,053 867,973 843,080 52,350 2505.202 3.06%
1963 1,762,516 896,432 866,084 50,576 2580.5505 2.87%
1964 1,812,329 924,206 888,123 49,050 2653.4832 2.707%
1965 1,860,651 950,606 910,045 47,594 2724.2328 2.558%
1966 1,906,846 976,008 930,838 44,796 2791.8682 2.349%
1967 1,950,283 1,000,262 950,020 42,077 2855.4649 2.158%
1968 1,990,676 1,022,548 968,128 38,709 2914.6054 1.945%
1969 2,027,411 1,043,498 983,914 34,763 2968.3917 1.715%
1970 2,061,830 1,062,112 999,718 34,075 3018.7855 1.653%
1971 2,095,900 1,078,878 1,017,022 34,064 3068.6676 1.625%
1972 2,131,565 1,096,371 1,035,194 37,266 3120.8858 1.748%
1973 2,168,363 1,114,361 1,054,002 36,330 3174.7628 1.675%
1974 2,202,329 1,130,893 1,071,436 31,602 3224.4934 1.435%
1975 2,232,425 1,145,438 1,086,986 28,590 3268.5578 1.281%
1976 2,261,936 1,159,736 1,102,201 30,433 3311.7665 1.345%
1977 2,292,166 1,174,197 1,117,969 30,026 3356.0264 1.31%
1978 2,323,250 1,188,762 1,134,489 32,143 3401.5381 1.384%
1979 2,358,229 1,204,908 1,153,322 37,814 3452.7511 1.604%
1980 2,400,729 1,225,237 1,175,492 47,186 3514.9766 1.966%
1981 2,451,722 1,250,065 1,201,656 54,799 3589.6362 2.235%
1982 2,507,219 1,276,637 1,230,582 56,196 3670.8917 2.241%
1983 2,564,773 1,304,115 1,260,658 58,912 3755.1581 2.297%
1984 2,624,370 1,332,477 1,291,893 60,283 3842.4165 2.297%
1985 2,685,994 1,361,287 1,324,707 62,965 3932.642 2.344%
1986 2,749,727 1,390,271 1,359,456 64,500 4025.9546 2.346%
1987 2,814,742 1,419,555 1,395,187 65,529 4121.1442 2.328%
1988 2,880,504 1,449,147 1,431,358 65,996 4217.429 2.291%
1989 2,945,693 1,478,335 1,467,358 64,382 4312.8748 2.186%
1990 3,022,209 1,515,071 1,507,139 88,648 4424.9034 2.933%
1991 3,120,620 1,566,369 1,554,252 108,174 4568.9898 3.467%
1992 3,228,231 1,623,985 1,604,246 107,048 4726.5461 3.316%
1993 3,334,131 1,680,740 1,653,391 104,752 4881.5974 3.142%
1994 3,438,614 1,736,811 1,701,803 104,213 5034.5732 3.031%
1995 3,543,875 1,793,617 1,750,258 106,310 5188.6896 3.0%
1996 3,651,903 1,852,454 1,799,449 109,745 5346.8558 3.005%
1997 3,760,650 1,912,002 1,848,648 107,749 5506.0754 2.865%
1998 3,866,292 1,969,989 1,896,303 103,537 5660.7504 2.678%
1999 3,966,481 2,025,198 1,941,284 96,841 5807.44 2.442%
2000 4,053,602 2,071,257 1,982,345 77,401 5934.9963 1.909%
2001 4,121,337 2,102,326 2,019,011 58,069 6034.1691 1.409%
2002 4,176,794 2,124,388 2,052,405 52,844 6115.3646 1.265%
2003 4,226,414 2,143,316 2,083,097 46,395 6188.0139 1.098%
2004 4,270,402 2,159,172 2,111,230 41,581 6252.418 0.974%
2005 4,344,638 2,195,992 2,148,646 106,891 6361.1091 2.46%
2006 4,486,583 2,278,580 2,208,003 177,000 6568.9356 3.946%
2007 4,663,256 2,384,412 2,278,844 176,345 6827.6069 3.782%
2008 4,838,402 2,489,444 2,348,958 173,948 7084.0439 3.596%
2009 5,010,704 2,592,953 2,417,751 170,656 7336.3163 3.406%
2010 5,163,590 2,683,582 2,480,007 135,115 7560.1603 2.617%
2011 5,281,344 2,750,322 2,531,022 100,394 7732.5681 1.901%
2012 5,381,004 2,804,774 2,576,230 98,927 7878.4839 1.839%
2013 5,478,054 2,857,832 2,620,222 95,173 8020.5776 1.737%
2014 5,570,502 2,908,462 2,662,039 89,721 8155.9319 1.611%
2015 5,650,018 2,951,780 2,698,238 69,312 8272.3543 1.227%
2016 5,711,933 2,984,935 2,726,998 54,518 8363.0059 0.954%
2017 5,764,487 3,012,752 2,751,735 50,590 8439.9517 0.878%
2018 5,814,536 3,039,193 2,775,343 49,509 8513.2306 0.851%
2019 5,866,405 3,066,573 2,799,832 54,228 8589.1728 0.924%
2020 5,909,870 3,090,012 2,819,857 32,701 8652.8104 0.553%
2021 5,941,060 3,107,496 2,833,565 29,681 8698.478 0.5%
2022 5,975,688 3,125,086 2,850,602 39,575 8749.1779 0.662%
2023 6,014,723 3,143,234 2,871,488 38,494 8806.3294 0.64%

Statements that can be derived from Singapore's population data

  • Singapore has a population of 6,014,723 people, as of July 1, 2023.
  • Singapore's population is equivalent to 0.08% of the total world population.
  • In 2023, Singapore's population will grow with 38,494 people.
  • In 2023, 26,998 more people will immigrate to Singapore than emigrate from the country.
  • The median age of the population in Singapore is 42.83 years.
  • In Singapore there are 8806.33 people per square kilometers (0.386102 square miles), if spaced out evenly.
  • 1.62 infants die at birth out of a 1000 new born in Singapore.
  • In Singapore, 3,143,234 of the total population are male, and 2,871,488 are female.

Future Population of Singapore (2023 - 2100)

Singapore's population is set to decrease in the future from 6,014,723 people to 5,446,430 people. A decrease of the population size by 441.02% from 2023 to 2100.

Year Total Male Female People +/- Density (p/km²) Growth Rate
2023 6,014,723 3,143,234 2,871,488 38,494 8806.3294 0.64%
2024 6,052,710 3,160,762 2,891,947 37,479 8861.9466 0.619%
2025 6,089,540 3,177,612 2,911,929 36,183 8915.8719 0.594%
2026 6,125,154 3,193,744 2,931,410 35,043 8968.0139 0.572%
2027 6,159,440 3,209,095 2,950,345 33,529 9018.213 0.544%
2028 6,192,172 3,223,540 2,968,631 31,935 9066.1369 0.516%
2029 6,223,066 3,236,932 2,986,134 29,855 9111.3712 0.48%
2030 6,251,988 3,249,199 3,002,788 27,987 9153.7152 0.448%
2031 6,278,864 3,260,296 3,018,567 25,765 9193.0652 0.41%
2032 6,303,417 3,270,084 3,033,333 23,343 9229.0154 0.37%
2033 6,325,532 3,278,493 3,047,039 20,887 9261.3946 0.33%
2034 6,345,049 3,285,443 3,059,606 18,146 9289.9693 0.286%
2035 6,361,936 3,290,925 3,071,011 15,628 9314.694 0.246%
2036 6,376,276 3,294,983 3,081,292 13,051 9335.6889 0.205%
2037 6,387,977 3,297,584 3,090,392 10,352 9352.8214 0.162%
2038 6,397,036 3,298,726 3,098,310 7,766 9366.0849 0.121%
2039 6,403,564 3,298,476 3,105,088 5,289 9375.642 0.083%
2040 6,407,736 3,296,946 3,110,790 3,056 9381.7511 0.048%
2041 6,409,442 3,294,089 3,115,352 355 9384.2482 0.006%
2042 6,408,677 3,289,910 3,118,767 -1,884 9383.1288 -0.029%
2043 6,405,781 3,284,612 3,121,170 -3,908 9378.8887 -0.061%
2044 6,400,931 3,278,316 3,122,616 -5,792 9371.7877 -0.09%
2045 6,394,196 3,271,082 3,123,114 -7,677 9361.9275 -0.12%
2046 6,385,724 3,263,005 3,122,718 -9,269 9349.522 -0.145%
2047 6,375,719 3,254,192 3,121,528 -10,740 9334.8741 -0.168%
2048 6,364,240 3,244,688 3,119,552 -12,217 9318.0681 -0.192%
2049 6,351,377 3,234,576 3,116,802 -13,509 9299.235 -0.213%
2050 6,337,235 3,223,916 3,113,318 -14,776 9278.5286 -0.233%
2051 6,321,940 3,212,773 3,109,166 -15,815 9256.134 -0.25%
2052 6,305,656 3,201,255 3,104,401 -16,753 9232.2921 -0.266%
2053 6,288,386 3,189,370 3,099,016 -17,786 9207.0073 -0.283%
2054 6,270,241 3,177,164 3,093,077 -18,504 9180.4407 -0.295%
2055 6,251,491 3,164,780 3,086,711 -18,996 9152.9883 -0.304%
2056 6,232,164 3,152,243 3,079,921 -19,658 9124.6911 -0.315%
2057 6,212,228 3,139,530 3,072,697 -20,215 9095.5015 -0.325%
2058 6,191,812 3,126,706 3,065,106 -20,615 9065.6113 -0.333%
2059 6,170,998 3,113,800 3,057,198 -21,015 9035.1354 -0.341%
2060 6,149,812 3,100,823 3,048,989 -21,357 9004.1164 -0.347%
2061 6,128,514 3,087,910 3,040,604 -21,239 8972.9334 -0.347%
2062 6,107,036 3,075,012 3,032,024 -21,717 8941.4868 -0.356%
2063 6,085,275 3,062,064 3,023,211 -21,805 8909.6259 -0.358%
2064 6,063,338 3,049,117 3,014,222 -22,067 8877.5088 -0.364%
2065 6,041,188 3,036,145 3,005,043 -22,234 8845.0776 -0.368%
2066 6,018,953 3,023,203 2,995,750 -22,236 8812.5227 -0.369%
2067 5,996,711 3,010,331 2,986,380 -22,248 8779.9575 -0.371%
2068 5,974,448 2,997,535 2,976,914 -22,278 8747.3616 -0.373%
2069 5,952,202 2,984,825 2,967,377 -22,214 8714.7906 -0.373%
2070 5,929,935 2,972,161 2,957,774 -22,320 8682.1889 -0.376%
2071 5,907,684 2,959,550 2,948,134 -22,182 8649.6105 -0.375%
2072 5,885,536 2,947,025 2,938,510 -22,115 8617.1823 -0.376%
2073 5,863,386 2,934,536 2,928,850 -22,183 8584.7533 -0.378%
2074 5,841,308 2,922,117 2,919,190 -21,975 8552.4268 -0.376%
2075 5,819,518 2,909,848 2,909,670 -21,605 8520.5234 -0.371%
2076 5,798,091 2,897,770 2,900,322 -21,248 8489.1523 -0.366%
2077 5,777,010 2,885,886 2,891,124 -20,913 8458.2877 -0.362%
2078 5,756,184 2,874,143 2,882,041 -20,740 8427.795 -0.36%
2079 5,735,624 2,862,527 2,873,096 -20,381 8397.6918 -0.355%
2080 5,715,498 2,851,108 2,864,389 -19,871 8368.2247 -0.348%
2081 5,695,770 2,839,878 2,855,892 -19,585 8339.3404 -0.344%
2082 5,676,525 2,828,875 2,847,650 -18,904 8311.164 -0.333%
2083 5,657,915 2,818,180 2,839,735 -18,316 8283.9165 -0.324%
2084 5,639,880 2,807,783 2,832,096 -17,755 8257.5102 -0.315%
2085 5,622,316 2,797,627 2,824,690 -17,371 8231.7958 -0.309%
2086 5,605,212 2,787,694 2,817,517 -16,839 8206.7518 -0.3%
2087 5,588,666 2,778,068 2,810,598 -16,252 8182.5271 -0.291%
2088 5,572,726 2,768,782 2,803,943 -15,628 8159.1889 -0.28%
2089 5,557,491 2,759,912 2,797,579 -14,842 8136.8829 -0.267%
2090 5,542,950 2,751,462 2,791,488 -14,240 8115.593 -0.257%
2091 5,529,074 2,743,415 2,785,659 -13,512 8095.2767 -0.244%
2092 5,515,952 2,735,839 2,780,113 -12,733 8076.0637 -0.231%
2093 5,503,641 2,728,770 2,774,870 -11,889 8058.0388 -0.216%
2094 5,492,358 2,722,349 2,770,008 -10,677 8041.519 -0.194%
2095 5,482,102 2,716,582 2,765,520 -9,834 8026.5037 -0.179%
2096 5,472,798 2,711,403 2,761,395 -8,775 8012.8807 -0.16%
2097 5,464,551 2,706,867 2,757,684 -7,717 8000.8075 -0.141%
2098 5,457,422 2,703,017 2,754,405 -6,541 7990.3697 -0.12%
2099 5,451,408 2,699,836 2,751,573 -5,487 7981.5644 -0.101%
2100 5,446,430 2,697,269 2,749,161 -4,471 7974.2745 -0.082%

Population Density of Singapore

Today, Singapore has a population density of 8806.3294 people per square kilometer. The country has seen a change in density from 1473.9392 people/km² since the 1950 to 8806.3294 people/km² in 2023. In the future, Singapore is projected to reach a population density of 7974.2745 people per square kilometer, by the year 2100.

Population Density of Singapore Between 1950 - 2100

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Growth Rate of Singapore's Population

The population growth rate of Singapore currently stands at 0.64% as of July 1, 2023. This is a decrease by 0.022 percentage points when compared to data from previous year. By 2023, the population growth rate of Singapore will decrease to 0.64%. If we look further into the future, we can see that Singapore's population growth is projected to land at a negative rate of -0.082% by the year 2100.

Population Growth Rate of Singapore Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Growth Rate
1950 3.964%
1960 3.641%
1970 1.653%
1980 1.966%
1990 2.933%
2000 1.909%
2010 2.617%
2020 0.553%
Year Growth Rate
2030 0.448%
2040 0.048%
2050 -0.233%
2060 -0.347%
2070 -0.376%
2080 -0.348%
2090 -0.257%
2100 -0.082%
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Life Expectancy of Singapore

Today, Singapore has an average life expectancy of 84.2651 years of age. The country has seen a change in life expectancy from 50.7019 years since the 1950 to 84.2651 years in 2023. In the future, Singapore is projected to reach a population life expectancy of 93.5607 years of age, by the year 2100.

Life Expectancy of Singapore Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Life Expectancy (Age)
1950 50,701
1960 64,825
1970 68,782
1980 71,737
1990 74,944
2000 79,069
2010 81,691
2020 82,861
Year Life Expectancy (Age)
2030 85,154
2040 86,383
2050 87,606
2060 88,817
2070 90,019
2080 91,192
2090 92,371
2100 93,560
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Migration to and from Singapore

In 2023 Singapore will see net migrations of 26,998 people. This means that 26,998 more people will immigrate to Singapore than emigrate from the country this year. A decrease of net migrations when compared to the previous year of 2022, when the net migrations of Singapore was 26,998.

Net Migration for Singapore Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Net Migration
1950 10,337
1960 1,688
1970 607
1980 17,373
1990 44,423
2000 39,387
2010 109,045
2020 21,324
Year Net Migration
2030 26,998
2040 26,998
2050 26,998
2060 26,998
2070 26,998
2080 26,998
2090 26,998
2100 26,998
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Births in Singapore

In 2023, Singapore will see 42,560 babies be born. That is an increase when compared to the ammount of births recorded by Singapore in 2022, when the country saw 42,333 new borns.

Births Singapore Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Births
1950 45,070
1960 66,200
1970 44,013
1980 42,137
1990 58,793
2000 54,411
2010 46,601
2020 41,375
Year Births
2030 42,675
2040 38,008
2050 39,094
2060 38,692
2070 37,209
2080 37,569
2090 38,317
2100 37,979
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Deaths in Singapore

In 2023, 31,060 people will die in Singapore. That is an increase of Singapore's death count when compared to 2022, when the country recorded 29,754 deaths.

Deaths Singapore Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Deaths
1950 15,503
1960 9,606
1970 10,550
1980 12,318
1990 14,572
2000 16,392
2010 20,528
2020 29,992
Year Births
2030 41,686
2040 61,951
2050 80,871
2060 87,049
2070 86,518
2080 84,448
2090 79,560
2100 69,452
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Median Age in Singapore

The median age of Singapore has been on an upward trend since the 1950's and it will continue well into the future. When the median age of Singapore will reach 52.3841 years of age, by the year 2100.

Median Age in Singapore Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Median Age
1950 18.941
1960 16.7833
1970 18.4711
1980 23.5462
1990 28.2666
2000 33.6632
2010 36.7965
2020 41.2316
Year Median Age
2030 46.2051
2040 50.2699
2050 53.5141
2060 54.9467
2070 54.2571
2080 53.9069
2090 53.1772
2100 52.3841
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Fertility Rate in Singapore

The fertility rate of Singapore has been on a downward trend since the 1950's and it will continue well into the future. When the total fertility rate of Singapore will reach 1.3774 births per woman, by the year 2100.

Fertility Rate in Singapore Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Total Fertility Rate (births per woman)
1950 6.2484
1960 5.7624
1970 3.0734
1980 1.8103
1990 1.7949
2000 1.5575
2010 1.1606
2020 0.9957
Year Total Fertility Rate (births per woman)
2030 1.1126
2040 1.1956
2050 1.2524
2060 1.2875
2070 1.3128
2080 1.3455
2090 1.3615
2100 1.3774
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Infant Mortality Rate in Singapore

The infant mortality rate is recorded as infant deaths under 1 year for every 1,000 live births. It gives us an insight into the maternal and infant health of Singapore while at the same time being an important marker for the overall health of the country. The infant mortality rate of Singapore has been on a positive downward trend since the 1950's when the infant mortality rate of the country was 94.561. Today, Singapore has a much better infant mortality rate of 1.6178 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births. This is set to improve even further in the future when Singapore is projected to record an infant mortality rate of only 0.4094 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births, by the year 2100.

Infant Mortality Rate in Singapore Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Infant Mortality Rate
1950 94.561
1960 36.3827
1970 21.5922
1980 12.1551
1990 6.3153
2000 3.083
2010 2.1711
2020 1.6458
Year Infant Mortality Rate
2030 1.39
2040 1.1324
2050 0.9383
2060 0.7945
2070 0.6726
2080 0.5699
2090 0.4818
2100 0.4094
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Data Information

Data found on this page is based on the medium fertility variant of the United Nations Revision of World Population Prospects 2022.

Data Sources

The United Nations - Department of Economic and Social Affairs (Population Division)

UN Revision of World Population Prospects 2022

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