Demographics of Singapore

Singapore is one of the most densely populated countries in the world. The annual growth rate for 2000 was 2.8% (including resident foreigners). Singapore has a varied linguistic, cultural, and religious heritage.

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Ethnic groups

Chinese 77%, Malay 14%, Indian 7.6%, other 1.4%.

Source: Census 2000


Languages

There are four official languages: English, Malay, Mandarin and Tamil.

The national language is officially Malay, although English is the dominating language. English serves as a link between the different ethnic groups and is the language of the educational system and the administration.

The colloquial English used in daily life is often referred to as Singlish.

However, even more languages are spoken by the different ethnic groups in Singapore. While the use of Mandarin is promoted by the Singapore government, many Chinese dialects, like Hokkien, Teochew, Cantonese, Hainanese and Hakka, are used especially by the older parts of the Chinese population.

About 60% of Singapore's Indian population speaks Tamil as native language. Other Indian languages are Malayalam and Hindi.

Only about 5000 Baba Nyonya, the early Chinese population of the area, still make use of the Hokkien-influenced Malay dialect called Baba Malay.

Religions

Singapore generally allows religious freedom, although religious groups are subject to government scrutiny, and some religious sects are restricted or banned. Almost all Malays are Muslim; other Singaporeans are Hindus, Sikhs, Taoists, Buddhists, Confucianists, or Christians.

Aged 15 years & above

Buddhist42.5%
Muslim14.9%
No religion14.8%
Christian14.6%
Taoist8.5%
Hindu4.0%
Others (Sikhism, Confucianism, etc)0.6%

Source: Census 2000

Population

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Demographics of Singapore, Data of FAO, year 2005 ; Number of inhabitants in thousands.

4,600,000 (July 2003 est.)

Age structure
Age percentage male female
0-14 years 18% 390,352 365,730
15-64 years 75% 1,520,8751,590,355
65 years and over 7% 124,413 159,539

(2000 est.)


Population by residential status
Residential Status Number Percentage
Total Population 4,017,733 100.0%
Citizens 2,973,091 74.0%
Permanent Residents 290,118 7.2%
Non-resident Population 754,524 18.8%

(2000 est.)


Population growth rate3.54%
Birth rate 12.79 births/1,000 population
Death rate 4.21 deaths/1,000 population
Net migration rate 26.8 migrant/1,000 population

(2000 est.)


Sex ratio
Age males/female
at birth 1.08
under 15 years 1.07
15-64 years 0.96
65 years and over0.78
total population0.96

(2000 est.)

Infant mortality rate

3.65 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 80.05 years
male: 77.1 years
female: 83.23 years (2000 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.16 children born/woman (2000 est.)

Literacy

Aged 15 years & above

Year20001990
Total92.5%89.1%
Male96.6%95.1%
Female88.6%83.0%

Source: Census 2000

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