Singapore Demographics Profile 2008

Population

4,608,167 (July 2008 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 14.8% (male 353,333/female 329,005)
15-64 years: 76.5% (male 1,717,357/female 1,809,462)
65 years and over: 8.7% (male 177,378/female 221,632) (2008 est.)

Median age

total: 38.4 years
male: 38 years
female: 38.8 years (2008 est.)

Population growth rate

1.135% (2008 est.)

Birth rate

8.99 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Death rate

4.53 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Net migration rate

6.88 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.08 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.07 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.8 male(s)/female
total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2008 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 2.3 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 2.51 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 2.08 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 81.89 years
male: 79.29 years
female: 84.68 years (2008 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.08 children born/woman (2008 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.2% (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

4,100 (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

less than 200 (2003 est.)

Nationality

noun: Singaporean(s)
adjective: Singapore

Ethnic groups

Chinese 76.8%, Malay 13.9%, Indian 7.9%, other 1.4% (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)

Languages

Mandarin 35%, English 23%, Malay 14.1%, Hokkien 11.4%, Cantonese 5.7%, Teochew 4.9%, Tamil 3.2%, other Chinese dialects 1.8%, other 0.9% (2000 census)

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.5%
male: 96.6%
female: 88.6% (2000 census)