Population4,657,542 (July 2009 est.) Age structure0-14 years: 14.4% (male 348,382/female 324,050) Median agetotal: 39 years Population growth rate0.998% (2009 est.) Birth rate8.82 births/1,000 population (2009 est.) Death rate4.66 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.) Net migration rate5.82 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.) Urbanizationurban population: 100% of total population (2008) Sex ratioat birth: 1.08 male(s)/female Infant mortality ratetotal: 2.31 deaths/1,000 live births Life expectancy at birthtotal population: 81.98 years Total fertility rate1.09 children born/woman (2009 est.) HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate0.2% (2007 est.) HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS4,200 (2007 est.) HIV/AIDS - deathsfewer than 200 (2007 est.) Nationalitynoun: Singaporean(s) Ethnic groupsChinese 76.8%, Malay 13.9%, Indian 7.9%, other 1.4% (2000 census) ReligionsBuddhist 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) LanguagesMandarin 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) Literacydefinition: age 15 and over can read and write Education expenditures3.7% of GDP (2001) |
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Source: CIA World Factbook | |