Singapore - Population

Population, total

The value for Population, total in Singapore was 5,685,807 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 5,703,569 in 2019 and a minimum value of 1,646,400 in 1960.

Definition: Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.

Source: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision. (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Popu

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Year Value
1960 1,646,400
1961 1,702,400
1962 1,750,200
1963 1,795,000
1964 1,841,600
1965 1,886,900
1966 1,934,400
1967 1,977,600
1968 2,012,000
1969 2,042,500
1970 2,074,507
1971 2,112,900
1972 2,152,400
1973 2,193,000
1974 2,229,800
1975 2,262,600
1976 2,293,300
1977 2,325,300
1978 2,353,600
1979 2,383,500
1980 2,413,945
1981 2,532,835
1982 2,646,466
1983 2,681,061
1984 2,732,221
1985 2,735,957
1986 2,733,373
1987 2,774,789
1988 2,846,108
1989 2,930,901
1990 3,047,132
1991 3,135,083
1992 3,230,698
1993 3,313,471
1994 3,419,048
1995 3,524,506
1996 3,670,704
1997 3,796,038
1998 3,927,213
1999 3,958,723
2000 4,027,887
2001 4,138,012
2002 4,175,950
2003 4,114,826
2004 4,166,664
2005 4,265,762
2006 4,401,365
2007 4,588,599
2008 4,839,396
2009 4,987,573
2010 5,076,732
2011 5,183,688
2012 5,312,437
2013 5,399,162
2014 5,469,724
2015 5,535,002
2016 5,607,283
2017 5,612,253
2018 5,638,676
2019 5,703,569
2020 5,685,807

Population, female

The value for Population, female in Singapore was 2,709,673 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,718,092 in 2019 and a minimum value of 779,089 in 1960.

Definition: Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 779,089
1961 808,626
1962 835,463
1963 861,525
1964 888,323
1965 913,803
1966 939,476
1967 962,313
1968 980,282
1969 996,035
1970 1,012,432
1971 1,031,877
1972 1,051,717
1973 1,071,991
1974 1,090,349
1975 1,106,720
1976 1,122,115
1977 1,138,215
1978 1,152,507
1979 1,167,487
1980 1,182,589
1981 1,240,728
1982 1,296,059
1983 1,312,937
1984 1,338,792
1985 1,342,609
1986 1,344,691
1987 1,369,460
1988 1,409,257
1989 1,454,800
1990 1,514,110
1991 1,557,299
1992 1,602,528
1993 1,639,947
1994 1,687,708
1995 1,734,895
1996 1,801,178
1997 1,856,327
1998 1,914,931
1999 1,927,542
2000 1,962,216
2001 2,021,689
2002 2,049,959
2003 2,030,062
2004 2,061,744
2005 2,109,667
2006 2,167,069
2007 2,242,873
2008 2,345,804
2009 2,399,863
2010 2,429,972
2011 2,473,739
2012 2,531,841
2013 2,572,741
2014 2,606,984
2015 2,638,421
2016 2,672,718
2017 2,674,905
2018 2,687,287
2019 2,718,092
2020 2,709,673

Population, female (% of total population)

Population, female (% of total population) in Singapore was 47.66 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 49.69 in 1990, while its lowest value was 47.32 in 1960.

Definition: Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 47.32
1961 47.50
1962 47.74
1963 48.00
1964 48.24
1965 48.43
1966 48.57
1967 48.66
1968 48.72
1969 48.77
1970 48.80
1971 48.84
1972 48.86
1973 48.88
1974 48.90
1975 48.91
1976 48.93
1977 48.95
1978 48.97
1979 48.98
1980 48.99
1981 48.99
1982 48.97
1983 48.97
1984 49.00
1985 49.07
1986 49.20
1987 49.35
1988 49.52
1989 49.64
1990 49.69
1991 49.67
1992 49.60
1993 49.49
1994 49.36
1995 49.22
1996 49.07
1997 48.90
1998 48.76
1999 48.69
2000 48.72
2001 48.86
2002 49.09
2003 49.34
2004 49.48
2005 49.46
2006 49.24
2007 48.88
2008 48.47
2009 48.12
2010 47.86
2011 47.72
2012 47.66
2013 47.65
2014 47.66
2015 47.67
2016 47.67
2017 47.66
2018 47.66
2019 47.66
2020 47.66

Population, male

The value for Population, male in Singapore was 2,976,134 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,985,477 in 2019 and a minimum value of 867,311 in 1960.

Definition: Male population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 867,311
1961 893,774
1962 914,737
1963 933,475
1964 953,277
1965 973,097
1966 994,924
1967 1,015,287
1968 1,031,718
1969 1,046,465
1970 1,062,075
1971 1,081,023
1972 1,100,683
1973 1,121,009
1974 1,139,451
1975 1,155,880
1976 1,171,185
1977 1,187,085
1978 1,201,093
1979 1,216,013
1980 1,231,356
1981 1,292,107
1982 1,350,407
1983 1,368,124
1984 1,393,429
1985 1,393,348
1986 1,388,682
1987 1,405,329
1988 1,436,851
1989 1,476,101
1990 1,533,022
1991 1,577,784
1992 1,628,170
1993 1,673,524
1994 1,731,340
1995 1,789,611
1996 1,869,526
1997 1,939,711
1998 2,012,282
1999 2,031,181
2000 2,065,671
2001 2,116,323
2002 2,125,991
2003 2,084,764
2004 2,104,920
2005 2,156,095
2006 2,234,296
2007 2,345,726
2008 2,493,592
2009 2,587,710
2010 2,646,760
2011 2,709,949
2012 2,780,596
2013 2,826,421
2014 2,862,740
2015 2,896,581
2016 2,934,565
2017 2,937,348
2018 2,951,389
2019 2,985,477
2020 2,976,134

Population, male (% of total population)

Population, male (% of total population) in Singapore was 52.34 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 52.68 in 1960, while its lowest value was 50.31 in 1990.

Definition: Male population is the percentage of the population that is male. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 52.68
1961 52.50
1962 52.26
1963 52.00
1964 51.76
1965 51.57
1966 51.43
1967 51.34
1968 51.28
1969 51.23
1970 51.20
1971 51.16
1972 51.14
1973 51.12
1974 51.10
1975 51.09
1976 51.07
1977 51.05
1978 51.03
1979 51.02
1980 51.01
1981 51.01
1982 51.03
1983 51.03
1984 51.00
1985 50.93
1986 50.80
1987 50.65
1988 50.48
1989 50.36
1990 50.31
1991 50.33
1992 50.40
1993 50.51
1994 50.64
1995 50.78
1996 50.93
1997 51.10
1998 51.24
1999 51.31
2000 51.28
2001 51.14
2002 50.91
2003 50.66
2004 50.52
2005 50.54
2006 50.76
2007 51.12
2008 51.53
2009 51.88
2010 52.14
2011 52.28
2012 52.34
2013 52.35
2014 52.34
2015 52.33
2016 52.33
2017 52.34
2018 52.34
2019 52.34
2020 52.34

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Population