Demographics & population — Singapore
Population size, age structure, migration, ethnicity, language, education, and health indicators.
Profile updated 2026-06-02
⚡ Demographics & population at a glance
Population size, age structure, migration, ethnicity, language, education, and health indicators. Key figure for Singapore: 6,209,660
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Population overview
- Population
6,209,660
- Population Growth Rate
1.96%
- Urban Population
Age & family
Migration
- Net Migration Rate - migrant(s)/1,000 population
15.08
Ethnicity & language
- Ethnic Groups
Chinese 76.7%, Malay 14%, Indian 7.9%, other 1.4%
- Nationality Noun
Singaporean(s)
Education
- Literacy - total population
92.5%
- Literacy - male
96.6%
- Literacy - female
88.6%
- Literacy Definition
age 15 and over can read and write
- Education Expenditures - percent of GDP
3%
- Total School Life Expectancy - (primary to tertiary)
Health & living conditions
- Life Expectancy at Birth
- Infant Mortality Rate
- Infant Mortality Rate - total deaths/1,000 live births
- Maternal Mortality Rate - deaths/100,000 live births
3
- Physicians Density - physicians/1,000 population
1.92
- Hospital Bed Density - beds/1,000 population
2.7
- Health Expenditures - percent of GDP
4.6%
- Obesity - adult prevalence rate
7.1%
- Drinking Water Source - percent of urban population improved
- Sanitation Facility Access - percent of urban population improved
- Underweight - percent of children under five years
3.3%