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Data from Jan 1950 to Dec 2024Updated 9 days ago
SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS
Data Last Updated: 07/05/2025
Update Frequency: Annual
Footnotes: For more information, please refer to the 'Population Trends' publication (www.singstat.gov.sg/publications/population/population-trends) and the Information Paper on 'Singapore Resident Population, 2003-2007' (www.singstat.gov.sg/-/media/files/publications/population/respop.pdf). For more information on Rate of Natural Increase, please refer to the Statistics Singapore Newsletter on 'Singapore's Rate of Natural Increase for Population' (www.singstat.gov.sg/find-data/search-by-theme/population/population-and-population-structure/publications-and-methodology). For more information on Old-Age Support Ratio, please refer to the the Infographics on 'Old-Age Support Ratio' (www.singstat.gov.sg/modules/infographics/old-age-support-ratio) and Statistics Singapore Newsletter on 'Are the Old-Age Support Ratio Trends Similar Across Different Working-Age Groups' (www.singstat.gov.sg/find-data/search-by-theme/population/population-and-population-structure/publications-and-methodology).
Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/TS/M810001
Data Series Text | 2024 Numeric | 2023 Numeric | 2022 Numeric | 2021 Numeric | 2020 Numeric | 2019 Numeric | 2018 Numeric | 2017 Numeric | 2016 Numeric | 2015 Numeric | 2014 Numeric | 2013 Numeric | 2012 Numeric | 2011 Numeric | 2010 Numeric | 2009 Numeric | 2008 Numeric | 2007 Numeric | 2006 Numeric | 2005 Numeric | 2004 Numeric | 2003 Numeric | 2002 Numeric | 2001 Numeric | 2000 Numeric | 1999 Numeric | 1998 Numeric | 1997 Numeric | 1996 Numeric | 1995 Numeric | 1994 Numeric | 1993 Numeric | 1992 Numeric | 1991 Numeric | 1990 Numeric | 1989 Text | 1988 Text | 1987 Text | 1986 Text | 1985 Text | 1984 Text | 1983 Text | 1982 Text | 1981 Text | 1980 Numeric | 1979 Text | 1978 Text | 1977 Text | 1976 Text | 1975 Text | 1974 Text | 1973 Text | 1972 Text | 1971 Text | 1970 Text | 1969 Text | 1968 Text | 1967 Text | 1966 Text | 1965 Text | 1964 Text | 1963 Text | 1962 Text | 1961 Text | 1960 Text | 1959 Text | 1958 Text | 1957 Text | 1956 Text | 1955 Text | 1954 Text | 1953 Text | 1952 Text | 1951 Text | 1950 Text |
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Total Population | 6036860 | 5917648 | 5637022 | 5453566 | 5685807 | 5703569 | 5638676 | 5612253 | 5607283 | 5535002 | 5469724 | 5399162 | 5312437 | 5183688 | 5076732 | 4987573 | 4839396 | 4588599 | 4401365 | 4265762 | 4166664 | 4114826 | 4175950 | 4138012 | 4027887 | 3958723 | 3927213 | 3796038 | 3670704 | 3524506 | 3419048 | 3313471 | 3230698 | 3135083 | 3047132 | 2930901 | 2846108 | 2774789 | 2733373 | 2735957 | 2732221 | 2681061 | 2646466 | 2532835 | 2413945 | 2383500 | 2353600 | 2325300 | 2293300 | 2262600 | 2229800 | 2193000 | 2152400 | 2112900 | 2074507 | 2042500 | 2012000 | 1977600 | 1934400 | 1886900 | 1841600 | 1795000 | 1750200 | 1702400 | 1646400 | 1587200 | 1518800 | 1445929 | 1371600 | 1305500 | 1248200 | 1191800 | 1127000 | 1068100 | 1022100 |
Resident Population | 4180868 | 4149253 | 4073239 | 3986842 | 4044210 | 4026209 | 3994283 | 3965796 | 3933559 | 3902690 | 3870739 | 3844751 | 3818205 | 3789251 | 3771721 | 3733876 | 3642659 | 3583082 | 3525894 | 3467814 | 3413266 | 3366891 | 3382944 | 3325902 | 3273363 | 3229681 | 3180018 | 3123403 | 3068132 | 3013515 | 2959350 | 2904547 | 2849754 | 2794704 | 2735868 | 2647627 | 2598458 | 2553864 | 2518598 | 2482615 | 2443705 | 2406165 | 2365707 | 2324403 | 2282125 | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | 2013563 | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na |
Singapore Citizen Population | 3635937 | 3610658 | 3553749 | 3498191 | 3523191 | 3500940 | 3471936 | 3439177 | 3408943 | 3375023 | 3343030 | 3313507 | 3285140 | 3257228 | 3230719 | 3200693 | 3164438 | 3133848 | 3107924 | 3081001 | 3057087 | 3032541 | 3043397 | 3017092 | 2985886 | 2958379 | 2929731 | 2894794 | 2860419 | 2823707 | 2784168 | 2742826 | 2702430 | 2664625 | 2623736 | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | 2194280 | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | 1874778 | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na |
Permanent Resident Population | 544931 | 538595 | 519490 | 488651 | 521019 | 525269 | 522347 | 526619 | 524616 | 527667 | 527709 | 531244 | 533065 | 532023 | 541002 | 533183 | 478221 | 449234 | 417970 | 386813 | 356179 | 334350 | 339547 | 308810 | 287477 | 271302 | 250287 | 228608 | 207712 | 189808 | 175182 | 161720 | 147324 | 130079 | 112132 | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | 87845 | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | 138785 | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na |
Non-Resident Population | 1855992 | 1768395 | 1563783 | 1466724 | 1641597 | 1677360 | 1644393 | 1646457 | 1673724 | 1632312 | 1598985 | 1554411 | 1494232 | 1394437 | 1305011 | 1253697 | 1196737 | 1005517 | 875471 | 797948 | 753398 | 747935 | 793006 | 812110 | 754524 | 729042 | 747195 | 672635 | 602572 | 510991 | 459698 | 408924 | 380944 | 340379 | 311264 | 283274 | 247650 | 220925 | 214775 | 253342 | 288516 | 274896 | 280759 | 208432 | 131820 | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | 60944 | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na |
Total Population Growth | 2 | 5 | 3.4 | -4.1 | -0.3 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 5.5 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 3 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 3 | 2.6 | 1.5 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 5 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 4.4 |
Resident Population Growth | 0.8 | 1.9 | 2.2 | -1.4 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.3 | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na |
Population Density | 8207 | 8058 | 7688 | 7485 | 7810 | 7866 | 7804 | 7796 | 7797 | 7697 | 7615 | 7540 | 7429 | 7273 | 7146 | 7025 | 6846 | 6552 | 6298 | 6121 | 5987 | 5939 | 6078 | 6065 | 5900 | 5999 | 6060 | 5860 | 5669 | 5443 | 5292 | 5166 | 5040 | 4905 | 4814 | 4679 | 4549 | 4457 | 4397 | 4409 | 4405 | 4338 | 4282 | 4099 | 3907 | 3858 | 3819 | 3773 | 3809 | 3791 | 3795 | 3740 | 3671 | 3603 | 3538 | 3490 | 3443 | 3392 | 3327 | 3245 | 3167 | 3087 | 3010 | 2928 | 2831 | na | na | 2486 | na | na | na | na | na | na | na |
Sex Ratio | 948 | 950 | 955 | 960 | 957 | 957 | 959 | 961 | 963 | 965 | 967 | 968 | 970 | 972 | 974 | 976 | 980 | 982 | 983 | 985 | 986 | 988 | 992 | 995 | 998 | 1000 | 1002 | 1005 | 1008 | 1010 | 1013 | 1017 | 1020 | 1025 | 1027 | 1027 | 1027 | 1027 | 1028 | 1028 | 1029 | 1029 | 1030 | 1031 | 1032 | 1042 | 1043 | 1043 | 1044 | 1045 | 1046 | 1046 | 1047 | 1048 | 1049 | 1052 | 1057 | 1060 | 1061 | 1066 | 1069 | 1073 | 1082 | 1087 | 1093 | 1098 | 1106 | 1117 | 1122 | 1129 | 1138 | 1149 | 1153 | 1159 | 1173 |
Median Age Of Resident Population | 42.8 | 42.4 | 42.1 | 41.8 | 41.5 | 41.1 | 40.8 | 40.5 | 40 | 39.6 | 39.3 | 38.9 | 38.4 | 38 | 37.4 | 36.9 | 36.7 | 36.4 | 36.1 | 35.8 | 35.4 | 35 | 34.7 | 34.4 | 34 | 33.6 | 33.1 | 32.7 | 32.3 | 31.9 | 31.5 | 31 | 30.6 | 30.2 | 29.8 | 29.3 | 28.8 | 28.3 | 27.8 | 27.2 | 26.7 | 26.1 | 25.5 | 24.9 | 24.4 | 23.9 | 23.4 | 22.9 | 22.4 | 21.9 | 21.4 | 20.9 | 20.4 | 20.1 | 19.5 | 18.9 | 18.5 | 18.2 | 17.9 | 17.8 | 17.8 | 17.7 | 17.8 | 17.9 | 18 | 18.3 | 18.5 | 18.8 | na | na | na | na | na | na | na |
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import requests
dataset_id = "d_3d227e5d9fdec73f3bcadce671c333a6"
url = "https://data.gov.sg/api/action/datastore_search?resource_id=" + dataset_id
response = requests.get(url)
print(response.json())
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28 Nov 2023
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