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Crude Birth, Death & Natural Increase rates by Ethnic Group from 1971 Onwards

Data from Jan 1971 to Jan 2024

Last updated: 08 Sep 2025, 08:52 SGT

ICA (Immigration and Checkpoints Authority)

Please note that from 1980 onwards the crude birth, death and natural increase rates are based on Singapore residents only.

Crude Death Rates by Ethnic Group from 1971 Onwards

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CrudeBirthDeathNaturalIncreaseratesbyEthnicGroupfrom1971Onwards.csv (216 rows, 5.6 KB)

Year
Year (YYYY)
Ethnic Group
Text
Crude Death Rate
Numeric
Crude Birth Rate
Numeric
Crude Natural Inc Rate
Numeric
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
Malays25.0%
Others25.0%
Chinese25.0%
Indians25.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
1971Chinese5.522.116.6
1971Malays4.622.918.3
1971Indians5.921.115.2
1971Others5.629.223.6
1972Chinese5.42317.6
1972Malays4.623.619
1972Indians6.121.115
1972Others629.123.1
1973Chinese5.522.316.8
1973Malays4.621.216.6
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Sample OpenAPI query

This code can be used to test a sample API query. It retrieves the data catalogue of this dataset. For a complete guide on query parameters and syntax, please refer to the API documentation. Try it out on your browser to see the response schema.

import requests
          
dataset_id = "d_b1516a82d21dc594ad5a93cc341a234c"
url = "https://data.gov.sg/api/action/datastore_search?resource_id="  + dataset_id 
        
response = requests.get(url)
print(response.json())

Citation

This dataset can be reused and cited in research publications.

Immigration and Checkpoints Authority. (2016). Crude Birth, Death & Natural Increase rates by Ethnic Group from 1971 Onwards (2025) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved June 19, 2026 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_b1516a82d21dc594ad5a93cc341a234c/view

About this dataset

Contact

ICA_Data_Management@ica.gov.sg

Created on

07 Apr 2016

Licence

Free forever for personal or commercial use, under the Open Data Licence.

Agency

ICA (Immigration and Checkpoints Authority)