Singapore is one of the most densely populated countries in the world. The annual growth rate has been slowing from 3% in 1990 to .5% in 2019
Singapore has a varied linguistic, cultural, and religious heritage. Malay is the national language, but Chinese, English, and Tamil also are official languages. English is widely used in professions, businesses, and schools.
1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2018 | |
Population, total (millions) | 3.05 | 4.03 | 5.08 | 5.64 |
Population growth (annual %) | 3.9 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 0.5 |
Surface area (sq. km) (thousands) | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
Population density (people per sq. km of land area) | 4,548.00 | 6,011.80 | 7,231.80 | 7,953.00 |
Income share held by lowest 20% | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) | 75 | 78 | 82 | 83 |
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 |
Contraceptive prevalence, any methods (% of women ages 15-49) | 65 | 62 | .. | .. |
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total) | .. | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Prevalence of underweight, weight for age (% of children under 5) | .. | 3.3 | .. | .. |
Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) | 84 | 96 | 95 | 95 |
Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) | .. | .. | .. | 100 |
School enrollment, primary (% gross) | .. | .. | .. | 100.8 |
School enrollment, secondary (% gross) | .. | .. | .. | 108 |
School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Prevalence of HIV, total (% of population ages 15-49) | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Environment | ||||
Forest area (sq. km) (thousands) | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) | .. | .. | .. | 2.5 |
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources) | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Urban population growth (annual %) | 3.9 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 0.5 |
Energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita) | 3,783 | 4,635 | 5,007 | .. |
CO2 emissions (metric tons per capita) | 14.6 | 12.17 | 10.96 | .. |
Electric power consumption (kWh per capita) | 4,983 | 7,575 | 8,680 | .. |
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) (millions) | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Total debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income) | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Net migration (thousands) | 249 | 436 | 338 | 298 |