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Population (Mid Year Estimates) & Land Area
2009
 
 
 
 
  
  
Resident Population
  
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Total Population 1/ ('000)
4,987.6
    Annual Growth 1/ (%)
3.1
 Singapore Residents 1/ ('000)
3,733.9
    Annual Growth (%) 1/
2.5
Singapore Citizens ('000)
3,200.7
   Annual Growth (%)
1.1
Singapore Permanent Residents ('000)
533.2
   Annual Growth (%)
11.5

Population Density (Per Sq Km)
(For Year 2008)

6,814
Land Area (Sq km)
(For Year 2008)
710.2
 
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Resident Population Profile
2009
 
Population Age Pyramid
  
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Old Age Support Ratio
  
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Age Structure  
    Below 15 yrs 2/ ('000)
667.9
    15-64 yrs 2/ ('000)
2,735.9
    65 yrs & over 2/ ('000)
330.1
Median Age 2/ (Yrs)
36.9
Support Ratio 2/3
(Number of Residents Aged 15-64 Years Per Elderly Resident)
8.3
Total Dependency Ratio 2/4a
(Per 100 Residents Aged 15-64 Years)
36.5
    Child Dependency Ratio 2/4b
24.4
    Old-Age Dependency Ratio 2/4c
12.1
Sex Ratio 2/
(Males per 1,000 Females)
976
 
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Demographic Indicators
2008
 
Life Expectancy at Birth
  
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Age Specific Fertility Rates
  
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Age Specific Marriage Rates
  
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Age Specific Divorce Rates
  
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Total Live-Births
39,826
Total Deaths
17,222
Crude Birth Rate 2/
(Per 1,000 Population)
10.2
Crude Death Rate 2/
(Per 1,000 Population)
4.4
Total Fertility Rate 2/
(Per Female)
1.28
Infant Mortality Rate 2/
(Per 1,000 Live-births)
2.1

Life Expectancy at Birth 2/ (Yrs)

80.9
    Males
78.4
    Females
83.2

Life Expectancy at Age 65 2/ (Yrs)

19.2
    Males
17.4
    Females
20.8
General Marriage Rate 2/  
    Males
    (Per 1,000 Unmarried Resident Males)
43.9
    Females
    (Per 1,000 Unmarried Resident Females)
41.9
General Divorce Rate 2/  
    Males
    (Per 1,000 Married Resident Males)
7.6
    Females
    (Per 1,000 Married Resident Females)
7.4
 
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Literacy & Education
2008
 
Mean Years of Schooling
  
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Educational Attainment
  
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Literacy Rate (%)
(among residents aged 15 yrs & over)
96.0
% with Secondary or Higher Qualifications
(among resident non-students aged 25-39)
89.6
Mean Years of Schooling (Yrs)
(among resident non-students aged 25 yrs & over)
9.7
 
 
Social Indicators
2008
 
Mobile Phone Subscribers
  
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Crime Rate
  
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Doctors Per 10,000 Population x
16
Private Cars Per 1,000 Population 2/x
107
Mobile Phone Subscriber Per 1,000 Population x
1,310
Crime Rate Per 100,000 Population
670
 
 
 
Households & Housing
2008
 
Home Ownership
Rate of Households
  
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Resident Households by
Household Size
  
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Number of Resident Households ('000)
1,093.1
Average Household Size (Persons)
3.5
Home Ownership Rate (%)
90.1
Resident Households Living in HDB 4-Room or Larger Flats or Private Housing (%)
74.7
 
 
 
Employment
2009
 
Labour Force Participation Rate
  
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Employment Change ('000)
38.8
Labour Force Participation Rate
[as at end June]
(% of Population aged 15 & over)
65.4
    Males
76.3
    Females
55.2
 
 
Economic Indicators
2008
 
Real Economic Growth
  
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Share of GDP by Industry
  
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Sources of Inflation
  
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Investment
  
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Property Price Index
(4Q 1998 = 100)
  
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Changes in Money Supply
  
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Trade Performance in Real Terms
  
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International Telephone Call Minutes
  
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Average Annual Remuneration Per Employee
  
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Visitor Arrivals
  
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Gross Domestic Product (GDP)  
At Current Market Prices ($m)
257,418.5
    Per Capita GDP ($)

53,192.0

At 2000 Market Prices ($m)
233,524.5
    Annual Growth (%)
1.1
  
Productivity and Inflation  
Annual Growth in Labour Productivity (%)
-7.8
Annual Inflation Rate (%)
6.5
  
Manufacturing  
Total Output 6/7($m)
259,339.2
Investment Commitments in Manufacturing & Services (Fixed Assets Investments)
18,046.0
    Foreign Investments ($m)
16,182.6
  
Finance  
Money Supply 8/ (M1)($m)
75,703.8
Official Foreign Reserves at end of yr ($m)
250,346.0
Average Exchange Rate (Per US$)
1.4148
  
External Trade at Current Prices  
Total Trade ($m)
927,654.8
Exports ($m)
476,762.1
    Domestic Exports ($m)
247,618.0
Imports ($m)
450,892.6
  
Transport and Communications  
Sea Cargo Handled (Million Freight Tonnes)
515.4
Air Cargo Handled 9/ ('000 Tonnes)
1,861.4
International Telephone Call Minutes
(Million)
8,456.7
  
Services and Tourism  
Annual Growth in Retail Sales at Constant Prices (%)
-1.8
Visitor Arrivals ('000)
(excluding Malaysian arrivals by land)
10,116.1
Hotel Occupancy Rate (%)
81.0
 
 
Notes:
Some figures are provisional and may be subject to revision.
$ Singapore Dollar
na not available
1 Total population comprises Singapore residents and non-residents. The resident population comprises Singapore citizens and permanent residents.
2 Refers to the resident population.
3 Elderly refers to person aged 65 years and over.
4a Residents under 15 years and those 65 years and over divided by residents aged 15 - 64 years.
4b Residents under 15 years divided by residents aged 15 - 64 years.
4c Residents aged 65 years and over divided by residents aged 15 - 64 years.
5 Classified according to Singapore Standard Occupational Classification (SSOC) 2005.
6 Classified according to Singapore Standard Industrial Classification (SSIC) 2005.
7 Refers to all manufacturing establishments.
8 Refer to currency in active circulation and demand deposits of private sector at end of year.
9 Figure refers to Changi Airport and Seletar Airport.
x Data has been revised wef Feb 2008.
 
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Last updated: 5 Feb 2010