This theme presents data on Singapore's population characteristics and demographic trends. It covers:

  • Population structure and distribution including official population estimates using register-based approach from administrative sources, population density, resident and citizen profiles, geographic distribution, and demographic breakdowns by age groups, sex, and religion.
  • Births, deaths and marriages statistics encompassing live births and deaths registered under the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, fertility rates, life expectancy based on Complete Life Tables, marital status from household surveys, and civil and Muslim marriages and dissolutions.
  • Social and economic characteristics including educational attainment and literacy rates, mean years of schooling, language spoken from Census of Population and General Household Survey, and usual mode of transport to work or school.

Subjects in this theme

Births and Fertility

Number of Chidren Born; Live Births and Fertility Rate

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Death and Life Expectancy

Deaths; Death Rates and Life Expectancy

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Education, Language Spoken and Literacy

Enrolment; Graduates; Highest Qualification Attained; Mean Years of Scholing; Training; Students and Teachers; Government Expenditure on Education

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Geographic Distribution

Population and Household Statistics by Geographic Distribution

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Marital Status, Marriages and Divorces

Marital Status; Marriages; Divorces and Annulments; Dissolution of Marriages among Marriage Cohorts

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Mode of Transport

Usual Mode of Transport and Travel Time to School or Work

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Population and Population Structure

Indicators on the Population; Population Density; Resident/Citizens Population Profile

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Religion

Resident population by religion

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Elderly, Youth and Sex Profile

Key indicators on Elderly, Youth and by Sex Profile

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