Demographics of Singapore

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2024)
Date22 Jun 2025

As of 2025, the population of Singapore is projected at 5.87 million, compared to 5.83 million in 2024. It ranks 115th in the world by population and 36th in Asia. The population growth rate in 2025 is projected at 0.63 percent, the 126th highest among 237 countries and dependent territories.

There are 3.03 million males and 2.84 million females in Singapore. The percentage of the male population is 51.65%, compared to 48.35% of the female population. Singapore has 194k more males than females. The sex ratio in Singapore in 2025 will be 106.828 males per 100 females. Singapore is in the 220th position in terms of the female-to-male ratio.

  • Population
  • Growth rate
  • Gender

Singapore population

Year Population Growth (%) M per 100 F
MaleFemaleTotal
1950524,659488,6541,013,3135.24107.368
1955700,215620,0161,320,2305.26112.935
1960857,949761,3731,619,3223.17112.684
1965980,672890,1501,870,8222.62110.169
19701,087,7541,003,8042,091,5581.81108.363
19751,165,4921,103,0312,268,5231.44105.663
19801,240,0891,197,4042,437,4932.95103.565
19851,389,6841,345,3462,735,0300.04103.296
19901,541,7341,497,8573,039,5913.35102.929
19951,798,8461,734,7783,533,6243.56103.693
20002,071,1231,964,1224,035,2452.19105.448
20052,160,0552,108,3084,268,3642.73102.454
20102,642,1652,434,8495,077,0141.88108.515
20152,887,4482,637,8925,525,3401.22109.460
20202,909,6042,710,5475,620,150-2.19107.344
20212,866,6042,679,6865,546,290-0.44106.975
20222,919,6972,730,1885,649,8854.10106.941
20232,992,3782,796,7115,789,0900.81106.996
20243,013,4302,818,9575,832,3870.68106.899
20253,032,2852,838,4655,870,7500.63106.828
  • Life expectancy
  • Median age
  • Fertility rate

Demographics Indicators

YearLife expectancy Median ageFertility rate
195054.09218.8836.225
195561.21417.8606.375
196065.29717.1745.765
196566.94316.9544.667
197068.50018.6753.068
197570.23220.9312.080
198071.52823.7171.739
198573.12426.2991.533
199074.59828.4621.583
199575.72529.9681.443
200077.75231.2261.342
200580.27132.4481.072
201081.64732.6880.934
201582.74833.3380.977
202083.66134.4810.942
202183.48534.8080.944
202282.92134.8780.943
202383.73635.1020.943
202483.86335.6500.952
202583.99836.2050.963
  • Total
  • Crude

Singapore death and birth rate

Year Total Crude(per 1000)
DeathBirthCrude deathCrude birth
195012,46744,92612.30344.336
195510,82755,2178.20141.824
196010,06359,4286.21436.700
196510,45855,2275.59029.520
197011,01644,8825.26721.459
197511,60440,1845.11517.714
198012,78342,1765.24417.303
198514,17346,2125.18216.896
199015,56550,4305.12116.591
199517,37151,2814.91614.512
200017,86351,2304.42712.696
200516,96541,6013.9759.746
201019,71142,6433.8828.399
201521,99047,6323.9808.621
202024,80447,1134.4138.383
202126,07345,6264.7018.226
202228,34245,1685.0167.995
202327,72847,4724.7908.200
202428,95448,8024.9648.367
202529,86749,8435.0878.490
  • Population
  • Urbanization

Urban and rural population of Singapore

Year Population Urban (%)
UrbanRural
19501,016,4265,67099.445
19551,305,0910100.000
19601,633,0860100.000
19651,877,8080100.000
19702,072,2900100.000
19752,259,7480100.000
19802,411,7000100.000
19852,705,5350100.000
19903,012,9530100.000
19953,478,7790100.000
20003,913,9600100.000
20054,491,0420100.000
20105,074,2520100.000
20155,535,2620100.000
20205,935,0530100.000
20215,991,8010100.000
20226,039,5770100.000
20236,080,8590100.000
20246,119,2030100.000
  • Population pyramid
  • Gender ratio

Singapore population by Age Group (2025)

Age group Male Female Total M per 100 F
PersonsShare (%)
00-04 120,998 115,300 236,298 4.03 104.942
05-09 116,151 111,904 228,055 3.88 103.795
10-14 113,833 108,056 221,889 3.78 105.346
15-19 160,625 143,781 304,406 5.19 111.715
20-24 280,045 232,399 512,443 8.73 120.502
25-29 331,990 268,611 600,601 10.23 123.595
30-34 319,158 269,998 589,155 10.04 118.208
35-39 269,927 241,399 511,325 8.71 111.818
40-44 225,644 211,867 437,511 7.45 106.503
45-49 196,974 189,226 386,200 6.58 104.095
50-54 184,332 178,343 362,675 6.18 103.358
55-59 165,029 161,244 326,274 5.56 102.347
60-64 162,022 157,603 319,625 5.44 102.804
65-69 141,846 144,418 286,264 4.88 98.219
70-74 107,382 118,202 225,583 3.84 90.846
75-79 72,390 86,119 158,509 2.70 84.058
80-84 34,367 46,825 81,193 1.38 73.395
85-89 19,924 31,800 51,724 0.88 62.654
90-94 7,540 15,303 22,842 0.39 49.271
95-99 1,867 5,104 6,971 0.12 36.579
100+ 246 962 1,208 0.02 25.572
Total 3,032,290 2,838,464 5,870,751 106.829