Population And Vital Statistics

Land Area(sq km)

734.3

735.2

735.7

Total Population('000)

5,637.0

5,917.6

6,036.9

Singapore Residents('000)

4,073.2

4,149.3

4,180.9

Total (Age¹)

►% below 15 years

14.3

14.0

13.8

►% 15 - 64 years

69.1

68.7

68.2

►%65 years & above

16.6

17.3

18.0

Male (Age¹)

►% below 15 years

7.3

7.2

7.1

►% 15 - 64 years

33.9

33.6

33.3

►% 65 years & above

7.7

8.0

8.3

Female (Age¹)

►% below 15 years

7.0

6.9

6.7

►% 15 - 64 years

35.2

35.1

34.9

►% 65 years & above

9.0

9.3

9.7

Race¹

►% Chinese

74.1

74.0

74.0

►% Malay

13.6

13.5

13.5

►% Indian

9.0

9.0

9.0

►% Others

3.3

3.4

3.4

Total Dependency Ratio²
(per 100 Residents age 15 to 64 years old)

44.8

45.6

46.7

Child Dependency Ratio³
(per 100 Residents age 15 to 64 years old)

20.7

20.4

20.2

Old-Age Dependency Ratio⁴
(per 100 Residents age 15 to 64 years old)

24.1

25.2

26.5

Total Fertility Rate¹
(per Female)

1.04

0.97

0.97

Crude Birth Rate¹
(per 1,000 population)

7.9

7.4

7.4

Crude Death Rate¹
(per 1,000 population)

6.3

6.2

6.0

Infant Mortality Rate¹
(per 1,000 live-births)

1.8

2.2

2.3

Under 5 Mortality Rate¹
(per 1,000 live-births)

2.3

2.6

2.8

Maternal Mortality Ratio
(per 100,000 live-births & still-births)

2.8

3.0

5.9

Life Expectancy at Birth¹
(years)

83.0

83.2

83.5

Male

80.7

81.0

81.2

Female

85.2

85.3

85.6

Life Expectancy at Age 65¹
(years)

20.7

20.9

21.2

Male

19.0

19.2

19.5

Female

22.3

22.4

22.7

Health Adjusted Life Expectancy at Birth⁵  
(years)                                                                                   

Male                                                         

74.0

73.9

73.9

Female                                                     

76.0

76.5

76.0