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Singapore

Population

5,916,031

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026View source
Population rank
115th
Share of world
0.07%
Annual change
+34,9981.26%

Population of Singapore

05M10M15M95% prediction intervalProjected peak20265.9M2050 projection6.1M↑ 3% from 202619601980200020202040206020802100

Source: United Nations — World Population Prospects (2024 Revision)

Current population estimate: 5,916,031. 2050 projection: 6,081,692.Use the arrow keys on the chart to inspect individual years.

Historical population estimates for Singapore. Annual change is shown as a percentage.
20265,905,7481.26%115
20255,870,7500.88%115
20205,620,1500.87%116
20195,669,5630.63%115
20185,634,3690.54%115
20175,604,0780.47%115
20155,525,3401.71%115
20105,077,0143.53%116
20054,268,3641.13%120
20004,035,2452.69%121

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Population by City

Singapore is home to 4,247,430 people, 71.92% of Singapore's population.

City population4M2M600K
Singapore 4.2MCentral Region 989.4KNorth-East Region 985.6KWest Region 950.9KEast Region 717.5KNorth Region 604.1K
Largest cities by 2026 population and share of the national population.
1Singapore4.2M71.92%
2Central Region989.4K16.75%
3North-East Region985.6K16.69%
4West Region950.9K16.10%
5East Region717.5K12.15%
6North Region604.1K10.23%

Singapore by the Numbers

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026

Population
Singapore is home to an estimated 5,916,031 people, the 115th largest population in the world.
Daily change
Singapore has a net population change of approximately 91 people per day, driven by 138 births, 84 deaths, and net immigration of 37 people.
Share of world
Singapore makes up 0.07% of the world's population and 0.12% of Asia's.
Density
8,225.3 people per km² of land (21,303.4 per mi²), ranking 3rd among countries and territories.
Urban living
100% of people live in urban areas.

Singapore Demographics

Age & longevity

MaleFemale100+ years, male: 261100+ years, female: 1,03295–99 years, male: 1,99595–99 years, female: 5,38790–94 years, male: 7,82590–94 years, female: 15,74785–89 years, male: 21,24785–89 years, female: 34,00880–84 years, male: 36,07880–84 years, female: 48,37175–79 years, male: 78,32275–79 years, female: 92,93470–74 years, male: 112,32370–74 years, female: 123,69665–69 years, male: 145,80465–69 years, female: 146,55160–64 years, male: 163,09360–64 years, female: 158,88555–59 years, male: 165,96455–59 years, female: 162,81150–54 years, male: 186,71350–54 years, female: 180,28945–49 years, male: 201,87245–49 years, female: 193,53040–44 years, male: 230,69040–44 years, female: 214,72435–39 years, male: 282,40935–39 years, female: 250,03330–34 years, male: 324,76730–34 years, female: 271,40025–29 years, male: 329,98625–29 years, female: 266,48120–24 years, male: 261,60020–24 years, female: 220,74515–19 years, male: 143,61815–19 years, female: 130,69510–14 years, male: 114,84710–14 years, female: 109,3385–9 years, male: 116,2855–9 years, female: 112,2560–4 years, male: 123,7720–4 years, female: 117,366100+95–9990–9485–8980–8475–7970–7465–6960–6455–5950–5445–4940–4435–3930–3425–2920–2415–1910–145–90–4100K100K200K200K300K300K

Hover or tap an age group to see exact counts. Use the up and down arrow keys to inspect age groups.

Median age

37.8 yrs

World: 31

Life expectancy

84.1 yrs

World: 73.8

Male

51.64%

Female

48.36%

Life expectancy 81.7Life expectancy 86.6

Ethnicity

74.2%

Chinese

  • Chinese74.2%
  • Malay13.7%
  • Indian8.9%
  • Other3.2%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2021 est.

Religion

31.1%

Buddhist, the largest religion

  • Buddhist31.1%
  • None20%
  • Christian18.9%
  • Muslim15.6%
  • Taoist8.8%
  • Hindu5%
  • Other0.6%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2020 est.

Related Pages

Sources

  1. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - United Nations population estimates and projections.
  2. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - Singapore United Nations Graphs/Profiles
  3. World Bank / UN World Urbanization Prospects - 2025: Urban population (% of total population), using national definitions.
  4. Statistics Singapore