Singapore: Population growth

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 Singapore

Population growth, percent

 Latest value 4.86
 Year 2023
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1961 - 2023
 Average 2.03
 Min - Max -4.17 - 5.32
 Source United Nations Population Division
The latest value from 2023 is 4.86 percent, an increase from 3.31 percent in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 1.15 percent, based on data from 196 countries. Historically, the average for Singapore from 1961 to 2023 is 2.03 percent. The minimum value, -4.17 percent, was reached in 2021 while the maximum of 5.32 percent was recorded in 2008. See the global rankings or world map for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Recent data
Singapore - Population growth - Recent values chart

Historical series
Singapore - Population growth - historical chart - 1961-2023




Definition: Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage . Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

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 Related indicators Latest Reference Measure
 Population size 5.92 2023 million
 Percent urban population 100.00 2023 percent
 Population density 7,595 2021 people per square km
 Population ages 65 and above 13.10 2023 percent
 Percent children 11.79 2023 percent
 Percent female population 48.31 2023 percent
 Rural population, percent 0.00 2023 percent
 Age dependency ratio 38.54 2023 percent
 Refugee population 5 2014 refugees
 Migrant population 45 2015 percent
 Population growth 4.86 2023 percent
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