SINGAPORE

POPULATION

POPULATION

4.8
5.64 Mil 3.99 Mil in 2018
TOTAL RESIDENT
POPULATION
1
0.5 % POPULATION
2
0.7 %
in 2018 growth over in 2018 growth over OLD-AGE SUPPORT 5.1
(as at end-June) previous year (as at end-June) previous year
RATIO in 2017

HIGHEST QUALIFICATION ATTAINED MEAN YEARS OF SCHOOLING

(of Residents aged 25 years and over) (of Residents aged 25 years and over)

2018 26.5% 17.8% 9.1% 15.1% 31.6%

2018 11.1 Years

2008 9.7 Years

Diploma &
Below Post-Secondary
Secondary Professional University
Secondary (Non-Tertiary)
Qualification
2018 11.6 Years 2018 10.6 Years
2008 10.2 Years 2008 9.1 Years
2008 36.8% 22.8% 6.5% 12.1% 21.8%

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 HOUSEHOLDS & HOUSING

1.33 Mil 3.24 persons 91.0 %

in 2018 in 2018

RESIDENT 2.70 % AVERAGE HOME

HOUSEHOLDS
3
growth over HOUSEHOLD 3.50 persons OWNERSHIP 90.1 %
previous year in 2008 in 2008
in 2018 SIZE RATE

RESIDENT HOUSEHOLDS RESIDENT HOUSEHOLDS

by TYPE OF DWELLING by HOUSEHOLD LIVING ARRANGEMENT
78.7% 15.9% 5.1% 0.3% 50.0% 17.3% 7.3% 14.0% 11.4%
2018
2018

Condominiums & Couple-Based

Landed Other Types of Couple-Based Lone Living
HDB Dwellings Other without Others
Properties Dwelling with Children Parent Alone
Apartments Children

2008
2008
82.8% 11.2% 5.7% 0.3% 58.1% 14.7% 6.9% 10.0% 10.4%

1 & 2 Room 3 Room 4 Room 5 Room

Year Total HDB & Executive
Dwellings Flats Flats Flats
Flats

2018 78.7% 6.1% 17.6% 31.7% 23.2%

2008 82.8% 3.9% 20.4% 32.0% 26.2%

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FAMILY FORMATION & DISSOLUTION

TOTAL MARRIAGES in 2017 TOTAL DIVORCES &

ANNULMENTS in 2017
28,212 0.9 %
growth over 7,578 0.5 %
previous year decrease over
previous year
MEDIAN AGE MEDIAN DURATION 2017 10.3 Years
at FIRST MARRIAGE of MARRIAGES THAT
ENDED IN DIVORCE 2007 9.6 Years
2017 30.0 Years
GENERAL GENERAL
For Grooms 2007 29.8 Years
MARRIAGE RATE DIVORCE RATE
Per 1,000 Unmarried Resident Per 1,000 Married Resident

2017 28.4 Years Males/Females Aged 15-49 Years Males/Females Aged 20 Years & Over

For Brides 2007 27.2 Years 2017 2017

For Males 45.7 6.9

MEDIAN AGE
at DIVORCE 2016 2016

2017 43.2 Years 44.4 7.1

For Males 2007 39.8 Years 2017 2017

42.8 6.5
For Females
2017 39.1 Years 2016 2016

For Females 2007 36.1 Years 41.6 6.6

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FERTILITY MORTALITY

TOTAL LIVE-BIRTHS in 2018 TOTAL DEATHS in 2018

39,039 1.5 % 21,282 1.8 %

decline over growth over
previous year previous year

RESIDENT LIVE-BIRTHS in 2018

35,040 1.1 %
2.1 deaths per 1,000 resident
decline over live-births in 2018
previous year

INFANT
MORTALITY 2.2 deaths per 1,000 resident
live-births in 2017
1.14 births per female
RATE
in 2018

RESIDENT 1.16 births per female

TOTAL in 2017
FERTILITY
RATE
 RESIDENT EVER-MARRIED LIFE EXPECTANCY AT BIRTH
FEMALES AGED 40-49 YEARS (Years)

by NUMBER of CHILDREN BORN

2018 83.2
42.9% 42.7%
Total 2008 80.9

23.4% 23.2%
18.1%
2018 81.0
17.1%

8.2%
12.0% Males 2008 78.4
7.6%
4.9%
2008 2018 2008 2018 2008 2018 2008 2018 2008 2018
None 1 Child 2 Children 3 Children 4 or More 2018 85.4
Children
Females 2008 83.3
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DO YOU KNOW?

956 MALES 24 DOCTORS 148.8%

per 1,000 Female 74 NURSES 5 Mobile Phone
Residents in 20182 4 DENTISTS Penetration Rate 6
in 2018
per 10,000 Population 1
in 2017

1
7,804 PERSONS 5,957 LOANS OF PHYSICAL LIBRARY MATERIALS 1
per Sq Km in 2018 per 1,000 population in 2018

1
1,407 USAGE OF DIGITAL LIBRARY MATERIALS
E-BOOK
E-BOOK

per 1,000 population in 2018

3,476
Cinema Attendances
per 1,000 Population 1
in 2018

1 Comprises residents and non-residents.

2 Comprises Singapore citizens and permanent residents.
3 Refers to households headed by a Singapore citizen or permanent resident.
4 Data based on number of children born to resident (i.e. Singapore citizen or permanent resident) ever-married females aged 40-49 years who were likely to have completed childbearing.
5 Refers to registered and enrolled nurses, as well as registered midwives.
6 Refers to the total number of subscription over the total population. Total population comprises residents and non-residents.

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