Population And Vital Statistics

Land Area(sq km)

733.1

734.3

735.2

Total Population('000)

5,453.6

5,637.0

5,917.6

Singapore Residents('000)

3,986.8

4,073.2

4,149.3

Total (Age¹)

►% below 15 years

14.5

14.3

14.0

►% 15 - 64 years

69.5

69.1

68.7

►%65 years & above

16.0

16.6

17.3

Male (Age¹)

►% below 15 years

7.4

7.3

7.2

►% 15 - 64 years

34.2

33.9

33.6

►% 65 years & above

7.4

7.7

8.0

Female (Age¹)

►% below 15 years

7.1

7.0

6.9

►% 15 - 64 years

35.3

35.2

35.1

►% 65 years & above

8.7

9.0

9.3

Race¹

►% Chinese

74.2

74.1

74.0

►% Malay

13.7

13.6

13.5

►% Indian

8.9

9.0

9.3

►% Others

3.2

3.3

3.4

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

43.9

44.8

45.6

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

20.8

20.7

20.4

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

23.1

24.1

25.2

Total Fertility Rate¹
(per Female)

1.12

1.04

0.97

Crude Birth Rate¹
(per 1,000 population)

8.6

7.9

7.4

Crude Death Rate¹
(per 1,000 population)

5.8

6.3

6.2

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

1.8

1.8

2.2

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

2.2

2.3

2.5

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

2.6

2.8

3.0

Life Expectancy at Birth¹
(years)

83.2

83.0

83.0

Male

80.8

80.7

80.7

Female

85.5

85.2

85.2

Life Expectancy at Age 65¹
(years)

20.9

20.7

20.7

Male

19.1

19.0

19.0

Female

22.6

22.3

22.2

Health Adjusted Life Expectancy at Birth⁵  
(years)                                                                                                

Male                                                         

 71.7

 73.0

 73.7

Female                                                     

 73.8

 74.7

 75.2