How much did the population grow from 2010 to 2022?

How much did the population grow from 2010 to 2022?

Singapore’s total population stood at 5.64 million as at June 2022 (Diagram 1). The total population grew by 3.4% from June 2021 to June 2022, but remained slightly lower than the pre-COVID level of 5.70 million in June 2019.

Diagram 1: Total Population, as at June 2022

How much did the population grow from 2010 to 2022?

Source: Department of Statistics, Ministry of Manpower
Numbers may not sum up due to rounding.

The citizen and PR populations increased by 1.6 per cent (3.50 million to 3.55 million) and 6.3 per cent (0.49 million to 0.52 million) respectively between June 2021 and June 2022 (Chart 1). The PR population was still slightly below the pre-COVID level of 0.53 million in June 2019. The changes to the citizen and PR populations were mainly due to the easing of travel restrictions related to COVID-19, as more citizens and PRs who previously remained overseas continuously for 12 months or more returned to Singapore.

Chart 1: Total Population by residency status, as of June 2022

How much did the population grow from 2010 to 2022?

Source: Department of Statistics
Numbers may not sum up due to rounding.

The non-resident population increased by 6.6 per cent to 1.56 million as at June 2022 (Chart 2), but was still lower than the pre-COVID level of 1.68 million in June 2019. The bulk of the increase came from Work Permit Holders in the Construction, Marine Shipyard, and Process (CMP) sectors as a result of the easing of travel restrictions due to COVID-19.

Chart 2: Foreign Employment Growth, as at June 2022

How much did the population grow from 2010 to 2022?
Source: Ministry of Manpower

Singapore’s population is ageing rapidly, with low fertility rates and longer life expectancies. Large cohorts of “baby boomers” have begun entering the post-65 age range (Chart 3). The proportion of citizens aged 65 and above has increased from 11.1% in 2012 to 18.4% in 2022. By 2030, around 1 in 4 citizens (23.8%) will be aged 65 & above.

Chart 3: Citizen population by broad age groups, as at June 2022

How much did the population grow from 2010 to 2022?
Source: Department of Statistics

In 2021, there were 23,433 citizen marriages, 20.6 per cent more than the 19,430 citizen marriages in 2020 (Chart 4). This was due in part to the progressive easing of COVID-19 safe management measures, which enabled couples to proceed with their marriage plans.

Chart 4 – Citizen marriages, 2011 - 2021

How much did the population grow from 2010 to 2022?
Source: Department of Statistics
The figures are based on the full calendar year (January to December).

There were 31,713 citizen births in 2021, similar to the 31,816 citizen births in 2020 (Chart 5). In the past five years (2017 to 2021), there were about 32,200 citizen births on average per year, fewer than the average of about 32,900 per year in the preceding five years (2012 to 2016). This was because of the slightly lower number of births in 2020 and 2021, which could be partly due to delays in marriage and childbearing plans given the uncertainties brought about by COVID-19.

Chart 5 – Citizen births, 2011 - 2021

How much did the population grow from 2010 to 2022?
Source: Immigration & Checkpoints Authority
The figures are based on the full calendar year (January to December).

The resident Total Fertility Rate (TFR) recovered slightly from the historic low of 1.10 in 2020, to 1.12 in 2021. However, this was still lower than the pre-COVID level of 1.14 in 2019.

These figures are from the annual Population in Brief publication, which provides key updates and trends on Singapore’s population.

The 2022 Revision of World Population Prospects is the twenty-seventh edition of official United Nations population estimates and projections that have been prepared by the Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat. It presents population estimates from 1950 to the present for 237 countries or areas, underpinned by analyses of historical demographic trends. This latest assessment considers the results of 1,758 national population censuses conducted between 1950 and 2022, as well as information from vital registration systems and from 2,890 nationally representative sample surveys The 2022 revision also presents population projections to the year 2100 that reflect a range of plausible outcomes at the global, regional and national levels.

The main results are presented in a series of Excel files displaying key demographic indicators for each UN development group, World Bank income group, geographic region, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) region, subregion and country or area for selected periods or dates within 1950-2100. An online database (Data Portal) provides access to a subset of key indicators and interactive data visualization, including an open API for programmatic access. For advanced users who need to use these data in a database form or statistical software, we recommend to use the CSV format for bulk download. Special Aggregates also provide additional groupings of countries. For the first time, the estimates and projections are presented in one-year intervals of age and time instead of the five-year intervals used previously. The various datasets disaggregated by age are available in two forms: by standard 5-year age groups and single ages.

Additional outputs, including results from the probabilistic projections, and more detailed metadata will be posted soon after the initial public release.

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