Singapore

Sovereign City-State in Southeast Asia

Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island city-state in Southeast Asia. It lies one degree north of the equator, at the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, with Indonesia's Riau Islands to the south and Peninsular Malaysia to the north. Source: Wikipedia

Area of Singapore	739.4 km²
Population	5.6 million
Male Population	2,777,852 (49.8%)
Female Population	2,794,899 (50.2%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+147.3%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+42.9%
Median Age	34.7 years
Male Median Age	34.6 years
Female Median Age	34.7 years
Timezone	Singapore Standard Time

Map of Singapore

Population Over Time

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	2,253,835	3,005,069	3,900,214	5,572,756
Population Density	3,048 / km²	4,064 / km²	5,274 / km²	7,536 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Population By Age and Gender

Singapore Population Tree

Age	Male	Female	Total
Under 5	161,120	155,591	316,711
5-9	179,014	171,195	350,209
10-14	202,871	192,750	395,622
15-19	217,103	210,188	427,292
20-24	200,909	199,728	400,637
25-29	213,119	229,525	442,645
30-34	232,763	253,538	486,301
35-39	254,519	266,049	520,568
40-44	248,194	253,767	501,961
45-49	264,717	259,908	524,625
50-54	247,419	243,797	491,217
55-59	202,363	200,998	403,362
60-64	153,741	157,865	311,607
65-69	0	0	0
70-74	0	0	0
75-79	0	0	0
80-84	0	0	0
85 Plus	0	0	0

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1880 to 2100

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 Year Growth %	Avg 10 Year Growth
1900	224,565	n/a	n/a
1910	289,737	29%	65,172
1920	382,452	32%	92,715
1930	597,197	56.1%	214,745
1940	778,765	30.4%	181,568
1950	1,029,571	32.2%	250,806
1960	1,616,611	57%	587,040
1970	2,067,945	27.9%	451,334
1990	3,005,069	20.5%	468,562
2000	3,900,214	29.8%	895,145
2020	5,903,786	23%	1,001,786
2030	6,305,116	6.8%	401,330
2040	6,619,610	5%	314,494
2050	6,799,829	2.7%	180,219
2060	6,880,660	1.2%	80,831
2070	6,815,954	-0.9%	-64,706
2080	6,595,767	-3.2%	-220,187
2090	6,269,807	-4.9%	-325,960
2100	5,872,681	-6.3%	-397,126

Sources:
1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Sources: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. & Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Top Cities in Singapore

Cities in Singapore

Name	Area	Population	Population Density
Arab Street Area, Singapore	0.161 km²	2,805	45,120 / mi²
Boat Quay, Singapore	0.164 km²	421	6,637 / mi²
Brani Island, Singapore	1.209 km²	10,209	21,866 / mi²
City Hall, Singapore	1.716 km²	1,657	2,501 / mi²
Clarke Quay, Singapore	0.354 km²	745	5,448 / mi²
Club Street, Singapore	77,856 m²	2,170	72,187 / mi²
Dhoby Ghaut	1.024 km²	4,910	12,419 / mi²
Jalan Besar, Singapore	0.443 km²	6,201	36,227 / mi²
Newton, Singapore	0.488 km²	948	5,029 / mi²
Raffles Place, Singapore	0.842 km²	3,310	10,180 / mi²
Rochor	0.325 km²	3,154	25,166 / mi²
Sentosa	4.881 km²
Sentosa Cove, Singapore	1.118 km²
Serangoon, Singapore	0.935 km²	13,077	36,209 / mi²
Somerset, Singapore	0.547 km²	951	4,505 / mi²
Tanjong Pagar, Singapore	0.603 km²	5,688	24,419 / mi²

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