Population: |
4,353,893 (July 2004 est.) |
Age structure: |
0-14 years: 16.5% (male 370,660; female 345,713)
15-64 years:
75.8% (male 1,611,502; female 1,687,048)
65 years and over:
7.8% (male 149,452; female 189,518) (2004 est.) |
Median age: |
total: 36.2 years
male: 35.9 years
female:
36.6 years (2004 est.) |
Population growth rate: |
1.71% (2004 est.) |
Birth rate: |
9.63 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
Death rate: |
4.05 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
Net migration rate: |
11.53 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
Sex ratio: |
at birth: 1.08 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.07
male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.96 male(s)/female
65
years and over: 0.79 male(s)/female
total population:
0.96 male(s)/female (2004 est.) |
Infant mortality rate: |
total: 2.28 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 2.05
deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 2.49 deaths/1,000
live births |
Life expectancy at birth: |
total population: 81.53 years
male: 78.96 years
female: 84.29 years (2004 est.) |
Total fertility rate: |
1.04 children born/woman (2004 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
0.2% (2001 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
3,400 (2001 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
140 (2001 est.) |
Nationality: |
noun: Singaporean(s)
adjective: Singapore |
Ethnic groups: |
Chinese 76.7%, Malay 14%, Indian 7.9%, other 1.4% |
Religions: |
Buddhist (Chinese), Muslim (Malays), Christian, Hindu, Sikh, Taoist,
Confucianist |
Languages: |
Chinese (official), Malay (official and national), Tamil (official),
English (official) |
Literacy: |
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total
population: 93.2%
male: 96.7%
female: 89.7%
(2003 est.) |
