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Singapore population :

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.)