| 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.) |
| Population Growth Rate : |
1.71% (2004 est.) |
| Birth Rate / 1000 : |
9.63 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Death Rate / 1000 : |
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 / 1,000 Live Births : |
total: 2.28 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life Expectancy At Birth : |
total population: 81.53 years
male: 78.96 years
female: 84.29 years (2004 est.) |
| Fertility Rate - Children Born/Woman : |
1.04 children born/woman (2004 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate : |
0.2% (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Infected People Living : |
4,100 (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Deaths : |
less than 200 (2003 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: 92.5%
male: 96.6%
female: 88.6% (2002) |
