Singapore Population: The timeline of total, male, female populations and growth rates

The population of Singapore is 5,703,569 and the population growth amounts 1.14% (2019). The male and female population are 2,985,477 (52.34%) and 2,718,092 (47.66%) respectively. The average of growth rate over 10 years is 1.33% (positive growth).

The below table shows the Singapore population history (1960-). Growth(%) is the Y/Y ratio of total population and the percent values below the male and female populations mean the ratios of those by the total population.

Year Total Growth(%) Male Female
2019 5,703,569 1.14% 2,985,477
52.34%
2,718,092
47.66%
2018 5,638,676 0.47% 2,951,389
52.34%
2,687,287
47.66%
2017 5,612,253 0.09% 2,937,348
52.34%
2,674,905
47.66%
2016 5,607,283 1.29% 2,934,565
52.33%
2,672,718
47.67%
2015 5,535,002 1.18% 2,896,581
52.33%
2,638,421
47.67%
2014 5,469,724 1.29% 2,862,740
52.34%
2,606,984
47.66%
2013 5,399,162 1.61% 2,826,421
52.35%
2,572,741
47.65%
2012 5,312,437 2.42% 2,780,596
52.34%
2,531,841
47.66%
2011 5,183,688 2.06% 2,709,949
52.28%
2,473,739
47.72%
2010 5,076,732 1.76% 2,646,760
52.14%
2,429,972
47.86%
2009 4,987,573 2.97% 2,587,710
51.88%
2,399,863
48.12%
2008 4,839,396 5.18% 2,493,592
51.53%
2,345,804
48.47%
2007 4,588,599 4.08% 2,345,726
51.12%
2,242,873
48.88%
2006 4,401,365 3.08% 2,234,296
50.76%
2,167,069
49.24%
2005 4,265,762 2.32% 2,156,095
50.54%
2,109,667
49.46%
2004 4,166,664 1.24% 2,104,920
50.52%
2,061,744
49.48%
2003 4,114,826 -1.49% 2,084,764
50.66%
2,030,062
49.34%
2002 4,175,950 0.91% 2,125,991
50.91%
2,049,959
49.09%
2001 4,138,012 2.66% 2,116,323
51.14%
2,021,689
48.86%
2000 4,027,887 1.72% 2,065,671
51.28%
1,962,216
48.72%
1999 3,958,723 0.80% 2,031,181
51.31%
1,927,542
48.69%
1998 3,927,213 3.34% 2,012,282
51.24%
1,914,931
48.76%
1997 3,796,038 3.30% 1,939,711
51.10%
1,856,327
48.90%
1996 3,670,704 3.98% 1,869,526
50.93%
1,801,178
49.07%
1995 3,524,506 2.99% 1,789,611
50.78%
1,734,895
49.22%
1994 3,419,048 3.09% 1,731,340
50.64%
1,687,708
49.36%
1993 3,313,471 2.50% 1,673,524
50.51%
1,639,947
49.49%
1992 3,230,698 2.96% 1,628,170
50.40%
1,602,528
49.60%
1991 3,135,083 2.81% 1,577,784
50.33%
1,557,299
49.67%
1990 3,047,132 3.81% 1,533,022
50.31%
1,514,110
49.69%
1989 2,930,901 2.89% 1,476,101
50.36%
1,454,800
49.64%
1988 2,846,108 2.51% 1,436,851
50.48%
1,409,257
49.52%
1987 2,774,789 1.49% 1,405,329
50.65%
1,369,460
49.35%
1986 2,733,373 -0.09% 1,388,682
50.80%
1,344,691
49.20%
1985 2,735,957 0.14% 1,393,348
50.93%
1,342,609
49.07%
1984 2,732,221 1.87% 1,393,429
51.00%
1,338,792
49.00%
1983 2,681,061 1.29% 1,368,124
51.03%
1,312,937
48.97%
1982 2,646,466 4.29% 1,350,407
51.03%
1,296,059
48.97%
1981 2,532,835 4.69% 1,292,107
51.01%
1,240,728
48.99%
1980 2,413,945 1.26% 1,231,356
51.01%
1,182,589
48.99%
1979 2,383,500 1.25% 1,216,013
51.02%
1,167,487
48.98%
1978 2,353,600 1.20% 1,201,093
51.03%
1,152,507
48.97%
1977 2,325,300 1.38% 1,187,085
51.05%
1,138,215
48.95%
1976 2,293,300 1.34% 1,171,185
51.07%
1,122,115
48.93%
1975 2,262,600 1.45% 1,155,880
51.09%
1,106,720
48.91%
1974 2,229,800 1.65% 1,139,451
51.10%
1,090,349
48.90%
1973 2,193,000 1.85% 1,121,009
51.12%
1,071,991
48.88%
1972 2,152,400 1.84% 1,100,683
51.14%
1,051,717
48.86%
1971 2,112,900 1.82% 1,081,023
51.16%
1,031,877
48.84%
1970 2,074,507 1.54% 1,062,075
51.20%
1,012,432
48.80%
1969 2,042,500 1.49% 1,046,465
51.23%
996,035
48.77%
1968 2,012,000 1.71% 1,031,718
51.28%
980,282
48.72%
1967 1,977,600 2.18% 1,015,287
51.34%
962,313
48.66%
1966 1,934,400 2.46% 994,924
51.43%
939,476
48.57%
1965 1,886,900 2.40% 973,097
51.57%
913,803
48.43%
1964 1,841,600 2.53% 953,277
51.76%
888,323
48.24%
1963 1,795,000 2.50% 933,475
52.00%
861,525
48.00%
1962 1,750,200 2.73% 914,737
52.26%
835,463
47.74%
1961 1,702,400 3.29% 893,774
52.50%
808,626
47.50%
1960 1,646,400 N/A% 867,311
52.68%
779,089
47.32%

Growth rates of Singapore population (1961-)

The below chart is the timeline of Singapore population growth rates for 60 years.

Singapore population and growth rate by ages

The Singapore population ages 0-14, 15-64, 65 over are 703,336, 4,293,383, 706,851 respectively in 2019.

The percentages below population values ages 0-14, 15-64, 65 over in each year represent the ratios of them by the total population.

Year Total 0-14 15-64 65-
2019 5,703,569 703,336
12.33%
4,293,383
75.28%
706,851
12.39%
2018 5,638,676 692,333
12.28%
4,299,961
76.26%
646,383
11.46%
2017 5,612,253 685,394
12.21%
4,333,088
77.21%
593,771
10.58%
2016 5,607,283 689,093
12.29%
4,370,443
77.94%
547,747
9.77%
2015 5,535,002 699,188
12.63%
4,335,049
78.32%
500,765
9.05%
2014 5,469,724 706,292
12.91%
4,286,418
78.37%
477,015
8.72%
2013 5,399,162 714,145
13.23%
4,231,259
78.37%
453,757
8.40%
2012 5,312,437 717,954
13.51%
4,167,133
78.44%
427,350
8.04%
2011 5,183,688 712,953
13.75%
4,074,425
78.60%
396,310
7.65%
2010 5,076,732 710,431
13.99%
3,997,725
78.75%
368,577
7.26%
2009 4,987,573 734,384
14.72%
3,896,763
78.13%
356,426
7.15%
2008 4,839,396 749,216
15.48%
3,744,457
77.37%
345,723
7.14%
2007 4,588,599 742,115
16.17%
3,516,747
76.64%
329,736
7.19%
2006 4,401,365 737,003
16.74%
3,347,294
76.05%
317,067
7.20%
2005 4,265,762 734,887
17.23%
3,224,846
75.60%
306,029
7.17%
2004 4,166,664 736,049
17.67%
3,134,634
75.23%
295,981
7.10%
2003 4,114,826 742,406
18.04%
3,084,752
74.97%
287,668
6.99%
2002 4,175,950 764,643
18.31%
3,126,457
74.87%
284,850
6.82%
2001 4,138,012 765,729
18.50%
3,098,810
74.89%
273,473
6.61%
2000 4,027,887 753,639
18.71%
3,017,120
74.91%
257,128
6.38%
1999 3,958,723 760,486
19.21%
2,949,130
74.50%
249,107
6.29%
1998 3,927,213 773,685
19.70%
2,909,438
74.08%
244,090
6.22%
1997 3,796,038 763,301
20.11%
2,800,107
73.76%
232,630
6.13%
1996 3,670,704 747,465
20.36%
2,702,196
73.62%
221,042
6.02%
1995 3,524,506 721,238
20.46%
2,595,092
73.63%
208,177
5.91%
1994 3,419,048 707,877
20.70%
2,512,765
73.49%
198,406
5.80%
1993 3,313,471 691,986
20.88%
2,431,447
73.38%
190,039
5.74%
1992 3,230,698 679,596
21.04%
2,367,437
73.28%
183,666
5.69%
1991 3,135,083 665,272
21.22%
2,293,003
73.14%
176,808
5.64%
1990 3,047,132 653,949
21.46%
2,222,582
72.94%
170,601
5.60%
1989 2,930,901 641,244
21.88%
2,127,623
72.59%
162,034
5.53%
1988 2,846,108 639,250
22.46%
2,051,377
72.08%
155,482
5.46%
1987 2,774,789 642,028
23.14%
1,982,863
71.46%
149,898
5.40%
1986 2,733,373 649,891
23.78%
1,937,439
70.88%
146,042
5.34%
1985 2,735,957 664,167
24.28%
1,927,340
70.44%
144,449
5.28%
1984 2,732,221 676,088
24.74%
1,914,879
70.09%
141,253
5.17%
1983 2,681,061 673,626
25.13%
1,871,569
69.81%
135,866
5.07%
1982 2,646,466 675,374
25.52%
1,839,664
69.51%
131,428
4.97%
1981 2,532,835 661,627
26.12%
1,748,253
69.02%
122,954
4.85%
1980 2,413,945 652,748
27.04%
1,647,115
68.23%
114,082
4.73%
1979 2,383,500 666,564
27.97%
1,606,388
67.40%
110,549
4.64%
1978 2,353,600 685,926
29.14%
1,561,198
66.33%
106,476
4.52%
1977 2,325,300 708,326
30.46%
1,514,910
65.15%
102,064
4.39%
1976 2,293,300 727,404
31.72%
1,468,465
64.03%
97,432
4.25%
1975 2,262,600 741,752
32.78%
1,427,793
63.10%
93,055
4.11%
1974 2,229,800 759,818
34.08%
1,382,205
61.99%
87,777
3.94%
1973 2,193,000 773,964
35.29%
1,336,287
60.93%
82,748
3.77%
1972 2,152,400 784,502
36.45%
1,289,918
59.93%
77,980
3.62%
1971 2,112,900 794,297
37.59%
1,245,111
58.93%
73,491
3.48%
1970 2,074,507 804,392
38.78%
1,201,046
57.90%
69,069
3.33%
1969 2,042,500 815,779
39.94%
1,161,762
56.88%
64,960
3.18%
1968 2,012,000 824,873
41.00%
1,126,018
55.97%
61,110
3.04%
1967 1,977,600 829,477
41.94%
1,090,764
55.16%
57,359
2.90%
1966 1,934,400 828,197
42.81%
1,052,604
54.42%
53,599
2.77%
1965 1,886,900 823,235
43.63%
1,013,667
53.72%
49,998
2.65%
1964 1,841,600 811,465
44.06%
983,894
53.43%
46,241
2.51%
1963 1,795,000 795,418
44.31%
956,878
53.31%
42,704
2.38%
1962 1,750,200 775,334
44.30%
935,416
53.45%
39,450
2.25%
1961 1,702,400 748,092
43.94%
917,877
53.92%
36,431
2.14%
1960 1,646,400 711,715
43.23%
901,022
54.73%
33,662
2.04%

The below chart and table represents Singapore population growth rates (Y/Y, %) by ages 0-14 (children), ages 15-64, ages 65 and above (elderly people).

Year Total 0-14 15-64 65-
2019 1.15% 1.59% -0.15% 9.35%
2018 0.47% 1.01% -0.76% 8.86%
2017 0.09% -0.54% -0.85% 8.40%
2016 1.31% -1.44% 0.82% 9.38%
2015 1.19% -1.01% 1.13% 4.98%
2014 1.31% -1.10% 1.30% 5.13%
2013 1.63% -0.53% 1.54% 6.18%
2012 2.48% 0.70% 2.28% 7.83%
2011 2.11% 0.35% 1.92% 7.52%
2010 1.79% -3.26% 2.59% 3.41%
2009 3.06% -1.98% 4.07% 3.10%
2008 5.47% 0.96% 6.48% 4.85%
2007 4.25% 0.69% 5.06% 4.00%
2006 3.18% 0.29% 3.80% 3.61%
2005 2.38% -0.16% 2.88% 3.39%
2004 1.26% -0.86% 1.62% 2.89%
2003 -1.46% -2.91% -1.33% 0.99%
2002 0.92% -0.14% 0.89% 4.16%
2001 2.73% 1.60% 2.71% 6.36%
2000 1.75% -0.90% 2.31% 3.22%
1999 0.80% -1.71% 1.36% 2.06%
1998 3.46% 1.36% 3.90% 4.93%
1997 3.41% 2.12% 3.62% 5.24%
1996 4.15% 3.64% 4.13% 6.18%
1995 3.08% 1.89% 3.28% 4.92%
1994 3.19% 2.30% 3.34% 4.40%
1993 2.56% 1.82% 2.70% 3.47%
1992 3.05% 2.15% 3.25% 3.88%
1991 2.89% 1.73% 3.17% 3.64%
1990 3.97% 1.98% 4.46% 5.29%
1989 2.98% 0.31% 3.72% 4.21%
1988 2.57% -0.43% 3.46% 3.73%
1987 1.52% -1.21% 2.34% 2.64%
1986 -0.09% -2.15% 0.52% 1.10%
1985 0.14% -1.76% 0.65% 2.26%
1984 1.91% 0.37% 2.31% 3.96%
1983 1.31% -0.26% 1.73% 3.38%
1982 4.49% 2.08% 5.23% 6.89%
1981 4.93% 1.36% 6.14% 7.78%
1980 1.28% -2.07% 2.54% 3.20%
1979 1.27% -2.82% 2.89% 3.83%
1978 1.22% -3.16% 3.06% 4.32%
1977 1.40% -2.62% 3.16% 4.75%
1976 1.36% -1.93% 2.85% 4.70%
1975 1.47% -2.38% 3.30% 6.01%
1974 1.68% -1.83% 3.44% 6.08%
1973 1.89% -1.34% 3.59% 6.11%
1972 1.87% -1.23% 3.60% 6.11%
1971 1.85% -1.25% 3.67% 6.40%
1970 1.57% -1.40% 3.38% 6.33%
1969 1.52% -1.10% 3.17% 6.30%
1968 1.74% -0.56% 3.23% 6.54%
1967 2.23% 0.15% 3.63% 7.02%
1966 2.52% 0.60% 3.84% 7.20%
1965 2.46% 1.45% 3.03% 8.12%
1964 2.60% 2.02% 2.82% 8.28%
1963 2.56% 2.59% 2.29% 8.25%
1962 2.81% 3.64% 1.91% 8.29%
1961 3.40% 5.11% 1.87% 8.23%

Global rank of Singapore population

The global rank of Singapore population is 105 and the ranks of populations ages 0-14, ages 15-64, ages 65 above are this:

Ages Rank
Total 105
0-14 123
15-64 100
65 over 77

Data Source

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