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People of Singapore

Population:4,553,009 (July 2007 est.)
Age structure:0-14 years: 15.2% (male 358,064/female 333,702)
15-64 years: 76.3% (male 1,692,817/female 1,780,982)
65 years and over: 8.5% (male 171,876/female 215,568) (2007 est.)
Median age:total: 37.8 years
male: 37.4 years
female: 38.2 years (2007 est.)
Population growth rate:1.275% (2007 est.)
Birth rate:9.17 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Death rate:4.4 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Net migration rate:7.98 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Sex ratio:at birth: 1.08 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.073 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.797 male(s)/female
total population: 0.954 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
Infant mortality rate:total: 2.3 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 2.5 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 2.07 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:total population: 81.8 years
male: 79.21 years
female: 84.59 years (2007 est.)
Total fertility rate:1.07 children born/woman (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:0.2% (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:4,100 (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths:less than 200 (2003 est.)
Nationality:noun: Singaporean(s)
adjective: Singapore
Ethnic groups:Chinese 76.8%, Malay 13.9%, Indian 7.9%, other 1.4% (2000 census)
Religions:Buddhist 42.5%, Muslim 14.9%, Taoist 8.5%, Hindu 4%, Catholic 4.8%, other Christian 9.8%, other 0.7%, none 14.8% (2000 census)
Languages:Mandarin 35%, English 23%, Malay 14.1%, Hokkien 11.4%, Cantonese 5.7%, Teochew 4.9%, Tamil 3.2%, other Chinese dialects 1.8%, other 0.9% (2000 census)
Literacy:definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.5%
male: 96.6%
female: 88.6% (2000 census)

Singapore Quickstats

  • Population: 4,553,009 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 692.7 sq km
  • Density: 6,369 /km² (4th)
  • GDP (total): $145.183 billion (54th)
  • GDP (per capita): $32,866.67 (18th)
  • Literacy: 92.5%

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  • Currency: Singapore dollar (SGD)
  • Dial code: +65²

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