| People | Singapore |
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Population:
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4,740,737 (July 2011 est.) |
Population density:
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6,901 people per sq km land area |
Urbanization:
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urban population: 100% of total population (2010)
rate of urbanization: 0.9% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) |
Major cities - population:
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void |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 13.8% (male 338,419/female 314,704)
15-64 years: 77% (male 1,774,444/female 1,874,985)
65 years and over: 9.2% (male 196,101/female 242,084) (2011 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 40.1 years
male: 39.6 years
female: 40.6 years (2011 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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0.817% (2011 est.) |
Birth rate:
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8.5 births/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
Death rate:
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4.95 deaths/1,000 population (July 2011 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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4.63 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.077 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.08 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.81 male(s)/female
total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2011 est.) |
Maternal mortality rate:
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9 deaths/100,000 live births (2008) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 2.32 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 2.52 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 2.11 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 82.14 years
male: 79.53 years
female: 84.96 years (2011 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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1.11 children born/woman (2011 est.) |
Health expenditures:
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3.9% of GDP (2009) |
Physicians density:
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1.833 physicians/1,000 population (2009) |
Hospital bed density:
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3.14 beds/1,000 population (2008) |
Drinking water source:
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improved:
urban: 100% of population
total: 100% of population (2008) |
Sanitation facility access:
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improved:
urban: 100% of population
total: 100% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0% of population
total: 0% of population (2008) |
Major infectious diseases:
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void |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.1% (2009 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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3,400 (2009 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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fewer than 100 (2009 est.) |
Children under the age of 5 years underweight:
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3.3% (2000) |
Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
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6.9% (2004) |
Nationality:
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noun: Singaporean(s)
adjective: Singapore |
Ethnic groups:
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Chinese 76.8%, Malay 13.9%, Indian 7.9%, other 1.4% (2000 census) |
Religions:
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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:
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Mandarin (official) 35%, English (official) 23%, Malay (official) 14.1%, Hokkien 11.4%, Cantonese 5.7%, Teochew 4.9%, Tamil (official) 3.2%, other Chinese dialects 1.8%, other 0.9% (2000 census) |
Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.5%
male: 96.6%
female: 88.6% (2000 census) |
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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NA |
Education expenditures - percent of GDP:
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3% of GDP (2009) |
People - note:
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void |
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