| People | Singapore |
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Population:
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4,608,167 (July 2008 est.) |
Population density:
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6,750 people per sq km land area |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 14.8% (male 353,333/female 329,005)
15-64 years: 76.5% (male 1,717,357/female 1,809,462)
65 years and over: 8.7% (male 177,378/female 221,632) (2008 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 38.4 years
male: 38 years
female: 38.8 years (2008 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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1.135% (2008 est.) |
Birth rate:
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8.99 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Death rate:
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4.53 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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6.88 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.08 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.07 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.8 male(s)/female
total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2008 est.) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 2.3 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 2.51 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 2.08 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 81.89 years
male: 79.29 years
female: 84.68 years (2008 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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1.08 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
Major infectious diseases:
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void |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.2% (2003 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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4,100 (2003 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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less than 200 (2003 est.) |
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 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:
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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) |
People - note:
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