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Singapore statistics: country profile & rankings

Updated on by Georank team

Singapore is a high-income country with a population of 6.04M people. The capital and largest city is Singapore, with 5.87M residents.

Singapore ranks 27/197 by GDP ($547B) and 7/197 by GDP per capita ($90,674). The top category for both exports and imports is machinery & equipment.

Main facts and rankings

Singapore Rank
Population
6105665
113/197
GDP
$547B
2024
27/197
GDP per capita
$90,674
2024
7/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$150,689
2024
2/197
Government debt
$954B
2024
13/185
Debt-to-GDP ratio
174.9%
2025
5/185
Government debt per person
$158,044
2024
1/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$55,248
2025
6/197
Land area 277.2 sq mi 177/197
Population density 21,776 ppl/mi² 2/197
Fertility rate 0.97 194/196
Median age 36.8 years 68/196
Life expectancy 84 years 9/197

Singapore trends dashboard: time-series charts

Singapore's economy ranked

Year GDP
1960 $704,751,700
1961 $764,629,788
1962 $826,239,212
1963 $917,608,012
1964 $894,153,311
1965 $974,644,096
1966 $1,096,425,608
1967 $1,238,035,816
1968 $1,425,706,091
1969 $1,659,893,768
1970 $1,920,574,150
1971 $2,263,785,444
1972 $2,721,440,981
1973 $3,696,213,333
1974 $5,221,534,956
1975 $5,633,673,930
1976 $6,327,077,974
1977 $6,618,585,074
1978 $7,517,176,355
1979 $9,296,921,724
1980 $11,896,256,783
1981 $14,175,228,844
1982 $16,084,252,378
1983 $17,784,112,150
1984 $19,749,361,098
1985 $19,156,532,746
1986 $18,586,746,057
1987 $20,919,215,578
1988 $25,371,462,488
1989 $30,465,364,739
1990 $36,144,336,769
1991 $45,466,164,978
1992 $52,131,320,033
1993 $60,603,815,716
1994 $73,688,724,431
1995 $87,812,540,788
1996 $96,293,086,513
1997 $100,123,787,215
1998 $85,728,207,782
1999 $86,286,849,755
2000 $96,076,539,926
2001 $89,793,790,670
2002 $92,538,372,870
2003 $97,646,401,096
2004 $115,033,593,101
2005 $127,807,848,728
2006 $148,627,286,361
2007 $180,941,701,358
2008 $193,617,323,539
2009 $194,150,283,772
2010 $239,807,980,591
2011 $279,356,499,090
2012 $295,092,888,077
2013 $307,576,360,585
2014 $314,863,580,758
2015 $307,998,545,269
2016 $319,646,468,521
2017 $343,673,334,902
2018 $377,123,710,561
2019 $376,161,998,830
2020 $349,165,858,545
2021 $436,591,382,250
2022 $509,017,841,147
2023 $505,439,514,078
2024 $547,386,645,892

Singapore's economy ranked

Year GDP per capita
1960 $428
1961 $449
1962 $472
1963 $511
1964 $486
1965 $517
1966 $567
1967 $626
1968 $709
1969 $813
1970 $926
1971 $1,071
1972 $1,264
1973 $1,685
1974 $2,342
1975 $2,490
1976 $2,759
1977 $2,846
1978 $3,194
1979 $3,901
1980 $4,928
1981 $5,597
1982 $6,078
1983 $6,633
1984 $7,228
1985 $7,002
1986 $6,800
1987 $7,539
1988 $8,914
1989 $10,395
1990 $11,862
1991 $14,502
1992 $16,136
1993 $18,290
1994 $21,552
1995 $24,915
1996 $26,233
1997 $26,376
1998 $21,829
1999 $21,797
2000 $23,853
2001 $21,700
2002 $22,160
2003 $23,730
2004 $27,608
2005 $29,961
2006 $33,768
2007 $39,433
2008 $40,009
2009 $38,927
2010 $47,237
2011 $53,891
2012 $55,548
2013 $56,967
2014 $57,565
2015 $55,646
2016 $57,006
2017 $61,236
2018 $66,882
2019 $65,952
2020 $61,410
2021 $80,056
2022 $90,299
2023 $85,412
2024 $90,674

Singapore's life expectancy calculator

Year Life expectancy, years
1950 54.1
1951 55.3
1952 56.4
1953 57.5
1954 59.4
1955 61.2
1956 62.6
1957 63.4
1958 64
1959 64.8
1960 65.3
1961 65.7
1962 66.1
1963 66.5
1964 66.7
1965 66.9
1966 67.2
1967 67.3
1968 67.7
1969 68.1
1970 68.5
1971 68.8
1972 69
1973 69.4
1974 69.7
1975 70.2
1976 70.6
1977 70.9
1978 71.2
1979 71.4
1980 71.5
1981 71.7
1982 72
1983 72.4
1984 72.6
1985 73.1
1986 73.6
1987 74
1988 74
1989 74.3
1990 74.6
1991 75.1
1992 75.3
1993 75.5
1994 75.6
1995 75.7
1996 76.1
1997 76.4
1998 76.9
1999 77.3
2000 77.8
2001 78.3
2002 78.7
2003 79.2
2004 79.7
2005 80.3
2006 80.6
2007 80.9
2008 81.1
2009 81.4
2010 81.6
2011 81.9
2012 82.2
2013 82.5
2014 82.6
2015 82.7
2016 82.9
2017 83.1
2018 83.4
2019 83.7
2020 83.7
2021 83.5
2022 82.9
2023 83.7
2024 83.9
2025 84

Singapore's population clock and projection

Year Population
1960 1,646,400
1961 1,702,400
1962 1,750,200
1963 1,795,000
1964 1,841,600
1965 1,886,900
1966 1,934,400
1967 1,977,600
1968 2,012,000
1969 2,042,500
1970 2,074,507
1971 2,112,900
1972 2,152,400
1973 2,193,000
1974 2,229,800
1975 2,262,600
1976 2,293,300
1977 2,325,300
1978 2,353,600
1979 2,383,500
1980 2,413,945
1981 2,532,835
1982 2,646,466
1983 2,681,061
1984 2,732,221
1985 2,735,957
1986 2,733,373
1987 2,774,789
1988 2,846,108
1989 2,930,901
1990 3,047,132
1991 3,135,083
1992 3,230,698
1993 3,313,471
1994 3,419,048
1995 3,524,506
1996 3,670,704
1997 3,796,038
1998 3,927,213
1999 3,958,723
2000 4,027,887
2001 4,138,012
2002 4,175,950
2003 4,114,826
2004 4,166,664
2005 4,265,762
2006 4,401,365
2007 4,588,599
2008 4,839,396
2009 4,987,573
2010 5,076,732
2011 5,183,688
2012 5,312,437
2013 5,399,162
2014 5,469,724
2015 5,535,002
2016 5,607,283
2017 5,612,253
2018 5,638,676
2019 5,703,569
2020 5,685,807
2021 5,453,566
2022 5,637,022
2023 5,917,648
2024 6,036,860

Singapore's birth and fertility rates

Year Fertility rate
1960 5.76
1961 5.41
1962 5.21
1963 5.16
1964 4.97
1965 4.66
1966 4.46
1967 3.91
1968 3.53
1969 3.22
1970 3.07
1971 3.02
1972 3.04
1973 2.79
1974 2.35
1975 2.07
1976 2.11
1977 1.82
1978 1.79
1979 1.79
1980 1.82
1981 1.78
1982 1.74
1983 1.61
1984 1.62
1985 1.61
1986 1.43
1987 1.62
1988 1.96
1989 1.75
1990 1.83
1991 1.73
1992 1.72
1993 1.74
1994 1.71
1995 1.67
1996 1.66
1997 1.61
1998 1.48
1999 1.47
2000 1.6
2001 1.41
2002 1.37
2003 1.27
2004 1.26
2005 1.26
2006 1.28
2007 1.29
2008 1.28
2009 1.22
2010 1.15
2011 1.2
2012 1.29
2013 1.19
2014 1.25
2015 1.24
2016 1.2
2017 1.16
2018 1.14
2019 1.14
2020 1.1
2021 1.12
2022 1.04
2023 0.97

Singapore's demographics

Year Median age, years
1960 18.2
1961 18.1
1962 18
1963 18
1964 18.1
1965 18.2
1966 18.4
1967 18.6
1968 18.9
1969 19.3
1970 19.7
1971 20.1
1972 20.6
1973 21
1974 21.5
1975 22
1976 22.6
1977 23.1
1978 23.6
1979 24.2
1980 24.7
1981 25.3
1982 25.9
1983 26.4
1984 26.9
1985 27.3
1986 27.8
1987 28.3
1988 28.7
1989 29.1
1990 29.5
1991 29.8
1992 30.1
1993 30.4
1994 30.7
1995 31
1996 31.2
1997 31.4
1998 31.6
1999 31.9
2000 32.2
2001 32.5
2002 32.7
2003 33
2004 33.3
2005 33.5
2006 33.6
2007 33.6
2008 33.5
2009 33.6
2010 33.7
2011 33.9
2012 34
2013 34.1
2014 34.2
2015 34.4
2016 34.5
2017 34.8
2018 35
2019 35.2
2020 35.5
2021 35.8
2022 35.9
2023 36.2
2024 36.8

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Singapore: National Statistics

Finance

Singapore Rank
GNI, Atlas method
$451B
2024
34/194
Government expenditure, % of GDP
16.7%
2025
180/195
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.19%
2024
168/193
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.66%
2023
42/163
Armed forces personnel
59,000
2020
65/174
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+3.05%
2025
7/188
Unemployment rate
2.74%
2024
158/196
Services, % of GDP
73%
2024
16/191
Industry, % of GDP
21.4%
2024
123/194
Economic freedom index
84.1
2025
1/197
Number of millionaires
333,204
2024
21/34
Percentage of millionaires
6.69%
2024
6/34
Number of billionaires
49
2025
12/78
Percentage of billionaires
0.001%
2025
3/78
Listed domestic companies
400
2024
21/103
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$638B
2024
20/100
Total reserves including gold
$384B
2024
9/177
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
187/190
International tourist arrivals
2,742,000
2020
51/188
International tourism as share of exports
3.04%
2018
117/184
Banked people share
98%
2024
23/158

Energy

Singapore Rank
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
5,283 kg
2023
16/177
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$27.2
2023
15/173
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
57.1 megatons
2023
55/187
CO2 emissions per capita
9.64 tons
2023
19/187
Fossil fuel energy use share
97.9%
2022
16/176
Renewable energy use share
1.1%
2021
177/193
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.38%
2023
126/147
Net energy imports use share
279.6%
2023
2/144
Electric power consumption per capita
9,750 kWh
2023
16/147
Renewable electricity output share
4.02%
2021
166/192
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
185/192
Nuclear share
0%
2021
166/192
Electricity access
100%
2023
88/195

Society

Singapore Rank
% of world population
0.07%
2024
113/197
Annual migration change
+20,011
2024
39/196
Urban population
100%
2024
5/195
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
N/A
Average male height
5.69 ft
2025
92/190
Average female height
5.29 ft
2025
81/190
Quality of life index
94.6
2025
4/197
Corruption Perceptions Index
84
2024
4/197
Higher education index
97
2025
8/183
Homicides per 100K people
0.07
2023
192/197
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
2.1
2019
185/197
Visa free countries
175
2025
16/195
Adult literacy rate
97.7%
2021
82/196
English speaking
96.4%
2023
9/197
People using the Internet
94.4%
2024
29/195

Health

Singapore Rank
Government health expenditure per capita
$4,321
2022
20/191
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1,069
2022
5/191
Life expectancy
84 years
2025
9/197
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
173/178
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.6
2021
68/193
Age at first childbirth
30.5 years
2025
13/137
Maternal mortality per 100K births
6
2023
166/193
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
2.1
2023
191/192
Obesity rate
14%
2022
138/189
Diabetes prevalence
11.4%
2024
57/195
Air quality index
68
2025
66/197
Tobacco use prevalence
16.4%
2022
98/164
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.81 liters
2020
138/186

Territory

Singapore Rank
% of world land
0.0005%
2025
177/197
Land area per capita
45.9 sq mi
2024
196/197
Agricultural land area
2.55 sq mi
2025
193/194
Forest area
58 sq mi
2025
175/196
Roads length
2,175 mi
2017
139/175

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