Singapore Population (1960-2026) & Projected decline

The current population of Singapore is 6,125,852 people, as of 2026 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 6,036,860 in 2024.

Singapore accounts for 0.07% of the world's population.
Since 2006, population has increased from 4.4M people to 6.13M (39.2% growth in 20 years).
For the last 20 years, Singapore has had an average growth rate of 1.96% per year.
Singapore is projected to reach 6.43M people in 2040.
Singapore is ranked 113/197 by population and was ranked 117th in 2006.

Singapore population and growth rate by year

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Year	Population	Growth rate
2100	4,344,248	-0.99%
2099	4,387,645	-1.07%
2098	4,435,189	-1.08%
2097	4,483,484	-1.11%
2096	4,533,994	-1.12%
2095	4,585,243	-1.17%
2094	4,639,568	-1.13%
2093	4,692,749	-1.11%
2092	4,745,364	-1.18%
2091	4,802,089	-1.18%
2090	4,859,572	-1.23%
2089	4,919,853	-1.16%
2088	4,977,701	-1.17%
2087	5,036,662	-1.18%
2086	5,096,772	-1.14%
2085	5,155,480	-1.09%
2084	5,212,381	-1.09%
2083	5,269,612	-1.08%
2082	5,327,281	-1.05%
2081	5,383,608	-1%
2080	5,438,023	-0.98%
2079	5,491,695	-0.9%
2078	5,541,781	-0.85%
2077	5,589,429	-0.77%
2076	5,632,686	-0.83%
2075	5,679,862	-0.79%
2074	5,725,351	-0.67%
2073	5,764,008	-0.61%
2072	5,799,655	-0.58%
2071	5,833,262	-0.53%
2070	5,864,115	-0.55%
2069	5,896,709	-0.52%
2068	5,927,631	-0.48%
2067	5,955,955	-0.55%
2066	5,988,826	-0.52%
2065	6,020,244	-0.44%
2064	6,046,805	-0.37%
2063	6,069,231	-0.4%
2062	6,093,782	-0.38%
2061	6,116,847	-0.41%
2060	6,142,295	-0.34%
2059	6,163,191	-0.36%
2058	6,185,611	-0.29%
2057	6,203,303	-0.29%
2056	6,221,491	-0.3%
2055	6,240,206	-0.34%
2054	6,261,488	-0.26%
2053	6,277,678	-0.2%
2052	6,290,046	-0.27%
2051	6,307,270	-0.29%
2050	6,325,698	-0.27%
2049	6,342,616	-0.21%
2048	6,355,818	-0.28%
2047	6,373,684	-0.22%
2046	6,387,901	-0.19%
2045	6,399,811	-0.2%
2044	6,412,802	-0.12%
2043	6,420,804	-0.11%
2042	6,427,555	-0.09%
2041	6,433,153	-0.02%
2040	6,434,727	0.05%
2039	6,431,367	0.14%
2038	6,422,540	0.18%
2037	6,410,923	0.19%
2036	6,398,937	0.26%
2035	6,382,637	0.35%
2034	6,360,610	0.43%
2033	6,333,556	0.43%
2032	6,306,749	0.46%
2031	6,277,847	0.44%
2030	6,250,608	0.47%
2029	6,221,161	0.56%
2028	6,186,754	0.58%
2027	6,150,947	0.56%
2026	6,116,548	0.63%
2025	6,078,250	0.69%
2024	6,036,860	2.01%
2023	5,917,648	4.98%
2022	5,637,022	3.36%
2021	5,453,566	-4.08%
2020	5,685,807	-0.31%
2019	5,703,569	1.15%
2018	5,638,676	0.47%
2017	5,612,253	0.09%
2016	5,607,283	1.31%
2015	5,535,002	1.19%
2014	5,469,724	1.31%
2013	5,399,162	1.63%
2012	5,312,437	2.48%
2011	5,183,688	2.11%
2010	5,076,732	1.79%
2009	4,987,573	3.06%
2008	4,839,396	5.47%
2007	4,588,599	4.25%
2006	4,401,365	3.18%
2005	4,265,762	2.38%
2004	4,166,664	1.26%
2003	4,114,826	-1.46%
2002	4,175,950	0.92%
2001	4,138,012	2.73%
2000	4,027,887	1.75%
1999	3,958,723	0.8%
1998	3,927,213	3.46%
1997	3,796,038	3.41%
1996	3,670,704	4.15%
1995	3,524,506	3.08%
1994	3,419,048	3.19%
1993	3,313,471	2.56%
1992	3,230,698	3.05%
1991	3,135,083	2.89%
1990	3,047,132	3.97%
1989	2,930,901	2.98%
1988	2,846,108	2.57%
1987	2,774,789	1.52%
1986	2,733,373	-0.09%
1985	2,735,957	0.14%
1984	2,732,221	1.91%
1983	2,681,061	1.31%
1982	2,646,466	4.49%
1981	2,532,835	4.93%
1980	2,413,945	1.28%
1979	2,383,500	1.27%
1978	2,353,600	1.22%
1977	2,325,300	1.4%
1976	2,293,300	1.36%
1975	2,262,600	1.47%
1974	2,229,800	1.68%
1973	2,193,000	1.89%
1972	2,152,400	1.87%
1971	2,112,900	1.85%
1970	2,074,507	1.57%
1969	2,042,500	1.52%
1968	2,012,000	1.74%
1967	1,977,600	2.23%
1966	1,934,400	2.52%
1965	1,886,900	2.46%
1964	1,841,600	2.6%
1963	1,795,000	2.56%
1962	1,750,200	2.81%
1961	1,702,400	3.4%
1960	1,646,400	-

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Singapore has a population of 6.13M as of 2026, compared to 5.61M in 2016, 4.4M in 2006, and 3.67M in 1996.

Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 0.92% per year. Singapore is ranked 107th out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2046) Singapore will have 6,387,901 people (4.28% growth) with a rank change from 113th to 117th.

By the year 2100, Singapore's population is projected to decline by 29.1% from its current level to 4.34M people.

Natural change and net migration by year

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Year	Population change
Year	Total	Natural	Net migration
2025	-	-	16,892
2024	-	-	20,011
2023	34,097	7,101	26,996
2022	223,861	9,019	214,842
2021	-28,760	15,270	-44,030
2020	-126,793	18,763	-145,556
2019	22,544	21,674	870
2018	43,247	21,427	21,820
2017	13,008	21,888	-8,880
2016	39,531	25,794	13,737
2015	68,973	27,121	41,852
2014	68,050	27,896	40,154
2013	77,552	25,376	52,176
2012	108,251	29,750	78,501
2011	115,775	25,919	89,856
2010	97,447	24,876	72,571
2009	123,771	27,930	95,841
2008	204,250	28,068	176,182
2007	218,906	26,614	192,292
2006	161,593	25,968	135,625
2005	116,764	24,741	92,023
2004	75,070	24,583	50,487
2003	-5,323	24,689	-30,012
2002	-10,792	29,231	-40,023
2001	76,062	31,035	45,027
2000	92,275	37,057	55,218
1999	52,538	32,857	19,681
1998	85,286	33,381	51,905
1997	133,201	37,960	95,241
1996	140,560	38,542	102,018
1995	130,012	38,065	91,947
1994	110,489	39,319	71,170
1993	99,245	40,425	58,820
1992	93,450	39,091	54,359
1991	97,009	39,188	57,821
1990	108,086	41,136	66,950
1989	104,960	36,929	68,031
1988	83,383	42,407	40,976
1987	58,431	33,020	25,411
1986	20,022	27,880	-7,858
1985	974	32,010	-31,036
1984	27,571	31,967	-4,396
1983	41,995	30,296	11,699
1982	74,914	33,346	41,568
1981	118,036	32,167	85,869
1980	73,090	30,657	42,433
1979	25,979	28,363	-2,384
1978	27,973	27,537	436
1977	29,265	26,508	2,757
1976	32,138	31,189	949
1975	32,613	28,509	4,104
1974	34,412	31,664	2,748
1973	35,909	36,404	-495
1972	36,467	38,098	-1,631
1971	36,281	35,708	573
1970	39,083	35,059	4,024
1969	41,077	34,314	6,763
1968	43,008	36,216	6,792
1967	46,151	40,145	6,006
1966	47,805	44,298	3,507
1965	49,673	45,474	4,199
1964	50,740	47,697	3,043
1963	52,210	49,542	2,668
1962	52,544	48,830	3,714
1961	53,370	49,880	3,490
1960	53,541	51,533	2,008

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 54.8% of the population change in Singapore is from natural causes (a gain of 195,953 people) and 45.2% is from migration (a gain of 161,805 people).

As of 2024, 2,841,665 residents or 48.7% of the population were not native-born in Singapore, compared to 2,160,350 and 42.6% in 2010.

Singapore population clock

	Singapore	Rank
Current population	6125852	113/197
Percent of world population	0.07%	113/197
One net population change	4.41 minutes	83/197
One birth every	12 minutes	136/196
One death every	14.3 minutes	121/196
Daily growth/decline	+327	83/197
Annual growth/decline	+119,212	83/197
Annual growth/decline rate	+2.01%	50/197
One migration net change every	31.2 minutes	36/196
Annual migration change	+16,892	36/196
Foreign-born residents	2,841,665	26/195
Foreign-born share of population	48.7%	9/195

Largest cities by population

Singapore
City	Population
Singapore	5.87M
Bukit Merah	152K

Singapore population statistics

	Singapore	World
Life expectancy	84.1 years	73.8 years
Average age	39.3 years	33.8 years
Median age	36.8 years	31.6 years
Male:Female ratio	51.7:48.3	50.3:49.7
Fertility rate	0.97 births per woman	2.2 births per woman
Population density	22,064 ppl/mi²	144 ppl/mi²

More about the demographics of Singapore.

Population map with other countries

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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