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Population in Singapore compared to Spain: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Singapore was 6,036,860 in 2024 vs 48,848,840 people in Spain in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Singapore's population is 6,125,852 people compared to 48,806,901 in Spain.

Population statistics:

  • Spain's population is 7.97 times bigger than Singapore's.
  • Singapore is ranked the 113th most populous country in the world, while Spain is the 32nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.66% of the world: 0.07% for Singapore vs 0.59% for Spain.
  • For the last 10 years, Singapore has had an average growth rate of +1.04% per year vs +0.43% in Spain.
  • Since 2006, the population of Singapore has increased from 4.4M people to 6.13M (39.2% growth), while Spain has grown from 44.4M to 48.8M (9.93% growth).

Singapore vs Spain: population by year and forecast

Singapore
Factual

Projection
Spain
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Singapore Spain
2100 4,344,248 33,862,981
2099 4,387,645 34,039,965
2098 4,435,189 34,215,187
2097 4,483,484 34,387,116
2096 4,533,994 34,552,002
2095 4,585,243 34,719,411
2094 4,639,568 34,882,039
2093 4,692,749 35,044,043
2092 4,745,364 35,204,657
2091 4,802,089 35,366,895
2090 4,859,572 35,535,838
2089 4,919,853 35,707,942
2088 4,977,701 35,877,681
2087 5,036,662 36,043,209
2086 5,096,772 36,210,710
2085 5,155,480 36,386,207
2084 5,212,381 36,564,622
2083 5,269,612 36,749,680
2082 5,327,281 36,936,644
2081 5,383,608 37,133,976
2080 5,438,023 37,337,517
2079 5,491,695 37,551,557
2078 5,541,781 37,771,135
2077 5,589,429 38,002,963
2076 5,632,686 38,249,247
2075 5,679,862 38,506,040
2074 5,725,351 38,777,715
2073 5,764,008 39,056,249
2072 5,799,655 39,348,447
2071 5,833,262 39,642,346
2070 5,864,115 39,949,413
2069 5,896,709 40,256,590
2068 5,927,631 40,575,543
2067 5,955,955 40,893,798
2066 5,988,826 41,218,263
2065 6,020,244 41,543,254
2064 6,046,805 41,878,338
2063 6,069,231 42,208,320
2062 6,093,782 42,542,893
2061 6,116,847 42,874,096
2060 6,142,295 43,191,452
2059 6,163,191 43,506,737
2058 6,185,611 43,809,907
2057 6,203,303 44,112,668
2056 6,221,491 44,415,689
2055 6,240,206 44,691,749
2054 6,261,488 44,958,971
2053 6,277,678 45,223,225
2052 6,290,046 45,470,541
2051 6,307,270 45,695,307
2050 6,325,698 45,911,520
2049 6,342,616 46,127,777
2048 6,355,818 46,322,244
2047 6,373,684 46,510,152
2046 6,387,901 46,687,914
2045 6,399,811 46,858,778
2044 6,412,802 47,016,278
2043 6,420,804 47,158,325
2042 6,427,555 47,301,091
2041 6,433,153 47,434,593
2040 6,434,727 47,563,236
2039 6,431,367 47,685,343
2038 6,422,540 47,798,797
2037 6,410,923 47,910,899
2036 6,398,937 48,020,350
2035 6,382,637 48,124,430
2034 6,360,610 48,220,051
2033 6,333,556 48,311,842
2032 6,306,749 48,402,470
2031 6,277,847 48,495,278
2030 6,250,608 48,579,920
2029 6,221,161 48,648,699
2028 6,186,754 48,707,969
2027 6,150,947 48,758,200
2026 6,116,548 48,806,901
2025 6,078,250 48,838,057
2024 6,036,860 48,848,840
2023 5,917,648 48,352,528
2022 5,637,022 47,786,102
2021 5,453,566 47,443,821
2020 5,685,807 47,359,424
2019 5,703,569 47,118,501
2018 5,638,676 46,782,011
2017 5,612,253 46,571,232
2016 5,607,283 46,458,139
2015 5,535,002 46,422,303
2014 5,469,724 46,460,733
2013 5,399,162 46,604,197
2012 5,312,437 46,773,055
2011 5,183,688 46,742,697
2010 5,076,732 46,576,897
2009 4,987,573 46,362,946
2008 4,839,396 45,954,106
2007 4,588,599 45,226,803
2006 4,401,365 44,397,319
2005 4,265,762 43,653,155
2004 4,166,664 42,921,895
2003 4,114,826 42,187,645
2002 4,175,950 41,431,558
2001 4,138,012 40,850,412
2000 4,027,887 40,567,864
1999 3,958,723 40,386,875
1998 3,927,213 40,223,509
1997 3,796,038 40,057,389
1996 3,670,704 39,889,852
1995 3,524,506 39,724,050
1994 3,419,048 39,549,108
1993 3,313,471 39,361,262
1992 3,230,698 39,157,685
1991 3,135,083 38,966,376
1990 3,047,132 38,867,322
1989 2,930,901 38,827,764
1988 2,846,108 38,766,939
1987 2,774,789 38,684,815
1986 2,733,373 38,584,624
1985 2,735,957 38,469,512
1984 2,732,221 38,330,364
1983 2,681,061 38,171,525
1982 2,646,466 37,986,012
1981 2,532,835 37,758,631
1980 2,413,945 37,491,165
1979 2,383,500 37,191,330
1978 2,353,600 36,864,898
1977 2,325,300 36,511,638
1976 2,293,300 36,137,812
1975 2,262,600 35,757,900
1974 2,229,800 35,373,335
1973 2,193,000 34,988,947
1972 2,152,400 34,604,469
1971 2,112,900 34,224,490
1970 2,074,507 33,814,531
1969 2,042,500 33,441,054
1968 2,012,000 33,113,134
1967 1,977,600 32,682,947
1966 1,934,400 32,283,194
1965 1,886,900 31,954,292
1964 1,841,600 31,609,195
1963 1,795,000 31,296,651
1962 1,750,200 31,023,366
1961 1,702,400 30,739,250
1960 1,646,400 30,455,000

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

GeoRank.org/population/singapore/spain | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Singapore increased by 1,205,918 people (a 27.4% growth), while Spain gained 2,060,820 people (a 4.64% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Singapore gained 518,569 people (a 9.25% growth), while Spain's population increased by 2,348,762 people (a 5.06% growth).

Singapore was ranked 117th most populous country in 2006 and is 113th in 2026. Spain was ranked 28th in 2006 and ranked 32nd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Singapore's population will grow by 3.26% to 6,325,698 people with a rank change from 113th to 118th. The population of Spain will decrease by 5.93% to 45,911,520 people and rank change from 32nd to 47th.

Singapore is projected to reach its peak in 2040 at 6.43M people, while Spain's population already peaked in 2024 at 48.8M people and is projected to decrease to 33.9M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Singapore
Factual

Projection
Spain
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Singapore Spain
2100 -0.99% -0.52%
2099 -1.07% -0.51%
2098 -1.08% -0.5%
2097 -1.11% -0.48%
2096 -1.12% -0.48%
2095 -1.17% -0.47%
2094 -1.13% -0.46%
2093 -1.11% -0.46%
2092 -1.18% -0.46%
2091 -1.18% -0.48%
2090 -1.23% -0.48%
2089 -1.16% -0.47%
2088 -1.17% -0.46%
2087 -1.18% -0.46%
2086 -1.14% -0.48%
2085 -1.09% -0.49%
2084 -1.09% -0.5%
2083 -1.08% -0.51%
2082 -1.05% -0.53%
2081 -1% -0.55%
2080 -0.98% -0.57%
2079 -0.9% -0.58%
2078 -0.85% -0.61%
2077 -0.77% -0.64%
2076 -0.83% -0.67%
2075 -0.79% -0.7%
2074 -0.67% -0.71%
2073 -0.61% -0.74%
2072 -0.58% -0.74%
2071 -0.53% -0.77%
2070 -0.55% -0.76%
2069 -0.52% -0.79%
2068 -0.48% -0.78%
2067 -0.55% -0.79%
2066 -0.52% -0.78%
2065 -0.44% -0.8%
2064 -0.37% -0.78%
2063 -0.4% -0.79%
2062 -0.38% -0.77%
2061 -0.41% -0.73%
2060 -0.34% -0.72%
2059 -0.36% -0.69%
2058 -0.29% -0.69%
2057 -0.29% -0.68%
2056 -0.3% -0.62%
2055 -0.34% -0.59%
2054 -0.26% -0.58%
2053 -0.2% -0.54%
2052 -0.27% -0.49%
2051 -0.29% -0.47%
2050 -0.27% -0.47%
2049 -0.21% -0.42%
2048 -0.28% -0.4%
2047 -0.22% -0.38%
2046 -0.19% -0.36%
2045 -0.2% -0.33%
2044 -0.12% -0.3%
2043 -0.11% -0.3%
2042 -0.09% -0.28%
2041 -0.02% -0.27%
2040 0.05% -0.26%
2039 0.14% -0.24%
2038 0.18% -0.23%
2037 0.19% -0.23%
2036 0.26% -0.22%
2035 0.35% -0.2%
2034 0.43% -0.19%
2033 0.43% -0.19%
2032 0.46% -0.19%
2031 0.44% -0.17%
2030 0.47% -0.14%
2029 0.56% -0.12%
2028 0.58% -0.1%
2027 0.56% -0.1%
2026 0.63% -0.06%
2025 0.69% -0.02%
2024 2.01% 1.03%
2023 4.98% 1.19%
2022 3.36% 0.72%
2021 -4.08% 0.18%
2020 -0.31% 0.51%
2019 1.15% 0.72%
2018 0.47% 0.45%
2017 0.09% 0.24%
2016 1.31% 0.08%
2015 1.19% -0.08%
2014 1.31% -0.31%
2013 1.63% -0.36%
2012 2.48% 0.06%
2011 2.11% 0.36%
2010 1.79% 0.46%
2009 3.06% 0.89%
2008 5.47% 1.61%
2007 4.25% 1.87%
2006 3.18% 1.7%
2005 2.38% 1.7%
2004 1.26% 1.74%
2003 -1.46% 1.82%
2002 0.92% 1.42%
2001 2.73% 0.7%
2000 1.75% 0.45%
1999 0.8% 0.41%
1998 3.46% 0.41%
1997 3.41% 0.42%
1996 4.15% 0.42%
1995 3.08% 0.44%
1994 3.19% 0.48%
1993 2.56% 0.52%
1992 3.05% 0.49%
1991 2.89% 0.25%
1990 3.97% 0.1%
1989 2.98% 0.16%
1988 2.57% 0.21%
1987 1.52% 0.26%
1986 -0.09% 0.3%
1985 0.14% 0.36%
1984 1.91% 0.42%
1983 1.31% 0.49%
1982 4.49% 0.6%
1981 4.93% 0.71%
1980 1.28% 0.81%
1979 1.27% 0.89%
1978 1.22% 0.97%
1977 1.4% 1.03%
1976 1.36% 1.06%
1975 1.47% 1.09%
1974 1.68% 1.1%
1973 1.89% 1.11%
1972 1.87% 1.11%
1971 1.85% 1.21%
1970 1.57% 1.12%
1969 1.52% 0.99%
1968 1.74% 1.32%
1967 2.23% 1.24%
1966 2.52% 1.03%
1965 2.46% 1.09%
1964 2.6% 1%
1963 2.56% 0.88%
1962 2.81% 0.92%
1961 3.4% 0.93%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/singapore/spain | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Singapore grew by 2.01%, while Spain's population grew by 1.03%.

Live population counters

Singapore Spain
Current population
6125852
48806901
Population rank 113/197 32/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.59%
One net population change
4.41 minutes
1.06 minutes
One birth every
12 minutes
1.62 minutes
One death every
14.3 minutes
1.21 minutes
Daily growth/decline +327 +1,360
Annual growth/decline +119,212 +496,312
Annual growth/decline rate +2.01% +1.03%
Population growth rate rank 50/197 100/197
One migration net change every
31.2 minutes
5.45 minutes
Annual migration change +16,892 +96,630
Net migration rank 36/196 17/196
Foreign-born residents 2,841,665 8,870,527
Foreign-born residents rank 26/195 6/195
Foreign-born share of population 48.7% 18.5%
Foreign-born share rank 9/195 32/195

Natural population change vs migration

Singapore
Natural

Migration
Spain
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Singapore Spain
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 16,892 - 96,630
2024 - 20,011 - 111,674
2023 7,101 26,996 -111,211 119,099
2022 9,019 214,842 -133,801 299,779
2021 15,270 -44,030 -113,865 144,385
2020 18,763 -145,556 -151,551 236,854
2019 21,674 870 -56,542 464,783
2018 21,427 21,820 -56,139 337,467
2017 21,888 -8,880 -32,600 201,135
2016 25,794 13,737 0 106,474
2015 27,121 41,852 -4,642 -1,979
2014 27,896 40,154 32,522 -97,870
2013 25,376 52,176 37,284 -250,741
2012 29,750 78,501 51,450 -153,486
2011 25,919 89,856 84,137 60,761
2010 24,876 72,571 102,469 69,406
2009 27,930 95,841 106,635 129,557
2008 28,068 176,182 133,267 434,135
2007 26,614 192,292 108,545 772,317
2006 25,968 135,625 110,994 659,720
2005 24,741 92,023 78,576 629,803
2004 24,583 50,487 85,844 661,158
2003 24,689 -30,012 54,844 658,428
2002 29,231 -40,023 53,861 737,880
2001 31,035 45,027 44,936 181,307
2000 37,057 55,218 36,512 176,269
1999 32,857 19,681 8,077 178,559
1998 33,381 51,905 4,022 182,926
1997 37,960 95,241 20,028 165,345
1996 38,542 102,018 11,967 162,704
1995 38,065 91,947 15,889 162,434
1994 39,319 71,170 31,639 160,407
1993 40,425 58,820 47,234 160,907
1992 39,091 54,359 62,652 177,544
1991 39,188 57,821 58,450 122,841
1990 41,136 66,950 66,075 -30,684
1989 36,929 68,031 81,538 -25,892
1988 42,407 40,976 100,794 -17,663
1987 33,020 25,411 116,054 -12,681
1986 27,880 -7,858 131,188 -13,540
1985 32,010 -31,036 146,184 -589
1984 31,967 -4,396 172,487 2,754
1983 30,296 11,699 183,223 1,241
1982 33,346 41,568 231,714 -7,384
1981 32,167 85,869 237,879 2,563
1980 30,657 42,433 281,184 20,166
1979 28,363 -2,384 312,407 -5,929
1978 27,537 436 339,157 -2,504
1977 26,508 2,757 361,465 -1,332
1976 31,189 949 375,834 2,804
1975 28,509 4,104 371,882 -218
1974 31,664 2,748 396,182 105,838
1973 36,404 -495 374,381 8,624
1972 38,098 -1,631 391,030 7,935
1971 35,708 573 369,625 7,363
1970 35,059 4,024 378,723 -60,580
1969 34,314 6,763 367,851 -49,956
1968 36,216 6,792 387,423 -46,088
1967 40,145 6,006 402,001 -42,344
1966 44,298 3,507 397,084 -41,467
1965 45,474 4,199 405,819 -42,476
1964 47,697 3,043 429,885 -41,461
1963 49,542 2,668 394,338 -44,446
1962 48,830 3,714 384,690 -45,211
1961 49,880 3,490 396,537 -46,517
1960 51,533 2,008 398,960 -154,869

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

GeoRank.org/population/singapore/spain | CC BY

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). In Spain 25.8% is from natural causes (a loss of 627,829 people) and 74.2% is from migration (a gain of 1,810,127 people).

As of 2024, 2,841,665 residents or 48.7% of the population were not native-born in Singapore, compared to 8,870,527 people or 18.5% in Spain.

Biggest cities by population

Singapore
City Population
Singapore 5.87M
Bukit Merah 152K
Spain
City Population
Madrid 3.51M
Barcelona 1.73M
Tenerife 955K
Valencia 841K
Zaragoza 693K
Seville 689K
Malaga 599K
Palma de Mallorca 435K
Las Palmas 382K
Alicante 366K

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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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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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