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Population in Singapore compared to the United Kingdom: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Singapore was 6,111,175 in 2025 vs 69,487,000 people in the United Kingdom in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Singapore's population is 6,167,445 people compared to 70,071,289 in the United Kingdom.

Population statistics:

  • The United Kingdom's population is 11.4 times bigger than Singapore's.
  • Singapore is ranked the 113th most populous country in the world, while the United Kingdom is the 22nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.92% of the world: 0.07% for Singapore vs 0.84% for the United Kingdom.
  • For the last 10 years, Singapore has had an average growth rate of +1.04% per year vs +0.66% in the United Kingdom.
  • Since 2006, the population of Singapore has increased from 4.4M people to 6.17M (40.1% growth), while the United Kingdom has grown from 60.8M to 70.1M (15.2% growth).

Singapore vs United Kingdom: population by year and forecast

Singapore
Factual

Projection
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Singapore United Kingdom
2100 4,367,779 74,517,005
2099 4,411,412 74,647,273
2098 4,459,213 74,766,073
2097 4,507,770 74,879,923
2096 4,558,553 74,991,940
2095 4,610,080 75,102,041
2094 4,664,700 75,198,597
2093 4,718,168 75,296,704
2092 4,771,068 75,390,038
2091 4,828,101 75,480,137
2090 4,885,895 75,566,962
2089 4,946,502 75,649,353
2088 5,004,664 75,721,067
2087 5,063,944 75,791,990
2086 5,124,380 75,859,854
2085 5,183,406 75,918,647
2084 5,240,616 75,969,065
2083 5,298,156 76,018,614
2082 5,356,138 76,059,464
2081 5,412,770 76,086,593
2080 5,467,479 76,118,679
2079 5,521,442 76,147,352
2078 5,571,799 76,165,841
2077 5,619,705 76,183,437
2076 5,663,197 76,185,828
2075 5,710,629 76,198,349
2074 5,756,364 76,209,676
2073 5,795,230 76,218,781
2072 5,831,071 76,211,187
2071 5,864,860 76,200,495
2070 5,895,880 76,190,801
2069 5,928,650 76,184,140
2068 5,959,740 76,183,288
2067 5,988,217 76,175,881
2066 6,021,266 76,168,987
2065 6,052,854 76,168,193
2064 6,079,559 76,165,129
2063 6,102,106 76,165,534
2062 6,126,791 76,158,910
2061 6,149,980 76,156,587
2060 6,175,566 76,157,104
2059 6,196,576 76,157,593
2058 6,219,117 76,139,384
2057 6,236,905 76,119,478
2056 6,255,191 76,086,799
2055 6,274,008 76,047,952
2054 6,295,405 75,980,524
2053 6,311,683 75,907,047
2052 6,324,118 75,815,200
2051 6,341,435 75,709,173
2050 6,359,963 75,591,218
2049 6,376,972 75,460,140
2048 6,390,246 75,313,837
2047 6,408,209 75,153,802
2046 6,422,503 74,986,563
2045 6,434,477 74,808,886
2044 6,447,538 74,623,687
2043 6,455,584 74,424,133
2042 6,462,372 74,224,922
2041 6,468,000 74,020,934
2040 6,469,582 73,812,680
2039 6,466,204 73,600,788
2038 6,457,329 73,378,310
2037 6,445,649 73,155,497
2036 6,433,599 72,921,995
2035 6,417,210 72,671,687
2034 6,395,064 72,418,766
2033 6,367,864 72,145,065
2032 6,340,911 71,869,259
2031 6,311,853 71,581,519
2030 6,284,466 71,267,237
2029 6,254,860 70,948,992
2028 6,220,267 70,609,246
2027 6,184,266 70,248,858
2026 6,149,680 69,883,746
2025 6,111,175 69,487,000
2024 6,036,860 69,281,000
2023 5,917,648 68,526,000
2022 5,637,022 67,636,000
2021 5,453,566 66,978,000
2020 5,685,807 66,740,000
2019 5,703,569 66,628,000
2018 5,638,676 66,287,000
2017 5,612,253 65,964,000
2016 5,607,283 65,606,000
2015 5,535,002 65,087,000
2014 5,469,724 64,619,000
2013 5,399,162 64,138,000
2012 5,312,437 63,711,000
2011 5,183,688 63,258,810
2010 5,076,732 62,766,365
2009 4,987,573 62,276,270
2008 4,839,396 61,806,995
2007 4,588,599 61,322,463
2006 4,401,365 60,846,820
2005 4,265,762 60,401,206
2004 4,166,664 59,987,905
2003 4,114,826 59,647,577
2002 4,175,950 59,370,479
2001 4,138,012 59,119,673
2000 4,027,887 58,892,514
1999 3,958,723 58,682,466
1998 3,927,213 58,487,141
1997 3,796,038 58,316,954
1996 3,670,704 58,166,950
1995 3,524,506 58,019,030
1994 3,419,048 57,865,745
1993 3,313,471 57,718,614
1992 3,230,698 57,580,402
1991 3,135,083 57,424,897
1990 3,047,132 57,247,586
1989 2,930,901 57,076,711
1988 2,846,108 56,928,327
1987 2,774,789 56,802,050
1986 2,733,373 56,681,396
1985 2,735,957 56,550,268
1984 2,732,221 56,422,072
1983 2,681,061 56,332,848
1982 2,646,466 56,313,641
1981 2,532,835 56,333,829
1980 2,413,945 56,314,216
1979 2,383,500 56,246,951
1978 2,353,600 56,196,504
1977 2,325,300 56,193,492
1976 2,293,300 56,211,968
1975 2,262,600 56,225,800
1974 2,229,800 56,229,974
1973 2,193,000 56,194,527
1972 2,152,400 56,086,065
1971 2,112,900 55,896,223
1970 2,074,507 55,663,250
1969 2,042,500 55,441,750
1968 2,012,000 55,211,700
1967 1,977,600 54,943,600
1966 1,934,400 54,648,500
1965 1,886,900 54,348,050
1964 1,841,600 54,000,000
1963 1,795,000 53,650,000
1962 1,750,200 53,250,000
1961 1,702,400 52,800,000
1960 1,646,400 52,400,000

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Singapore increased by 1,205,918 people (a 27.4% growth), while the United Kingdom gained 4,759,180 people (a 7.82% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Singapore gained 560,162 people (a 9.99% growth), while the United Kingdom's population increased by 4,465,289 people (a 6.81% growth).

Singapore was ranked 117th most populous country in 2006 and is 113th in 2026. The United Kingdom was ranked 21st in 2006 and ranked 22nd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Singapore's population will grow by 3.12% to 6,359,963 people with a rank change from 113th to 117th. The population of the United Kingdom will increase by 7.88% to 75,591,218 people and rank change from 22nd to 26th.

Singapore is projected to reach its peak in 2040 at 6.47M people compared to the peak of 76.2M people in 2073 for the United Kingdom.

Population growth rate by year

Singapore
Factual

Projection
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Singapore United Kingdom
2100 -0.99% -0.17%
2099 -1.07% -0.16%
2098 -1.08% -0.15%
2097 -1.11% -0.15%
2096 -1.12% -0.15%
2095 -1.17% -0.13%
2094 -1.13% -0.13%
2093 -1.11% -0.12%
2092 -1.18% -0.12%
2091 -1.18% -0.11%
2090 -1.23% -0.11%
2089 -1.16% -0.09%
2088 -1.17% -0.09%
2087 -1.18% -0.09%
2086 -1.14% -0.08%
2085 -1.09% -0.07%
2084 -1.09% -0.07%
2083 -1.08% -0.05%
2082 -1.05% -0.04%
2081 -1% -0.04%
2080 -0.98% -0.04%
2079 -0.9% -0.02%
2078 -0.85% -0.02%
2077 -0.77% -0.003%
2076 -0.83% -0.02%
2075 -0.79% -0.01%
2074 -0.67% -0.01%
2073 -0.61% 0.01%
2072 -0.58% 0.01%
2071 -0.53% 0.01%
2070 -0.55% 0.009%
2069 -0.52% 0.001%
2068 -0.48% 0.01%
2067 -0.55% 0.009%
2066 -0.52% 0.001%
2065 -0.44% 0.004%
2064 -0.37% -0%
2063 -0.4% 0.009%
2062 -0.38% 0.003%
2061 -0.41% -0.001%
2060 -0.34% -0.001%
2059 -0.36% 0.02%
2058 -0.29% 0.03%
2057 -0.29% 0.04%
2056 -0.3% 0.05%
2055 -0.34% 0.09%
2054 -0.26% 0.1%
2053 -0.2% 0.12%
2052 -0.27% 0.14%
2051 -0.29% 0.16%
2050 -0.27% 0.17%
2049 -0.21% 0.19%
2048 -0.28% 0.21%
2047 -0.22% 0.22%
2046 -0.19% 0.24%
2045 -0.2% 0.25%
2044 -0.12% 0.27%
2043 -0.11% 0.27%
2042 -0.09% 0.28%
2041 -0.02% 0.28%
2040 0.05% 0.29%
2039 0.14% 0.3%
2038 0.18% 0.3%
2037 0.19% 0.32%
2036 0.26% 0.34%
2035 0.35% 0.35%
2034 0.43% 0.38%
2033 0.43% 0.38%
2032 0.46% 0.4%
2031 0.44% 0.44%
2030 0.47% 0.45%
2029 0.56% 0.48%
2028 0.58% 0.51%
2027 0.56% 0.52%
2026 0.63% 0.57%
2025 1.23% 0.3%
2024 2.01% 1.1%
2023 4.98% 1.32%
2022 3.36% 0.98%
2021 -4.08% 0.36%
2020 -0.31% 0.17%
2019 1.15% 0.51%
2018 0.47% 0.49%
2017 0.09% 0.55%
2016 1.31% 0.8%
2015 1.19% 0.72%
2014 1.31% 0.75%
2013 1.63% 0.67%
2012 2.48% 0.71%
2011 2.11% 0.78%
2010 1.79% 0.79%
2009 3.06% 0.76%
2008 5.47% 0.79%
2007 4.25% 0.78%
2006 3.18% 0.74%
2005 2.38% 0.69%
2004 1.26% 0.57%
2003 -1.46% 0.47%
2002 0.92% 0.42%
2001 2.73% 0.39%
2000 1.75% 0.36%
1999 0.8% 0.33%
1998 3.46% 0.29%
1997 3.41% 0.26%
1996 4.15% 0.25%
1995 3.08% 0.26%
1994 3.19% 0.25%
1993 2.56% 0.24%
1992 3.05% 0.27%
1991 2.89% 0.31%
1990 3.97% 0.3%
1989 2.98% 0.26%
1988 2.57% 0.22%
1987 1.52% 0.21%
1986 -0.09% 0.23%
1985 0.14% 0.23%
1984 1.91% 0.16%
1983 1.31% 0.03%
1982 4.49% -0.04%
1981 4.93% 0.03%
1980 1.28% 0.12%
1979 1.27% 0.09%
1978 1.22% 0.005%
1977 1.4% -0.03%
1976 1.36% -0.02%
1975 1.47% -0.007%
1974 1.68% 0.06%
1973 1.89% 0.19%
1972 1.87% 0.34%
1971 1.85% 0.42%
1970 1.57% 0.4%
1969 1.52% 0.42%
1968 1.74% 0.49%
1967 2.23% 0.54%
1966 2.52% 0.55%
1965 2.46% 0.64%
1964 2.6% 0.65%
1963 2.56% 0.75%
1962 2.81% 0.85%
1961 3.4% 0.76%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/singapore/united-kingdom | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Singapore grew by 1.23%, while the United Kingdom's population grew by 0.3%.

Live population counters

Singapore United Kingdom
Current population
6167445
70071289
Population rank 113/197 22/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.84%
One net population change
7.09 minutes
2.56 minutes
One birth every
11.8 minutes
46 seconds
One death every
14.5 minutes
46.9 seconds
Daily growth/decline +204 +564
Annual growth/decline +74,315 +206,000
Annual growth/decline rate +1.23% +0.3%
Population growth rate rank 83/197 145/197
One migration net change every
31.2 minutes
1.35 minutes
Annual migration change +16,892 +389,911
Net migration rank 36/196 4/196
Foreign-born residents 2,841,665 11,845,479
Foreign-born residents rank 26/195 4/195
Foreign-born share of population 48.7% 17.1%
Foreign-born share rank 9/195 36/195

Natural population change vs migration

Singapore
Natural

Migration
United Kingdom
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Singapore United Kingdom
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 16,892 - 389,911
2024 8,451 20,011 13,233 417,114
2023 7,101 26,996 34,606 445,523
2022 9,019 214,842 39,770 487,029
2021 15,270 -44,030 30,609 462,967
2020 18,763 -145,556 -4,272 144,221
2019 21,674 870 108,338 232,727
2018 21,427 21,820 119,317 259,744
2017 21,888 -8,880 145,121 272,311
2016 25,794 13,737 177,136 324,649
2015 27,121 41,852 175,735 347,839
2014 27,896 40,154 206,781 306,091
2013 25,376 52,176 198,827 237,272
2012 29,750 78,501 248,473 172,088
2011 25,919 89,856 259,361 228,773
2010 24,876 72,571 251,066 274,811
2009 27,930 95,841 230,422 249,639
2008 28,068 176,182 216,325 263,390
2007 26,614 192,292 196,232 309,385
2006 25,968 135,625 176,455 288,923
2005 24,741 92,023 144,963 308,279
2004 24,583 50,487 131,974 276,077
2003 24,689 -30,012 89,471 211,846
2002 29,231 -40,023 65,308 203,577
2001 31,035 45,027 65,032 175,133
2000 37,057 55,218 70,671 153,917
1999 32,857 19,681 64,551 152,653
1998 33,381 51,905 87,730 125,541
1997 37,960 95,241 99,138 59,723
1996 38,542 102,018 98,884 54,964
1995 38,065 91,947 87,028 61,385
1994 39,319 71,170 127,304 45,339
1993 40,425 58,820 103,893 27,403
1992 39,091 54,359 149,709 17,846
1991 39,188 57,821 143,562 27,601
1990 41,136 66,950 154,569 57,132
1989 36,929 68,031 119,861 49,586
1988 42,407 40,976 136,628 13,952
1987 33,020 25,411 136,325 8,266
1986 27,880 -7,858 90,690 41,836
1985 32,010 -31,036 79,170 83,164
1984 31,967 -4,396 84,633 71,107
1983 30,296 11,699 61,966 27,063
1982 33,346 41,568 56,314 -61,152
1981 32,167 85,869 73,234 -83,876
1980 30,657 42,433 95,734 -25,187
1979 28,363 -2,384 61,872 11,255
1978 27,537 436 16,859 3,783
1977 26,508 2,757 0 -21,636
1976 31,189 949 -5,621 -19,135
1975 28,509 4,104 33,735 -40,241
1974 31,664 2,748 67,476 -65,710
1973 36,404 -495 112,389 -33,840
1972 38,098 -1,631 162,650 -1,406
1971 35,708 573 257,123 1,175
1970 35,059 4,024 244,918 -15,254
1969 34,314 6,763 260,577 -60,655
1968 36,216 6,792 292,622 -38,852
1967 40,145 6,006 346,145 -39,659
1966 44,298 3,507 333,356 -27,935
1965 45,474 4,199 364,132 -24,955
1964 47,697 3,043 405,000 -23,885
1963 49,542 2,668 337,995 8,271
1962 48,830 3,714 340,800 76,443
1961 49,880 3,490 311,519 52,295
1960 51,533 2,008 314,400 19,953

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/singapore/united-kingdom | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 55.5% of the population change in Singapore is from natural causes (a gain of 176,508 people) and 44.5% is from migration (a gain of 141,662 people). In the United Kingdom 19.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 839,593 people) and 80.2% is from migration (a gain of 3,394,124 people).

As of 2024, 2,841,665 residents or 48.7% of the population were not native-born in Singapore, compared to 11,845,479 people or 17.1% in the United Kingdom.

Biggest cities by population

Singapore
City Population
Singapore 5.87M
United Kingdom
City Population
London 8.8M
Birmingham 1.14M
Glasgow 626K
Manchester 548K
Leeds 536K
Sheffield 518K
Liverpool 513K
Edinburgh 488K
Bristol 472K
Cardiff 384K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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