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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Singapore was 6,036,860 in 2024 vs 341,784,857 people in the United States in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Singapore's population is 6,125,852 people compared to 344,023,146 in the United States.

Population statistics:

  • The United States' population is 56.2 times bigger than Singapore's.
  • Singapore is ranked the 113th most populous country in the world, while the United States is the 3rd.
  • The countries together account for 4.22% of the world: 0.07% for Singapore vs 4.15% for the United States.
  • For the last 10 years, Singapore has had an average growth rate of +1.04% per year vs +0.65% in the United States.
  • Since 2006, the population of Singapore has increased from 4.4M people to 6.13M (39.2% growth), while the United States has grown from 298M to 344M (15.3% growth).

Singapore vs United States: population by year and forecast

Singapore
Factual

Projection
United States
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Singapore United States
2100 4,344,248 415,429,771
2099 4,387,645 414,829,167
2098 4,435,189 414,231,720
2097 4,483,484 413,576,381
2096 4,533,994 412,927,393
2095 4,585,243 412,225,379
2094 4,639,568 411,498,749
2093 4,692,749 410,785,729
2092 4,745,364 410,051,921
2091 4,802,089 409,320,183
2090 4,859,572 408,613,732
2089 4,919,853 407,885,645
2088 4,977,701 407,129,733
2087 5,036,662 406,421,298
2086 5,096,772 405,715,343
2085 5,155,480 405,059,379
2084 5,212,381 404,343,130
2083 5,269,612 403,612,785
2082 5,327,281 402,871,293
2081 5,383,608 402,054,554
2080 5,438,023 401,319,194
2079 5,491,695 400,554,914
2078 5,541,781 399,737,968
2077 5,589,429 398,906,565
2076 5,632,686 398,035,750
2075 5,679,862 397,109,170
2074 5,725,351 396,226,412
2073 5,764,008 395,307,725
2072 5,799,655 394,393,561
2071 5,833,262 393,415,363
2070 5,864,115 392,469,727
2069 5,896,709 391,479,981
2068 5,927,631 390,517,695
2067 5,955,955 389,543,856
2066 5,988,826 388,597,719
2065 6,020,244 387,685,327
2064 6,046,805 386,805,026
2063 6,069,231 385,911,917
2062 6,093,782 385,032,627
2061 6,116,847 384,170,837
2060 6,142,295 383,361,269
2059 6,163,191 382,542,030
2058 6,185,611 381,704,804
2057 6,203,303 380,907,023
2056 6,221,491 380,159,777
2055 6,240,206 379,430,756
2054 6,261,488 378,682,851
2053 6,277,678 377,878,421
2052 6,290,046 377,073,303
2051 6,307,270 376,229,840
2050 6,325,698 375,373,155
2049 6,342,616 374,493,150
2048 6,355,818 373,590,762
2047 6,373,684 372,626,259
2046 6,387,901 371,644,809
2045 6,399,811 370,602,914
2044 6,412,802 369,518,897
2043 6,420,804 368,375,680
2042 6,427,555 367,158,772
2041 6,433,153 365,937,822
2040 6,434,727 364,671,837
2039 6,431,367 363,367,337
2038 6,422,540 361,997,023
2037 6,410,923 360,606,236
2036 6,398,937 359,193,245
2035 6,382,637 357,750,686
2034 6,360,610 356,266,726
2033 6,333,556 354,775,032
2032 6,306,749 353,259,037
2031 6,277,847 351,721,511
2030 6,250,608 350,155,042
2029 6,221,161 348,564,667
2028 6,186,754 346,906,294
2027 6,150,947 345,257,605
2026 6,116,548 343,565,426
2025 6,078,250 341,784,857
2024 6,036,860 340,110,988
2023 5,917,648 334,914,895
2022 5,637,022 333,271,411
2021 5,453,566 331,893,745
2020 5,685,807 331,526,933
2019 5,703,569 328,329,953
2018 5,638,676 326,838,199
2017 5,612,253 325,122,128
2016 5,607,283 323,071,755
2015 5,535,002 320,738,994
2014 5,469,724 318,386,329
2013 5,399,162 316,059,947
2012 5,312,437 313,877,662
2011 5,183,688 311,583,481
2010 5,076,732 309,327,143
2009 4,987,573 306,771,529
2008 4,839,396 304,093,966
2007 4,588,599 301,231,207
2006 4,401,365 298,379,912
2005 4,265,762 295,516,599
2004 4,166,664 292,805,298
2003 4,114,826 290,107,933
2002 4,175,950 287,625,193
2001 4,138,012 284,968,955
2000 4,027,887 282,162,411
1999 3,958,723 279,294,713
1998 3,927,213 276,115,288
1997 3,796,038 272,911,760
1996 3,670,704 269,667,391
1995 3,524,506 266,557,091
1994 3,419,048 263,435,673
1993 3,313,471 260,255,352
1992 3,230,698 256,894,189
1991 3,135,083 253,492,503
1990 3,047,132 250,131,894
1989 2,930,901 246,819,222
1988 2,846,108 244,499,004
1987 2,774,789 242,288,936
1986 2,733,373 240,132,831
1985 2,735,957 237,923,734
1984 2,732,221 235,824,908
1983 2,681,061 233,792,014
1982 2,646,466 231,664,432
1981 2,532,835 229,465,744
1980 2,413,945 226,542,250
1979 2,383,500 225,055,487
1978 2,353,600 222,584,545
1977 2,325,300 220,239,425
1976 2,293,300 218,035,164
1975 2,262,600 215,973,199
1974 2,229,800 213,853,928
1973 2,193,000 211,908,788
1972 2,152,400 209,896,021
1971 2,112,900 207,660,677
1970 2,074,507 205,052,174
1969 2,042,500 202,676,946
1968 2,012,000 200,706,052
1967 1,977,600 198,712,056
1966 1,934,400 196,560,338
1965 1,886,900 194,302,963
1964 1,841,600 191,888,791
1963 1,795,000 189,241,798
1962 1,750,200 186,537,737
1961 1,702,400 183,691,481
1960 1,646,400 180,671,158

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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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 States gained 24,691,843 people (a 8.28% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Singapore gained 518,569 people (a 9.25% growth), while the United States' population increased by 20,951,391 people (a 6.49% growth).

Singapore was ranked 117th most populous country in 2006 and is 113th in 2026. The United States was ranked 3rd in 2006 and still ranked 3rd 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 the United States will increase by 9.11% to 375,373,155 people and will still be ranked 3rd.

Singapore is projected to reach its peak in 2040 at 6.43M people compared to the peak of 415M people in 2100 for the United States.

Population growth rate by year

Singapore
Factual

Projection
United States
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Singapore United States
2100 -0.99% 0.14%
2099 -1.07% 0.14%
2098 -1.08% 0.16%
2097 -1.11% 0.16%
2096 -1.12% 0.17%
2095 -1.17% 0.18%
2094 -1.13% 0.17%
2093 -1.11% 0.18%
2092 -1.18% 0.18%
2091 -1.18% 0.17%
2090 -1.23% 0.18%
2089 -1.16% 0.19%
2088 -1.17% 0.17%
2087 -1.18% 0.17%
2086 -1.14% 0.16%
2085 -1.09% 0.18%
2084 -1.09% 0.18%
2083 -1.08% 0.18%
2082 -1.05% 0.2%
2081 -1% 0.18%
2080 -0.98% 0.19%
2079 -0.9% 0.2%
2078 -0.85% 0.21%
2077 -0.77% 0.22%
2076 -0.83% 0.23%
2075 -0.79% 0.22%
2074 -0.67% 0.23%
2073 -0.61% 0.23%
2072 -0.58% 0.25%
2071 -0.53% 0.24%
2070 -0.55% 0.25%
2069 -0.52% 0.25%
2068 -0.48% 0.25%
2067 -0.55% 0.24%
2066 -0.52% 0.24%
2065 -0.44% 0.23%
2064 -0.37% 0.23%
2063 -0.4% 0.23%
2062 -0.38% 0.22%
2061 -0.41% 0.21%
2060 -0.34% 0.21%
2059 -0.36% 0.22%
2058 -0.29% 0.21%
2057 -0.29% 0.2%
2056 -0.3% 0.19%
2055 -0.34% 0.2%
2054 -0.26% 0.21%
2053 -0.2% 0.21%
2052 -0.27% 0.22%
2051 -0.29% 0.23%
2050 -0.27% 0.23%
2049 -0.21% 0.24%
2048 -0.28% 0.26%
2047 -0.22% 0.26%
2046 -0.19% 0.28%
2045 -0.2% 0.29%
2044 -0.12% 0.31%
2043 -0.11% 0.33%
2042 -0.09% 0.33%
2041 -0.02% 0.35%
2040 0.05% 0.36%
2039 0.14% 0.38%
2038 0.18% 0.39%
2037 0.19% 0.39%
2036 0.26% 0.4%
2035 0.35% 0.42%
2034 0.43% 0.42%
2033 0.43% 0.43%
2032 0.46% 0.44%
2031 0.44% 0.45%
2030 0.47% 0.46%
2029 0.56% 0.48%
2028 0.58% 0.48%
2027 0.56% 0.49%
2026 0.63% 0.52%
2025 0.69% 0.49%
2024 2.01% 1.55%
2023 4.98% 0.49%
2022 3.36% 0.42%
2021 -4.08% 0.11%
2020 -0.31% 0.97%
2019 1.15% 0.46%
2018 0.47% 0.53%
2017 0.09% 0.63%
2016 1.31% 0.73%
2015 1.19% 0.74%
2014 1.31% 0.74%
2013 1.63% 0.7%
2012 2.48% 0.74%
2011 2.11% 0.73%
2010 1.79% 0.83%
2009 3.06% 0.88%
2008 5.47% 0.95%
2007 4.25% 0.96%
2006 3.18% 0.97%
2005 2.38% 0.93%
2004 1.26% 0.93%
2003 -1.46% 0.86%
2002 0.92% 0.93%
2001 2.73% 0.99%
2000 1.75% 1.03%
1999 0.8% 1.15%
1998 3.46% 1.17%
1997 3.41% 1.2%
1996 4.15% 1.17%
1995 3.08% 1.18%
1994 3.19% 1.22%
1993 2.56% 1.31%
1992 3.05% 1.34%
1991 2.89% 1.34%
1990 3.97% 1.34%
1989 2.98% 0.95%
1988 2.57% 0.91%
1987 1.52% 0.9%
1986 -0.09% 0.93%
1985 0.14% 0.89%
1984 1.91% 0.87%
1983 1.31% 0.92%
1982 4.49% 0.96%
1981 4.93% 1.29%
1980 1.28% 0.66%
1979 1.27% 1.11%
1978 1.22% 1.06%
1977 1.4% 1.01%
1976 1.36% 0.95%
1975 1.47% 0.99%
1974 1.68% 0.92%
1973 1.89% 0.96%
1972 1.87% 1.08%
1971 1.85% 1.27%
1970 1.57% 1.17%
1969 1.52% 0.98%
1968 1.74% 1%
1967 2.23% 1.09%
1966 2.52% 1.16%
1965 2.46% 1.26%
1964 2.6% 1.4%
1963 2.56% 1.45%
1962 2.81% 1.55%
1961 3.4% 1.67%
1960 - 1.6%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2025, the population of Singapore grew by 2.01%, while the United States' population grew by 0.49%.

Live population counters

Singapore United States
Current population
6125852
344023146
Population rank 113/197 3/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 4.15%
One net population change
4.41 minutes
18.9 seconds
One birth every
12 minutes
8.8 seconds
One death every
14.3 minutes
10.2 seconds
Daily growth/decline +327 +4,586
Annual growth/decline +119,212 +1,673,869
Annual growth/decline rate +2.01% +0.49%
Population growth rate rank 50/197 134/197
One migration net change every
31.2 minutes
25.7 seconds
Annual migration change +16,892 +1,230,663
Net migration rank 36/196 2/196
Foreign-born residents 2,841,665 52,375,047
Foreign-born residents rank 26/195 1/195
Foreign-born share of population 48.7% 15.2%
Foreign-born share rank 9/195 41/195

Natural population change vs migration

Singapore
Natural

Migration
United States
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Singapore United States
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 16,892 - 1,230,663
2024 - 20,011 - 1,286,132
2023 7,101 26,996 502,372 1,322,668
2022 9,019 214,842 399,926 1,319,009
2021 15,270 -44,030 199,137 674,787
2020 18,763 -145,556 208,862 329,769
2019 21,674 870 887,476 1,774,500
2018 21,427 21,820 955,022 1,764,961
2017 21,888 -8,880 1,028,037 1,864,738
2016 25,794 13,737 1,197,627 1,889,129
2015 27,121 41,852 1,270,126 1,722,127
2014 27,896 40,154 1,357,281 1,672,598
2013 25,376 52,176 1,322,711 1,663,885
2012 29,750 78,501 1,411,822 1,632,007
2011 25,919 89,856 1,441,697 1,624,033
2010 24,876 72,571 1,548,182 1,594,453
2009 27,930 95,841 1,717,920 1,387,306
2008 28,068 176,182 1,794,154 1,416,841
2007 26,614 192,292 1,897,757 1,371,353
2006 25,968 135,625 1,849,955 1,347,750
2005 24,741 92,023 1,684,445 1,369,224
2004 24,583 50,487 1,698,271 1,313,467
2003 24,689 -30,012 1,653,615 1,331,376
2002 29,231 -40,023 1,581,938 1,336,518
2001 31,035 45,027 1,595,826 1,312,455
2000 37,057 55,218 1,664,758 1,248,392
1999 32,857 19,681 1,564,050 1,156,311
1998 33,381 51,905 1,573,857 1,225,134
1997 37,960 95,241 1,501,014 1,116,922
1996 38,542 102,018 1,510,137 1,141,648
1995 38,065 91,947 1,546,031 1,173,016
1994 39,319 71,170 1,633,302 1,179,309
1993 40,425 58,820 1,717,685 1,228,478
1992 39,091 54,359 1,875,328 1,304,880
1991 39,188 57,821 1,926,543 1,202,426
1990 41,136 66,950 2,026,068 1,084,720
1989 36,929 68,031 1,875,826 400,998
1988 42,407 40,976 1,735,943 460,778
1987 33,020 25,411 1,720,252 480,815
1986 27,880 -7,858 1,656,917 493,082
1985 32,010 -31,036 1,689,258 598,777
1984 31,967 -4,396 1,627,192 622,793
1983 30,296 11,699 1,636,544 662,840
1982 33,346 41,568 1,714,317 600,149
1981 32,167 85,869 1,652,153 583,070
1980 30,657 42,433 1,608,450 595,916
1979 28,363 -2,384 1,597,894 503,559
1978 27,537 436 1,402,283 556,521
1977 26,508 2,757 1,431,556 577,060
1976 31,189 949 1,264,604 635,590
1975 28,509 4,104 1,252,644 655,078
1974 31,664 2,748 1,218,968 706,978
1973 36,404 -495 1,165,499 783,163
1972 38,098 -1,631 1,301,355 833,543
1971 35,708 573 1,640,519 833,549
1970 35,059 4,024 1,824,965 744,902
1969 34,314 6,763 1,702,487 523,740
1968 36,216 6,792 1,565,507 594,514
1967 40,145 6,006 1,669,181 585,410
1966 44,298 3,507 1,749,387 637,692
1965 45,474 4,199 1,943,030 644,902
1964 47,697 3,043 2,245,099 618,635
1963 49,542 2,668 2,289,826 639,495
1962 48,830 3,714 2,406,337 625,617
1961 49,880 3,490 2,571,681 580,333
1960 51,533 2,008 2,565,530 422,708

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-02-08).

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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). In the United States 35.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 8,005,866 people) and 64.2% is from migration (a gain of 14,334,286 people).

As of 2024, 2,841,665 residents or 48.7% of the population were not native-born in Singapore, compared to 52,375,047 people or 15.2% in the United States.

Biggest cities by population

Singapore
City Population
Singapore 5.87M
Bukit Merah 152K
United States
City Population
New York 8.8M
Los Angeles 3.9M
Chicago 2.75M
Houston 2.3M
Phoenix 1.61M
Philadelphia 1.6M
San Antonio 1.43M
San Diego 1.39M
Dallas 1.3M
San Jose 1.01M

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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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