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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Singapore was 6,036,860 in 2024 vs 327,777 people in Vanuatu in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Singapore's population is 6,125,852 people compared to 344,750 in Vanuatu.

Population statistics:

  • Singapore's population is 17.8 times bigger than Vanuatu's.
  • Singapore is ranked the 113th most populous country in the world, while Vanuatu is the 174th.
  • The countries together account for 0.08% of the world: 0.07% for Singapore vs 0.004% for Vanuatu.
  • For the last 10 years, Singapore has had an average growth rate of +1.04% per year vs +2.33% in Vanuatu.
  • Since 2006, the population of Singapore has increased from 4.4M people to 6.13M (39.2% growth), while Vanuatu has grown from 216K to 345K (59.7% growth).

Singapore vs Vanuatu: population by year and forecast

Singapore
Factual

Projection
Vanuatu
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Singapore Vanuatu
2100 4,344,248 883,219
2099 4,387,645 878,572
2098 4,435,189 873,798
2097 4,483,484 868,872
2096 4,533,994 863,899
2095 4,585,243 858,713
2094 4,639,568 853,379
2093 4,692,749 847,908
2092 4,745,364 842,392
2091 4,802,089 836,807
2090 4,859,572 831,106
2089 4,919,853 825,333
2088 4,977,701 819,413
2087 5,036,662 813,386
2086 5,096,772 807,304
2085 5,155,480 801,030
2084 5,212,381 794,642
2083 5,269,612 788,195
2082 5,327,281 781,693
2081 5,383,608 775,091
2080 5,438,023 768,410
2079 5,491,695 761,593
2078 5,541,781 754,638
2077 5,589,429 747,679
2076 5,632,686 740,583
2075 5,679,862 733,404
2074 5,725,351 726,144
2073 5,764,008 718,748
2072 5,799,655 711,260
2071 5,833,262 703,705
2070 5,864,115 696,123
2069 5,896,709 688,506
2068 5,927,631 680,826
2067 5,955,955 673,074
2066 5,988,826 665,248
2065 6,020,244 657,389
2064 6,046,805 649,466
2063 6,069,231 641,532
2062 6,093,782 633,599
2061 6,116,847 625,729
2060 6,142,295 617,794
2059 6,163,191 609,801
2058 6,185,611 601,770
2057 6,203,303 593,715
2056 6,221,491 585,658
2055 6,240,206 577,507
2054 6,261,488 569,335
2053 6,277,678 561,113
2052 6,290,046 552,889
2051 6,307,270 544,646
2050 6,325,698 536,304
2049 6,342,616 527,975
2048 6,355,818 519,610
2047 6,373,684 511,256
2046 6,387,901 502,817
2045 6,399,811 494,393
2044 6,412,802 485,933
2043 6,420,804 477,540
2042 6,427,555 469,142
2041 6,433,153 460,812
2040 6,434,727 452,499
2039 6,431,367 444,231
2038 6,422,540 435,987
2037 6,410,923 427,825
2036 6,398,937 419,744
2035 6,382,637 411,746
2034 6,360,610 403,811
2033 6,333,556 395,944
2032 6,306,749 388,203
2031 6,277,847 380,500
2030 6,250,608 372,841
2029 6,221,161 365,246
2028 6,186,754 357,704
2027 6,150,947 350,204
2026 6,116,548 342,728
2025 6,078,250 335,246
2024 6,036,860 327,777
2023 5,917,648 320,409
2022 5,637,022 313,046
2021 5,453,566 305,868
2020 5,685,807 298,858
2019 5,703,569 291,985
2018 5,638,676 285,259
2017 5,612,253 278,507
2016 5,607,283 272,087
2015 5,535,002 266,101
2014 5,469,724 260,240
2013 5,399,162 254,482
2012 5,312,437 248,883
2011 5,183,688 243,474
2010 5,076,732 238,248
2009 4,987,573 232,731
2008 4,839,396 226,896
2007 4,588,599 221,276
2006 4,401,365 215,923
2005 4,265,762 210,760
2004 4,166,664 205,711
2003 4,114,826 200,746
2002 4,175,950 195,863
2001 4,138,012 191,031
2000 4,027,887 186,281
1999 3,958,723 182,048
1998 3,927,213 178,313
1997 3,796,038 174,626
1996 3,670,704 170,911
1995 3,524,506 167,137
1994 3,419,048 163,314
1993 3,313,471 159,463
1992 3,230,698 155,608
1991 3,135,083 151,793
1990 3,047,132 148,063
1989 2,930,901 144,393
1988 2,846,108 140,756
1987 2,774,789 137,187
1986 2,733,373 133,720
1985 2,735,957 130,356
1984 2,732,221 127,109
1983 2,681,061 123,998
1982 2,646,466 121,035
1981 2,532,835 118,249
1980 2,413,945 115,660
1979 2,383,500 113,040
1978 2,353,600 109,963
1977 2,325,300 106,618
1976 2,293,300 103,388
1975 2,262,600 100,269
1974 2,229,800 97,260
1973 2,193,000 94,362
1972 2,152,400 91,562
1971 2,112,900 88,862
1970 2,074,507 86,266
1969 2,042,500 83,755
1968 2,012,000 81,314
1967 1,977,600 78,921
1966 1,934,400 76,590
1965 1,886,900 74,358
1964 1,841,600 72,219
1963 1,795,000 70,159
1962 1,750,200 68,174
1961 1,702,400 66,264
1960 1,646,400 64,431

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/vanuatu | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Singapore increased by 1,205,918 people (a 27.4% growth), while Vanuatu gained 56,164 people (a 26% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Singapore gained 518,569 people (a 9.25% growth), while Vanuatu's population increased by 72,663 people (a 26.7% growth).

Singapore was ranked 117th most populous country in 2006 and is 113th in 2026. Vanuatu was ranked 175th in 2006 and ranked 174th 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 Vanuatu will increase by 55.6% to 536,304 people and rank change from 174th to 169th.

Singapore is projected to reach its peak in 2040 at 6.43M people compared to the peak of 883K people in 2100 for Vanuatu.

Population growth rate by year

Singapore
Factual

Projection
Vanuatu
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Singapore Vanuatu
2100 -0.99% 0.53%
2099 -1.07% 0.55%
2098 -1.08% 0.57%
2097 -1.11% 0.58%
2096 -1.12% 0.6%
2095 -1.17% 0.63%
2094 -1.13% 0.65%
2093 -1.11% 0.65%
2092 -1.18% 0.67%
2091 -1.18% 0.69%
2090 -1.23% 0.7%
2089 -1.16% 0.72%
2088 -1.17% 0.74%
2087 -1.18% 0.75%
2086 -1.14% 0.78%
2085 -1.09% 0.8%
2084 -1.09% 0.82%
2083 -1.08% 0.83%
2082 -1.05% 0.85%
2081 -1% 0.87%
2080 -0.98% 0.9%
2079 -0.9% 0.92%
2078 -0.85% 0.93%
2077 -0.77% 0.96%
2076 -0.83% 0.98%
2075 -0.79% 1%
2074 -0.67% 1.03%
2073 -0.61% 1.05%
2072 -0.58% 1.07%
2071 -0.53% 1.09%
2070 -0.55% 1.11%
2069 -0.52% 1.13%
2068 -0.48% 1.15%
2067 -0.55% 1.18%
2066 -0.52% 1.2%
2065 -0.44% 1.22%
2064 -0.37% 1.24%
2063 -0.4% 1.25%
2062 -0.38% 1.26%
2061 -0.41% 1.28%
2060 -0.34% 1.31%
2059 -0.36% 1.33%
2058 -0.29% 1.36%
2057 -0.29% 1.38%
2056 -0.3% 1.41%
2055 -0.34% 1.44%
2054 -0.26% 1.47%
2053 -0.2% 1.49%
2052 -0.27% 1.51%
2051 -0.29% 1.56%
2050 -0.27% 1.58%
2049 -0.21% 1.61%
2048 -0.28% 1.63%
2047 -0.22% 1.68%
2046 -0.19% 1.7%
2045 -0.2% 1.74%
2044 -0.12% 1.76%
2043 -0.11% 1.79%
2042 -0.09% 1.81%
2041 -0.02% 1.84%
2040 0.05% 1.86%
2039 0.14% 1.89%
2038 0.18% 1.91%
2037 0.19% 1.93%
2036 0.26% 1.94%
2035 0.35% 1.97%
2034 0.43% 1.99%
2033 0.43% 1.99%
2032 0.46% 2.02%
2031 0.44% 2.05%
2030 0.47% 2.08%
2029 0.56% 2.11%
2028 0.58% 2.14%
2027 0.56% 2.18%
2026 0.63% 2.23%
2025 0.69% 2.28%
2024 2.01% 2.3%
2023 4.98% 2.35%
2022 3.36% 2.35%
2021 -4.08% 2.35%
2020 -0.31% 2.35%
2019 1.15% 2.36%
2018 0.47% 2.42%
2017 0.09% 2.36%
2016 1.31% 2.25%
2015 1.19% 2.25%
2014 1.31% 2.26%
2013 1.63% 2.25%
2012 2.48% 2.22%
2011 2.11% 2.19%
2010 1.79% 2.37%
2009 3.06% 2.57%
2008 5.47% 2.54%
2007 4.25% 2.48%
2006 3.18% 2.45%
2005 2.38% 2.45%
2004 1.26% 2.47%
2003 -1.46% 2.49%
2002 0.92% 2.53%
2001 2.73% 2.55%
2000 1.75% 2.33%
1999 0.8% 2.09%
1998 3.46% 2.11%
1997 3.41% 2.17%
1996 4.15% 2.26%
1995 3.08% 2.34%
1994 3.19% 2.41%
1993 2.56% 2.48%
1992 3.05% 2.51%
1991 2.89% 2.52%
1990 3.97% 2.54%
1989 2.98% 2.58%
1988 2.57% 2.6%
1987 1.52% 2.59%
1986 -0.09% 2.58%
1985 0.14% 2.55%
1984 1.91% 2.51%
1983 1.31% 2.45%
1982 4.49% 2.36%
1981 4.93% 2.24%
1980 1.28% 2.32%
1979 1.27% 2.8%
1978 1.22% 3.14%
1977 1.4% 3.12%
1976 1.36% 3.11%
1975 1.47% 3.09%
1974 1.68% 3.07%
1973 1.89% 3.06%
1972 1.87% 3.04%
1971 1.85% 3.01%
1970 1.57% 3%
1969 1.52% 3%
1968 1.74% 3.03%
1967 2.23% 3.04%
1966 2.52% 3%
1965 2.46% 2.96%
1964 2.6% 2.94%
1963 2.56% 2.91%
1962 2.81% 2.88%
1961 3.4% 2.84%

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/vanuatu | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Singapore grew by 2.01%, while Vanuatu's population grew by 2.3%.

Live population counters

Singapore Vanuatu
Current population
6125852
344750
Population rank 113/197 174/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.004%
One net population change
4.41 minutes
1.19 hours
One birth every
12 minutes
58.5 minutes
One death every
14.3 minutes
5.38 hours
Daily growth/decline +327 +20
Annual growth/decline +119,212 +7,368
Annual growth/decline rate +2.01% +2.3%
Population growth rate rank 50/197 38/197
One migration net change every
31.2 minutes
1.01 weeks
Annual migration change +16,892 -52
Net migration rank 36/196 80/196
Foreign-born residents 2,841,665 3,315
Foreign-born residents rank 26/195 188/195
Foreign-born share of population 48.7% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 9/195 155/195

Natural population change vs migration

Singapore
Natural

Migration
Vanuatu
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Singapore Vanuatu
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 16,892 - -52
2024 - 20,011 - -43
2023 7,101 26,996 7,359 0
2022 9,019 214,842 7,358 0
2021 15,270 -44,030 7,199 -201
2020 18,763 -145,556 7,233 -201
2019 21,674 870 7,364 -652
2018 21,427 21,820 7,379 -638
2017 21,888 -8,880 7,371 -610
2016 25,794 13,737 7,315 -1,235
2015 27,121 41,852 7,220 -1,324
2014 27,896 40,154 7,143 -1,320
2013 25,376 52,176 7,036 -1,343
2012 29,750 78,501 6,877 -1,369
2011 25,919 89,856 6,715 -1,395
2010 24,876 72,571 6,548 -1,413
2009 27,930 95,841 6,362 -467
2008 28,068 176,182 6,138 -372
2007 26,614 192,292 5,842 -374
2006 25,968 135,625 5,606 -364
2005 24,741 92,023 5,454 -364
2004 24,583 50,487 5,353 -349
2003 24,689 -30,012 5,258 -342
2002 29,231 -40,023 5,181 -329
2001 31,035 45,027 5,144 -328
2000 37,057 55,218 5,026 -339
1999 32,857 19,681 4,871 -1,090
1998 33,381 51,905 4,866 -1,178
1997 37,960 95,241 4,854 -1,166
1996 38,542 102,018 4,897 -1,154
1995 38,065 91,947 4,945 -1,140
1994 39,319 71,170 4,973 -1,132
1993 40,425 58,820 4,973 -1,115
1992 39,091 54,359 4,941 -1,095
1991 39,188 57,821 4,859 -1,078
1990 41,136 66,950 4,762 -1,072
1989 36,929 68,031 4,656 -1,006
1988 42,407 40,976 4,577 -959
1987 33,020 25,411 4,427 -907
1986 27,880 -7,858 4,360 -938
1985 32,010 -31,036 4,219 -916
1984 31,967 -4,396 4,088 -907
1983 30,296 11,699 3,944 -899
1982 33,346 41,568 3,778 -897
1981 32,167 85,869 3,592 -896
1980 30,657 42,433 3,383 -896
1979 28,363 -2,384 3,590 -845
1978 27,537 436 3,428 -15
1977 26,508 2,757 3,285 -3
1976 31,189 949 3,174 3
1975 28,509 4,104 3,074 -15
1974 31,664 2,748 2,968 -17
1973 36,404 -495 2,876 -22
1972 38,098 -1,631 2,775 -28
1971 35,708 573 2,685 -40
1970 35,059 4,024 2,597 -46
1969 34,314 6,763 2,529 -53
1968 36,216 6,792 2,470 -68
1967 40,145 6,006 2,384 0
1966 44,298 3,507 2,278 0
1965 45,474 4,199 2,180 0
1964 47,697 3,043 2,098 0
1963 49,542 2,668 2,025 0
1962 48,830 3,714 1,947 0
1961 49,880 3,490 1,872 0
1960 51,533 2,008 1,796 0

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

GeoRank.org/population/singapore/vanuatu | 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 Vanuatu 92.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 72,941 people) and 7.81% is from migration (a loss of 6,181 people).

As of 2024, 2,841,665 residents or 48.7% of the population were not native-born in Singapore, compared to 3,315 people or 1% in Vanuatu.

Biggest cities by population

Singapore
City Population
Singapore 5.87M
Bukit Merah 152K
Vanuatu
City Population
Port Vila 49K
Luganville 17.7K

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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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