SINGAPORE

Total Population1

5.61 Mil at end-June 2017

3.97Mil
3.93Mil
3.90Mil
Resident 3.84Mil
3.87Mil

Population 2

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

2017
OLD-AGE SUPPORT RATIO2 5.1 residents aged 20 - 64 years
(per resident aged 65 years & over)

1
Refers to total population comprising residents and non-residents.
2
Refers to resident population comprising Singapore citizens and permanent residents.

Median Age 2

2015 39.6 Years

2016 40.0 Years
2017 40.5 Years

Life Expectancy at Birth in 2017 2 p

80.7 Years
85.2 Years

2
Refers to resident population comprising Singapore citizens and permanent residents.
p
Preliminary

2007
40.3% 21.9% 6.3% 11.4% 20.1%

Post Secondary Diploma &

Below Secondary Secondary (Non-Tertiary) Professional Qualification University

2017
28.6% 17.2% 8.9% 14.6% 30.7%

Mean Years of Schooling

(among residents3 aged 25 years & over)

2016 10.7 Years

2017
10.9 Years

Male Female
2016 11.2 Years 2016 10.3 Years
2017 11.3 Years 2017 10.4 Years
3
Refers to residents who are not attending educational institutions as full-time students, including those who are upgrading their qualifications through
part-time courses while working.

Households

Number of Resident Households (’000)

1,289.9
1,263.6
1,250
1,225.3
1,200.0
1,200 1,174.5

1,150

1,100

1,050

1,000

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

A household refers to a group of two or more persons living together in the same house and
sharing common food or other arrangements for essential living. It also includes a person living
alone or a person living with others but having his own food arrangements. Although persons
may be living in the same house, they may not be members of the same household. A resident
household refers to a household headed by a Singapore citizen or permanent resident.

Average Resident Household Size in 2017 4

3.30
Persons

4
The household size refers to the total number of members in the household, including domestic workers.

Resident Households by
Household Living Arrangement

Couple-based with Couple-based without Lone-Parent7 Living Alone8 Others

Children5 Children6

2007 57.9% 14.2% 7.0% 10.8% 10.1%

2017 51.5% 17.0% 7.0% 13.0% 11.4%

5
Refers to households with a married head and spouse living with children.
6
Refers to households with a married head and spouse not living with children. This includes households whereby children of the head have grown up and moved
out from the parental home.
7
Refers to households whose head is never-married/widowed/divorced/separated and living with children aged below 16 years or never-married children.
8
Refers to one-person households. This includes ever-married persons who are living alone as their children have grown up and moved out from the parental home.

Resident Households
by Selected Type of Dwelling
HDB Condominiums & Landed
Dwellings Other Apartments Properties

2016 80.0% 14.4% 5.2%

2017 79.0% 15.6% 5.2%

1 & 2 Room10 5 Room &

Total HDB 3 Room Flats 4 Room Flats
Flats Executive Flats
Dwellings9

2016 80.0% 5.9% 18.2% 32.2% 23.6%

2017 79.0% 5.8% 17.8% 31.8% 23.5%

9
Includes non-privatised Housing and Urban Development Corportation (HUDC) flats.
10
Includes HDB Studio apartments.
 Marriages & Divorces

2016
Total Marriages Total Divorces
& Annulments

27,971 7,614

Median Age at First Marriage

(Years)

30.3 30.3
Male
30.2 30.2
30.1
28.3
Female 28.2 28.2
28.1
28.0

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Median Age at Divorce

(Years)

42.9 42.8
42.6
Male
42.4
41.6
38.8
38.4 38.5
Female
38.2
38.0

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

General Marriage Rate 2

per 1,000 unmarried resident male aged 15-49 years.

female

Male Female
2014 44.4 40.8
2015 44.2 41.1
2016 44.4 41.6
2
Refers to resident population comprising Singapore citizens and permanent residents.

Births & Deaths

Total Births & Deaths

45,000 42,232 42,185 41,251

39,720 39,615

35,000

20,905
19,862 20,017
25,000 18,938 19,393

15,000

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Number of Children Born 11

(among resident ever-married females aged 40-49)

Most Gave Birth to

2
Children

Higher propensity to have one child or no children

in 2017 than in 2007
2 Children

1 Child 3 Children
43.8%
43.3%
4 or more
No Children Children

23.2% 23.3%
17.6% 17.5%

11.0%
7.7% 7.6%
5.0%

2007 2017 2007 2017 2007 2017 2007 2017 2007 2017

11
Data based on number of children born to resident (i.e. Singapore citizen or permanent resident) ever-married females aged 40-49 years who were likely
to have completed childbearing.

Total Fertility Rate 2

(births per female)

2015 2016 2017

1.24 1.20 1.16

Infant Mortality Rate 2

(infant deaths per 1,000 resident live-births)

2015 2016 2017

1.7 2.4 2.2

2
Refers to resident population comprising Singapore citizens and permanent residents.

Do You Know? in 2017...

23 Doctors
961 Males 150.8%
72 Nurses12
to 1,000 Female Mobile Population
4 Dentists
Residents2 Penetration Rate13
to 10,000 Population1, 15

7,796 Persons1 3,632 90.7%

per Sq Km Cinema Attendances Resident Households14
per 1,000 Population1 Owned Their Homes

1
Refers to total population comprising residents and non-residents.
2
Refers to resident population comprising Singapore citizens and permanent residents.
12
Refers to registered and enrolled nurses, as well as registered midwives.
13
Refers to the total number of subscription over the total population. Total population comprises residents and non-residents.
14
Refers to a household headed by a Singapore citizen or permanent resident.
15
Refers to 2016 data.

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