Singapore Population (LIVE)

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Singapore Population (1950 - 2026)

Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)
  • The current population of Singapore is 5,900,691 as of Tuesday, April 14, 2026, based on Worldometer's elaboration of the latest United Nations data1.
  • Singapore 2026 population is estimated at 5,905,748 people at mid-year.
  • Singapore population is equivalent to 0.071% of the total world population.
  • Singapore ranks number 115 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
  • The population density in Singapore is 8,437 per Km² (21,851 people per mi²).
  • The total land area is 700 Km² (270 sq. miles).
  • 100% of the population is urban (5,905,748 people in 2026)
  • The median age in Singapore is 36.8 years.
1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Singapore (2026 and historical)

Year Population Yearly % Change Yearly Change Migrants (net) Median Age Fertility Rate Density (P/Km²) Urban Pop % Urban Population Country's Share of World Pop World Population Singapore Global Rank
2026 5,905,748 0.6% 34,998 13,379 36.8 0.97 8,437 0.071% 8,300,678,395 115
2025 5,870,750 0.66% 38,363 16,892 36.2 0.96 8,387 0.071% 8,231,613,070 115
2024 5,832,387 0.75% 43,297 20,011 35.6 0.95 8,332 0.071% 8,161,972,572 115
2023 5,789,090 2.46% 139,205 26,996 35.1 0.94 8,270 0.072% 8,091,734,930 115
2022 5,649,885 0.26% 14,868 214,842 34.9 0.94 8,071 0.070% 8,021,407,192 116
2020 5,620,150 0.34% 18,962 −145,556 34.5 0.94 8,029 0.071% 7,887,001,292 116
2015 5,525,340 1.71% 89,665 41,852 33.3 0.98 7,893 0.074% 7,470,491,872 115
2010 5,077,014 3.53% 161,730 72,571 32.7 0.93 7,253 99.9% 5,074,252 0.072% 7,021,732,148 116
2005 4,268,364 1.13% 46,624 92,023 32.4 1.07 6,098 0.065% 6,586,970,132 120
2000 4,035,245 2.69% 100,324 55,218 31.2 1.34 5,765 97% 3,913,960 0.065% 6,171,702,993 121
1995 3,533,624 3.06% 98,807 91,947 30 1.44 5,048 98.4% 3,478,779 0.061% 5,758,878,982 126
1990 3,039,591 2.13% 60,912 66,950 28.5 1.58 4,342 99.1% 3,012,953 0.057% 5,327,803,110 129
1985 2,735,030 2.33% 59,507 −31,036 26.3 1.53 3,907 98.9% 2,705,535 0.056% 4,868,943,465 129
1980 2,437,493 1.45% 33,794 42,433 23.7 1.74 3,482 98.9% 2,411,700 0.055% 4,447,606,236 129
1975 2,268,523 1.64% 35,393 4,104 20.9 2.08 3,241 99.6% 2,259,748 0.056% 4,070,735,277 129
1970 2,091,558 2.26% 44,147 4,024 18.7 3.07 2,988 99.1% 2,072,290 0.057% 3,694,683,794 128
1965 1,870,822 2.93% 50,300 4,199 17 4.67 2,673 0.056% 3,334,533,703 127
1960 1,619,322 4.17% 59,818 2,008 17.2 5.76 2,313 0.054% 3,015,470,894 129
1955 1,320,230 5.43% 61,383 25,051 17.9 6.38 1,886 98.9% 1,305,091 0.048% 2,740,213,792 131

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Singapore Population Forecast

Year Population Yearly % Change Yearly Change Migrants (net) Median Age Fertility Rate Density (P/Km²) Urban Pop % Urban Population Country's Share of World Pop World Population Singapore Global Rank
2030 6,031,377 0.54% 32,125 9,897 39.1 1.01 8,616 0.070% 8,569,124,911 121
2035 6,153,233 0.4% 24,371 9,722 41.9 1.04 8,790 0.069% 8,885,210,181 120
2040 6,194,782 0.13% 8,310 7,728 44.9 1.08 8,850 0.068% 9,177,190,203 118
2045 6,156,188 −0.12% −7,719 10,047 48 1.12 8,795 0.065% 9,439,639,668 118
2050 6,081,691 −0.24% −14,899 9,819 50.9 1.15 8,688 0.063% 9,664,378,587 120

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Singapore Demographics (2026)

Life Expectancy
84.1 years

(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)

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Infant Mortality Rate
1.7

(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)

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Deaths under age 5
2.1

(per 1,000 live births)

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Main Cities by Population in Singapore

(includes boroughs, districts, urban agglomerations, etc.)

Rank Urban Area Population Estimate (2025)
1 Singapore 4,963,998
2 Sembawang 878,551
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Notes

The Singapore Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of Singapore delivered by Worldometer's RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of Singapore (1950 - 2026) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2026.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2026. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.

Yearly % Change: For 2026: percentage change in total population over the last year (from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026). For all other years: latest year annual percentage change equivalent assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period, calculated through reverse compounding.

Yearly Change: For 2026: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the last year (from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026). For all other years: average annual numerical change over the preceding five year period.

Migrants (net): The average annual number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants over the preceding five year period (running from July 1 to June 30 of the initial and final years), or subsequent five year period (for 2016 data). A negative number means that there are more emigrants than immigrants.

Median Age: age that divides the population into two numerically equal groups: half of the people are older than the median age indicated and half are younger. This parameter provides an indication of age distribution.

Fertility Rate: (Total Fertility Rate, or TFR), it is expressed as children per woman. It is calculated as the average number of children an average woman will have during her reproductive period (15 to 49 years old) based on the current fertility rates of every age group in the country, and assuming she is not subject to mortality.

Density (P/Km²): (Population Density) Population per square Kilometer (Km²).

Urban Pop % : Urban population as a percentage of total population.

Urban Population: Population living in areas classified as urban according to the criteria used by each country.

Country's Share of World Pop: Total population in the country as a percentage of total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

World Population: Total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Global Rank: Position held by Singapore in the list of all countries worldwide ranked by population (from the highest population to the lowest population) as of July 1 of the year indicated.