Singapore in numbers
Singapore in numbers
The numbers that describe Singapore, from the Department of Statistics, each with what it counts and what it leaves out.
In short
The numbers for Singapore’s people, from SingStat’s own tables: how many people live here, by age, race and area, and how many babies are born, with what moved the fertility rate. Every figure updates when SingStat publishes.
Where to start
You want the population
The official count, who’s in it, and how it has changed since 1950.
See the numbers →You want to know why births are falling
The resident fertility rate, what moved it, and our estimate for this year.
See the rate →
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Singapore population: how many people, and who they are
6,208,523 people, June 2026
Citizens, PRs and foreigners, by age, race and area, since 1950.
Singapore had 6,208,523 people in June 2026: 3,684,888 citizens, 546,636 PRs and 1,976,999 non-residents. See who counts, and why sites differ.
Updated 7 Nov 2026
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Singapore’s fertility rate and births: the numbers, and what’s moving them
0.87 resident fertility rate, 2025
Births, why they fell, every age and ethnic group, and our estimate for this year.
Singapore’s resident fertility rate was 0.87 in 2025, down from 0.97, with 29,864 babies born. See what moved it and where it’s heading.
Updated 7 Nov 2026
Coming next
Each one goes up once its data job has passed its checks. What’s new lists them as they arrive.
Quick answers
What is the population of Singapore?
6,208,523 at the end of June 2026, the latest official count. That’s about 6.21 million, or 62.1 lakh (0.62 crore). The next count comes out in late September.
From Singapore population: how many people, and who they are
What is Singapore’s fertility rate?
0.87 in 2025, down from 0.97 in 2024. That’s the resident rate, for citizens and PRs.
From Singapore’s fertility rate and births: the numbers, and what’s moving them
Recent changes
New: Singapore’s population, with the official count, who is in it and how it has changed since 1950. It covers citizens, PRs and non-residents, why some websites show a different number, births and deaths, age, race, religion, planning areas and every year in a table. Enter your birth year to see where you fit. See the numbers
Singapore’s fertility rate and births: the rate since 1960, what moved it, by age and race, our estimate for this year, a what-if tool and a compare tool. Singapore’s fertility rate
Every change to the site is on What’s new.
Corrections to these pages
No corrections to these pages so far. Every one is logged on Corrections with the date and what changed.