Singapore population hits 5.54 million but growth slowest in a decade

Singapore population hits 5.54 million but growth slowest in a decade

Source: National Population And Talent Division

There were 3.38 million Singapore citizens as of end June 2015. Together with 0.53 million permanent residents, there were 3.90 million residents.

There were 1.63 million non-residents, including dependants, international students and individuals who are here to work.

Singapore’s total population was 5.54 million.

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Singapore

Southeastern Asia, islands between Malaysia and Indonesia

Singapore is slightly more than 3.5 times the size of Washington, DC.

Ethnic groups:
Chinese 74.2%
Malay 13.3%
Indian 9.2%
other 3.3%

Languages:
Mandarin (official) 36.3%, English (official) 29.8%, Malay (official) 11.9%, Hokkien 8.1%, Tamil (official) 4.4%, Cantonese 4.1%, Teochew 3.2%, other Indian languages 1.2%, other Chinese dialects 1.1%, other 1.1%

Religions:
Buddhist 33.9%, Muslim 14.3%, Taoist 11.3%, Christian Catholic 7.1%, Hindu 5.2%, other Christian Protestant 11%, other 0.7%, none 16.4% (2010 est.)