Singapore Population Growth Down 1.8% In 2010
Singapore’s total population registered a lower growth of 1.8 per cent in 2010, reflecting the slower growth in the number of permanent resident and non-residents over the past year.
On the other hand, the number of Singapore citizens grew by 0.9 per cent between 2009 and 2010.
Singapore’s total population was 5.08 million as at end-June 2010.
There were 3.77 million Singapore residents, comprising 3.23 million Singapore citizens and 0.54 million permanent residents, and 1.31 million non-resident foreigners.
Singapore’s total population registered a lower growth of 1.8 per cent in 2010, reflecting the slower growth in the number of permanent residents and non-residents over the past year.
The number of permanent residents grew by 1.5 per cent in 2010, down from at least 6 per cent growth per year between 2005 and 2009.
Growth in the number of non-residents also slowed to 4.1 per cent in 2010, down from the peaks of 15 per cent in 2007 and 19 per cent in 2008.
The number of Singapore citizens grew by 0.9 per cent between 2009 and 2010.
This is comparable to the annual growth rate of 0.8 to 1.1 per cent that was registered between 2005 and 2009.
The Singapore resident population grew older.
The proportion of Singapore residents aged 45 years and over in 2010 was higher as compared to a decade ago.
The median age of the resident population rose from 34.0 years in 2000 to 37.4 years in 2010.
Old-Age Support Ratio
With the ageing population, the ratio of working-age residents to elderly residents declined. There were 8.2 residents aged 15-64 years for each resident aged 65 years & over in 2010, a decline from 9.9 in 2000 and 8.3 in 2009
Ethnic Composition
The Chinese formed 74 per cent of the resident population in 2010.
Sex Composition
There were more females than males in Singapore’s resident population since 2000.
In 2010, the difference widened with females outnumbering males by 49,500.
The ratio fell to 974 males per 1,000 females in 2010, down from 998 males per 1,000 females in 2000.
The Malay and Indian share of the resident population stood at 13 per cent and 9.2 per cent respectively.
Marital Status
A higher proportion of males than females were married in 2009 (Table 1.5). The reverse was observed for those who were widowed, due mainly to the longer life expectancy of females than males. Overall, the proportion of residents who were married in 2009 was lower than that in 2000.
Proportion Single
Between 2000 and 2009, the proportion single rose among younger males and females. Among those aged 25-29 years in 2009, 76 per cent of the males and 53 per cent of the females were single. The corresponding proportions were 64 per cent and 40 per cent in 2000.
A relatively high proportion of males and females in their thirties were also never married in 2009.
Among those aged 30-34 years in 2009, 36 per cent of males and 24 per cent of females were single.
This was an increase from the 31 per cent for males and 19 per cent for females in 2000.
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