Nationality:
noun: Singaporean(s)
adjective: Singapore

Ethnic groups:
Chinese 74.2%, Malay 13.3%, Indian 9.2%, other 3.3% (2013 est.)

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% (2010 est.)

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

Population:
5,567,301 (July 2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 116
[see also: Population country ranks ]

Age structure:
0-14 years: 13.4% (male 381,452/female 364,050)
15-24 years: 17.8% (male 487,593/female 502,637)
25-54 years: 50.3% (male 1,365,872/female 1,434,495)
55-64 years: 10% (male 279,243/female 278,852)
65 years and over: 8.1% (male 214,665/female 258,442) (2014 est.)
population pyramid:

Dependency ratios:
total dependency ratio: 35.8 %
youth dependency ratio: 21.3 %
elderly dependency ratio: 14.5 %
potential support ratio: 6.9 (2014 est.)

Median age:
total: 33.8 years
male: 33.7 years
female: 33.9 years (2014 est.)

Population growth rate:
1.92% (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 57
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]

Birth rate:
8.1 births/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 221
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]

Death rate:
3.42 deaths/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 217
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]

Net migration rate:
14.55 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 8
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]

Urbanization:
urban population: 100% of total population (2011)
rate of urbanization: 1.1% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 0.97 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 0.95 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 0.96 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.82 male(s)/female
total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2014 est.)

Mother's mean age at first birth:
29.8 (2010 est.)
[see also: Mother's mean age at first birth country ranks ]

Maternal mortality rate:
3 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 182
[see also: Maternal mortality rate country ranks ]

Infant mortality rate:
total: 2.53 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 220
male: 2.69 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 2.36 deaths/1,000 live births (2014 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 84.38 years
country comparison to the world: 4
male: 81.86 years
female: 87.07 years (2014 est.)

Total fertility rate:
0.8 children born/woman (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 224
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]

Health expenditures:
4.6% of GDP (2011)
country comparison to the world: 150
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]

Physicians density:
1.92 physicians/1,000 population (2010)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]

Hospital bed density:
2.7 beds/1,000 population (2011)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]

Drinking water source:
improved:
urban: 100% of population
total: 100% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0% of population
total: 0% of population (2012 est.)

Sanitation facility access:
improved:
urban: 100% of population
total: 100% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0% of population
total: 0% of population (2012 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
0.1% (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 141
[see also: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
3,400 (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 131
[see also: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - deaths:
fewer than 100 (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 153
[see also: HIV/AIDS - deaths country ranks ]

Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
7.1% (2008)
country comparison to the world: 142
[see also: Obesity - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]

Children under the age of 5 years underweight:
3.3% (2000)
country comparison to the world: 109
[see also: Children under the age of 5 years underweight country ranks ]

Education expenditures:
3% of GDP (2013)
country comparison to the world: 140
[see also: Education expenditures - percent of GDP country ranks ]

Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 95.9%
male: 98%
female: 93.8% (2010 est.)

Unemployment, youth ages 15-24
total: 6.7% (2012)
country comparison to the world: 131