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Singapore - People (Facts) |
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Population: |
4,553,009 (July 2007 est.) |
Age structure: |
0-14 years: 15.2% (male 358,064/female 333,702) 15-64 years: 76.3% (male 1,692,817/female 1,780,982) 65 years and over: 8.5% (male 171,876/female 215,568) (2007 est.) |
Population growth rate: |
1.275% (2007 est.) |
Birth rate: |
9.17 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
Death rate: |
4.4 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
Net migration rate: |
7.98 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
Sex ratio: |
at birth: 1.08 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.073 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.797 male(s)/female total population: 0.954 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
Infant mortality rate: |
total: 2.3 deaths/1,000 live births male: 2.5 deaths/1,000 live births female: 2.07 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth: |
total population: 81.8 years male: 79.21 years female: 84.59 years (2007 est.) |
Total fertility rate: |
1.07 children born/woman (2007 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
0.2% (2003 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
4,100 (2003 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
less than 200 (2003 est.) |
Nationality: |
noun: Singaporean(s) adjective: Singapore |
Ethnic groups: |
Chinese 76.8%, Malay 13.9%, Indian 7.9%, other 1.4% (2000 census) |
Religions: |
Buddhist 42.5%, Muslim 14.9%, Taoist 8.5%, Hindu 4%, Catholic 4.8%, other Christian 9.8%, other 0.7%, none 14.8% (2000 census) |
Languages: |
Mandarin 35%, English 23%, Malay 14.1%, Hokkien 11.4%, Cantonese 5.7%, Teochew 4.9%, Tamil 3.2%, other Chinese dialects 1.8%, other 0.9% (2000 census) |
Literacy: |
definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 92.5% male: 96.6% female: 88.6% (2000 census) |
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