Singapore People, Singapore People
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Population: 4,425,720 (July 2005 est.)
Age structure: 0-14 years: 16% (male 366,971/female 342,295) 15-64 years: 75.9% (male 1,639,842/female 1,719,829) 65 years and over: 8.1% (male 157,636/female 199,147) (2005 est.)
Median age: Total: 36.76 years male: 36.4 years female: 37.07 years (2005 est.)
Population growth rate: 1.56% (2005 est.)
Death rate: 4.16 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Net migration rate: 10.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Sex ratio: At birth: 1.08 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.07 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.79 male(s)/female total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2005 est.)
Infant mortality rate: Total: 2.29 deaths/1,000 live births male: 2.5 deaths/1,000 live births female: 2.06 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: Total population: 81.62 years male: 79.05 years female: 84.39 years (2005 est.)
Total fertility rate: 1.05 children born/woman (2005 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% (2002)
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The information here has been derived from Public Domain Sources such as the CIA World Factbook. No liability can be taken for any inaccuracies.
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