Data as of Aug 2, 2026, 11:31 PM

SERIAL · 702Asia

Singapore

CapitalSingapore

CurrencySGD · Singapore dollar

LanguageEnglish, Tamil, Malay, Standard Chinese

Since1965

ISOSGP · SG

Population

6.1Mas of 2025

— THE COUNTRY —

Island country in Southeast Asia

Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country in Southeast Asia. Its territory comprises a main island, over 60 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet. The country is about one degree of latitude north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, bordering the Strait of Malacca to the west, the Singapore Strait to the south along with the Riau Islands in Indonesia, the South China Sea to the east and the Straits of Johor along with the State of Johor in Malaysia to the north.

Text: Wikipedia — SingaporeCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-07-29

— FACTS —

Capital: Singapore
Currency: Singapore dollar (SGD)
Official language: English, Tamil, Malay, Standard Chinese
Drives on the: Left
Calling code: +65
Licence plate code: SGP
Top-level domain: .sg
Independence / founding: 09 Aug 1965
Highest point: Bukit Timah (164 m)
Lowest point: Singapore Strait
Anthem: Onward Singapore

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) · as of 2026-08-02

— LAND —

5 of 5 figures unavailable for Singapore.

— PEOPLE —

Population

6.1Mpeople

#113 of 2162025

16% of world average

Population growth

1.2%% per year

#85 of 2162025

124% of world average

Population density

8,242people per km²

#3 of 2152023

1817% of world average

People living in cities

100.0%% of population

#10 of 2162025

158% of world average

Urban population growth

1.2%% per year

#114 of 2162025

80% of world average

People living rurally

0.0%% of population

#214 of 2162025

0% of world average

Population aged 0-14

11.7%% of population

#210 of 2162025

47% of world average

Population aged 15-64

74.1%% of population

#8 of 2162025

116% of world average

Population aged 65+

14.2%% of population

#71 of 2162025

131% of world average

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Age dependency ratio

35.0%% of working-age population

#209 of 2162025

61% of world average

Female population

48.3%% of population

#200 of 2162025

97% of world average

Births per woman

1births per woman

#212 of 2162024

41% of world average

Birth rate

7.4 /1,000per 1,000 people

#198 of 2162024

43% of world average

Death rate

6.0 /1,000per 1,000 people

#160 of 2162024

78% of world average

Net migration

16,892people (5-year total)

#36 of 2162025

15341% of world average

Migrants living in the country

48.7%% of population

#19 of 2152024

368% of world average

— MONEY —

39 of 39 figures unavailable for Singapore.

— TRADE —

Terms of trade

93index

#159 of 2062024

88% of world average

11 of 12 figures unavailable for Singapore.

— HEALTH —

Life expectancy

83.3 yrsyears

#15 of 2162024

113% of world average

Life expectancy, women

85.6 yrsyears

#16 of 2162024

112% of world average

Life expectancy, men

81.2 yrsyears

#19 of 2162024

114% of world average

Infant deaths

2.2 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#15 of 1962024

12% of world average

Deaths under age 5

2.7 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#16 of 1962024

11% of world average

Maternal deaths

6per 100,000 live births

#33 of 1942023

5% of world average

Health spending

4.5%% of GDP

#139 of 1932023

66% of world average

Health spending per person

$3,922current US$

#23 of 1932023

269% of world average

Physicians

2.8 /1,000per 1,000 people

#67 of 1872022

135% of world average

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Nurses and midwives

6.6 /1,000per 1,000 people

#51 of 1962022

139% of world average

Hospital beds

2.8 /1,000per 1,000 people

#67 of 1572023

95% of world average

Access to clean drinking water

100.0%% of population

#29 of 2142024

110% of world average

Access to basic sanitation

100.0%% of population

#15 of 2132024

124% of world average

Suicide rate

8per 100,000 people

#107 of 1852021

95% of world average

Adults who smoke

13.8%% of adults

#59 of 1662024

70% of world average

HIV prevalence

0.1%% aged 15-49

#34 of 1532024

7% of world average

Tuberculosis cases

43per 100,000 people

#105 of 2082024

43% of world average

Children vaccinated against measles

97.0%% of children 12-23 months

#42 of 1932024

113% of world average

1 of 19 figures unavailable for Singapore.

— LEARNING —

Education spending

2.2%% of GDP

#169 of 1902024

51% of world average

Education spending

12.0%% of government spending

#111 of 1892025

89% of world average

Adult literacy

97.7%% aged 15+

#31 of 1192021

117% of world average

Youth literacy

99.9%% aged 15-24

#11 of 1262021

110% of world average

Primary school enrolment

100.2%% gross

#101 of 2002023

99% of world average

Secondary school enrolment

103.1%% gross

#49 of 1882023

118% of world average

University enrolment

97.3%% gross

#12 of 1672023

196% of world average

Primary school completion

96.8%% of relevant age group

#73 of 1802023

108% of world average

Pupils per teacher, primary school

15pupils per teacher

#56 of 1602017

66% of world average

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Years of compulsory education

6.0 yrsyears

#191 of 1972025

60% of world average

— WORK —

Unemployment

2.8%% of labour force

#33 of 1862025

41% of world average

Youth unemployment

6.8%% of labour force aged 15-24

#41 of 1862025

43% of world average

Labour force participation

69.7%% aged 15+

#30 of 1862025

115% of world average

Women in the labour force

63.6%% of women aged 15+

#27 of 1862025

125% of world average

Men in the labour force

75.4%% of men aged 15+

#49 of 1862025

108% of world average

Labour force

3.8Mpeople

#97 of 1862025

19% of world average

Working in agriculture

0.1%% of employment

#186 of 1862025

0% of world average

Working in industry

14.0%% of employment

#150 of 1862025

71% of world average

Working in services

85.9%% of employment

#4 of 1862025

147% of world average

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Self-employed

12.7%% of employment

#157 of 1862025

33% of world average

Labour force with advanced education

85.1%% of labour force

#23 of 1712024

112% of world average

Employed

67.7%% aged 15+

#24 of 1862025

120% of world average

— CONNECTED —

People online

94.4%% of population

#34 of 2072024

132% of world average

Mobile phone subscriptions

171per 100 people

#19 of 2102024

148% of world average

Fixed broadband subscriptions

28per 100 people

#69 of 2082024

153% of world average

Fixed telephone lines

35per 100 people

#28 of 2132024

235% of world average

Access to electricity

100.0%% of population

#92 of 2142024

113% of world average

Access to clean cooking fuel

100.0%% of population

#50 of 1892023

144% of world average

Electricity used per person

9,750kWh per person

#16 of 1492023

231% of world average

Energy used per person

5,283kg oil equivalent per person

#15 of 1492023

234% of world average

Air passengers carried

47.5Mpassengers

#23 of 1652023

184% of world average

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Air freight

7,604million tonne-km

#10 of 1632023

580% of world average

Container port traffic

41.1MTEU

#3 of 1672024

754% of world average

Research and development spending

1.8%% of GDP

#23 of 1272022

186% of world average

Patent applications by residents

2,024count

#19 of 1422021

13% of world average

Scientific journal articles published

11,894count

#39 of 1972023

72% of world average

Tourists arriving

2.7Mcount

#55 of 1942020

54% of world average

3 of 18 figures unavailable for Singapore.

— NATURE —

12 of 12 figures unavailable for Singapore.

— STATE —

7 of 7 figures unavailable for Singapore.

— TRADE PARTNERS —

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— TRADE —

Exports toas of 2025

China, Hong Kong SAR$62.76B
China$61.97B
Malaysia$55.96B
USA$54.51B
Other$49.35B
Indonesia$38.63B
Thailand$26.76B
Rep. of Korea$22.74B

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Viet Nam$20.50B
India$18.89B
Japan$17.71B
Australia$16.95B
Philippines$11.24B
Netherlands$10.05B
Germany$7.79B

Imports fromas of 2025

Other$81.02B
China$62.79B
Malaysia$55.01B
USA$53.63B
Rep. of Korea$32.49B
Japan$25.24B
Indonesia$19.24B
United Arab Emirates$15.68B

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Thailand$13.45B
France$13.39B
United Kingdom$11.89B
Germany$10.12B
Viet Nam$10.08B
Switzerland$9.12B
India$7.90B

Trade balance, 2025+$62.10B

— EXTRAS —

Anthem

Onward SingaporeAudio: Wikimedia Commons

Capital time

--:--:--Singapore · approx. UTC+7

Neighbours

Singapore has no land borders

Landmarks

Singapore Botanic GardensImage: Wikimedia Commons

People

Lee Kuan Yew1st Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore (1923–2015)

Jet LiChinese-Singaporean martial artist and actor

Lee Hsien Loong3rd Prime Minister of Singapore from 2004 to 2024

Halimah Yacob8th President of Singapore

Gong LiChinese-Singaporean actress

Vanessa-MaeBritish violinist

Tony Tan Keng Yam7th President of Singapore

Goh Chok Tong2nd Prime Minister of Singapore from 1990 to 2004

Tharman ShanmugaratnamPresident of Singapore since 2023

Lawrence WongPrime Minister of Singapore since 2024

S. R. Nathan6th President of Singapore (1924–2016)

Eduardo SaverinBrazilian entrepreneur and investor, co-founder of Facebook

History

09 Aug 1965Singapore — founding / independence (Wikidata)

Size, side by side

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1960 → now

2026

Population6.1M2025

GDP$603.87B2025

GDP per person$98,8142025