| Population: |
4,300,419 (July 2001 est.)
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| Age structure: |
0-14 years:
17.89% (male 397,124; female 372,058)
15-64 years:
75.16% (male 1,575,381; female 1,656,838)
65 years and over:
6.95% (male 130,815; female 168,203) (2001 est.)
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| Population growth rate: |
3.5% (2001 est.)
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| Birth rate: |
12.8 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Death rate: |
4.24 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Net migration rate: |
26.45 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| 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:
0.78 male(s)/female
total population:
0.96 male(s)/female (2001 est.)
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| Infant mortality rate: |
3.62 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
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| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population:
80.17 years
male:
77.22 years
female:
83.35 years (2001 est.)
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| Total fertility rate: |
1.22 children born/woman (2001 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
0.19% (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
4,000 (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
210 (1999 est.)
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| Nationality: |
noun:
Singaporean(s)
adjective:
Singapore
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| Ethnic groups: |
Chinese 76.7%, Malay 14%, Indian 7.9%, other 1.4%
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| Religions: |
Buddhist (Chinese), Muslim (Malays), Christian, Hindu, Sikh, Taoist, Confucianist
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| Languages: |
Chinese (official), Malay (official and national), Tamil (official), English (official)
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| Literacy: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
93.5%
male:
97%
female:
89.8% (1999)
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