Short facts about people of Singapore

Population:

4,300,419 (July 2001 est.)

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.)

Population growth rate:

3.5% (2001 est.)

Birth rate:

12.8 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Death rate:

4.24 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Net migration rate:

26.45 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 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:  0.78 male(s)/female total population:  0.96 male(s)/female (2001 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

3.62 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:  80.17 years male:  77.22 years female:  83.35 years (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate:

1.22 children born/woman (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

0.19% (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

4,000 (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

210 (1999 est.)

Nationality:

noun:  Singaporean(s) adjective:  Singapore

Ethnic groups:

Chinese 76.7%, Malay 14%, Indian 7.9%, other 1.4%

Religions:

Buddhist (Chinese), Muslim (Malays), Christian, Hindu, Sikh, Taoist, Confucianist

Languages:

Chinese (official), Malay (official and national), Tamil (official), English (official)

Literacy:

definition:  age 15 and over can read and write total population:  93.5% male:  97% female:  89.8% (1999)

Source: World Factbook