Singapore: Statistical Overview

Capital: Singapore

Population

Total Population: 6,036,860

Natural Increase: 2.0%

Density: 7,851 Inhabitants/km²

Urban Population: 100.0%

Population of main cities: Singapore is a city state (5,685,800)

Ethnic Origins: 74.3% of Chinese origin, 13.5% of Malay origin, 9% of Indian origin and 3.2% of other origins. (Statistics Singapore)

Official Language: English, Mandarin Chinese, Malay, Tamil.

Other Languages Spoken: Hakka, Cantonese, Teochew, other Chinese dialects.

Business Language(s): English is the most commonly spoken language. It unites the different ethnic groups and business community.

Religion: Buddhist 31.1%, Christian 18.9%, Muslim 15.6%, Taoist 8.8%, Hindu 5%, other 0.6%, none 20%

Local Time:

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National Currency: Singapore Dollar (SGD)

Country Overview

Area: 728 km²

Type of State: Singapore is a parliamentary republic with a dominant-party political system.

Type of Economy: High-income, advanced and diversified economy..
Singapore's economy is experiencing moderate growth, driven by the financial services and technology sectors, but its heavy reliance on exports makes it vulnerable to global economic shocks.

HDI*: 0.946/1

HDI (World Rank): 14/192

Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, measures a country's development in terms of quality of life. It mainly takes into account life expectancy, level of education and GDP per capita.

Telecommunication

Telephone Code:
To call from Singapore, dial 001
To call Singapore, dial +65

Internet Suffix: .sg

Households with a computer: 88.8 per 100 Inhabitants

Telephone Lines: 37.8 per 100 Inhabitants

Internet Users: 94.4 per 100 Inhabitants

Access to Electricity: 100% of the Population

Foreign Trade in Figures

Foreign Trade Indicators	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Imports of Goods (million USD)	329,830	406,226	475,578	423,448	458,686
Exports of Goods (million USD)	362,534	457,357	515,802	476,252	505,658
Imports of Services (million USD)	209,997	247,343	296,471	326,022	350,835
Exports of Services (million USD)	217,137	284,388	339,274	357,877	395,209

Source: WTO – World Trade Organisation, Latest data available.

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