Population Statistics
Singapore
Population
|
5,781,728 |
|
[July 2016 est.] |
Language
| Mandarin | 36.3% |
|---|---|
| English | 29.8% |
| Malay | 11.9% |
| Hokkien | 8.1% |
| Tamil | 4.4% |
| Cantonese | 4.1% |
| Teochew | 3.2% |
| Other | 3.4% |
|
[2010 est.] The above statistics reflect people's first languages. English is also a second language to most. |
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Religion
| Buddhism | 33.9% |
|---|---|
| No Religion | 16.4% |
| Islam | 14.3% |
| Taoism | 11.3% |
| Catholic Christianity | 7.1% |
| Hinduism | 5.2% |
| Christianity [undefined] | 11.0% |
| Other | 0.7% |
|
[2010 est.] |
|
Ethnicity
| Chinese | 74.2% |
|---|---|
| Malay | 13.3% |
| Indian | 9.2% |
| Other | 3.3% |
|
[2016 est.] |
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Cultural Dimensions
|
74 |
|
|
20 |
|
|
48 |
|
|
8 |
|
|
72 |
|
|
46 |
|
Australians with Singaporean Ancestry
| 8,389 |
| [Census, 2016] |
Singaporeans in Australia
Population
|
54,939 |
|
[Census, 2016] |
|
This figure refers to the number of Australian residents that were born in Singapore. |
Median Age
| 38 |
| [Census, 2016] |
Gender
| Male | 45.4% |
|---|---|
| Female | 54.6% |
|
[Census, 2016] |
|
Religion
| No Religion | 25.1% |
|---|---|
| Catholic Christianity | 18.9% |
| Buddhism | 9.0% |
| Islam | 6.8% |
| Anglican Christianity | 6.4% |
| Other Religion | 29.1% |
| Not Stated | 4.5% |
|
[Census, 2016] |
|
Ancestry
| Chinese | 47.2% |
|---|---|
| Indian | 8.8% |
| English | 8.2% |
| Singaporean | 6.6% |
| Other Ancestry | 29.2% |
|
[Census, 2016] |
|
Language Spoken at Home
| English | 49.0% |
|---|---|
| Mandarin | 28.8% |
| Malay | 6.0% |
| Cantonese | 5.3% |
| Other Languages | 10.4% |
|
Of those who speak a language other than English at home, 96.4% speak English fluently. |
|
|
[Census, 2016] |
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Diaspora
| Victoria | 29.2% |
|---|---|
| Western Australia | 27.3% |
| New South Wales | 23.2% |
| Queensland | 12.2% |
| Other | 8.1% |
|
[Census, 2016] |
|
Arrival to Australia
| Prior to 2007 | 60.1% |
|---|---|
| 2007 - 2011 | 13.6% |
| 2012 - 2016 | 8.5% |
|
[Census, 2016] |
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