Live births in Singapore
Live births in Singapore was 47,472 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 5.1% from 2022. That is the 136th highest of 236 countries in 2023.
Live births in Singapore, 1950 to 2023
All 74 values
| Period | count |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 47,472 Estimated |
| 2022 | 45,168 Estimated |
| 2021 | 45,626 Estimated |
| 2020 | 47,113 Estimated |
| 2019 | 47,479 Estimated |
| 2018 | 47,730 Estimated |
| 2017 | 46,704 Estimated |
| 2016 | 46,597 Estimated |
| 2015 | 47,632 Estimated |
| 2014 | 48,538 Estimated |
| 2013 | 45,704 Estimated |
| 2012 | 48,924 Estimated |
| 2011 | 44,984 Estimated |
| 2010 | 42,643 Estimated |
| 2009 | 44,518 Estimated |
| 2008 | 44,452 Estimated |
| 2007 | 43,655 Estimated |
| 2006 | 42,364 Estimated |
| 2005 | 41,601 Estimated |
| 2004 | 41,159 Estimated |
| 2003 | 41,964 Estimated |
| 2002 | 45,956 Estimated |
| 2001 | 45,971 Estimated |
| 2000 | 51,230 Estimated |
| 1999 | 47,095 Estimated |
| 1998 | 47,443 Estimated |
| 1997 | 50,738 Estimated |
| 1996 | 51,634 Estimated |
| 1995 | 51,281 Estimated |
| 1994 | 51,358 Estimated |
| 1993 | 51,469 Estimated |
| 1992 | 50,203 Estimated |
| 1991 | 49,304 Estimated |
| 1990 | 50,430 Estimated |
| 1989 | 47,177 Estimated |
| 1988 | 53,070 Estimated |
| 1987 | 44,390 Estimated |
| 1986 | 40,226 Estimated |
| 1985 | 46,212 Estimated |
| 1984 | 45,873 Estimated |
| 1983 | 44,900 Estimated |
| 1982 | 46,591 Estimated |
| 1981 | 44,122 Estimated |
| 1980 | 42,176 Estimated |
| 1979 | 41,719 Estimated |
| 1978 | 39,966 Estimated |
| 1977 | 39,017 Estimated |
| 1976 | 42,580 Estimated |
| 1975 | 40,184 Estimated |
| 1974 | 43,136 Estimated |
| 1973 | 47,807 Estimated |
| 1972 | 49,123 Estimated |
| 1971 | 46,513 Estimated |
| 1970 | 44,882 Estimated |
| 1969 | 45,101 Estimated |
| 1968 | 47,363 Estimated |
| 1967 | 50,462 Estimated |
| 1966 | 54,679 Estimated |
| 1965 | 55,227 Estimated |
| 1964 | 57,014 Estimated |
| 1963 | 57,636 Estimated |
| 1962 | 56,851 Estimated |
| 1961 | 57,449 Estimated |
| 1960 | 59,428 Estimated |
| 1959 | 61,532 Estimated |
| 1958 | 61,780 Estimated |
| 1957 | 60,417 Estimated |
| 1956 | 58,236 Estimated |
| 1955 | 55,217 Estimated |
| 1954 | 52,737 Estimated |
| 1953 | 50,502 Estimated |
| 1952 | 48,398 Estimated |
| 1951 | 46,536 Estimated |
| 1950 | 44,926 Estimated |
Singapore compared with nearby places
- Under 100K
- 100K to 200K
- 200K to 400K
- 400K to 1M
- 1M and over
- No data
Rankings
Definition
Live births to mothers resident in the area during the year.
How to cite
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.Citation styles
APA 7
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births) (Live births, Singapore, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz
MLA 9
World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, Singapore, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/singapore. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. 2024. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Live births, Singapore, 1950 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/singapore.
Harvard
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024) World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, Singapore, 1950 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/births/singapore (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{united_live_births_singapore_2023,
author = {{United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division}},
title = {{World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births): Live births, Singapore, 1950 to 2023}},
year = {2024},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/singapore. Publisher attribution: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel\%20Files/1\_Indicator\%20(Standard)/CSV\_FILES/WPP2024\_Demographic\_Indicators\_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.},
}
RIS
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What is the live births in Singapore?
Live births in Singapore was 47,472 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 5.1% from 2022. That is the 136th highest of 236 countries in 2023.
Where does this figure come from?
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.
What was the highest live births in Singapore?
61,780 in 1958, the highest value since 1950 in this series.