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Resident population of Singapore in Singapore

Resident population of Singapore in Singapore was 4.23 million in 2026, according to Singapore Department of Statistics (SingStat). That is up 0.6% from 2025.

2026, persons4,231,524
Change on 2025+0.6%
Series high4,231,5242026
Series low2,013,5631970

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Resident population of Singapore in Singapore, 1970 to 2026

2M2.5M3M3.5M4M4.5M19701986199320002007201420261970: 2,013,563 persons1980: 2,282,125 persons1981: 2,324,403 persons1982: 2,365,707 persons1983: 2,406,165 persons1984: 2,443,705 persons1985: 2,482,615 persons1986: 2,518,598 persons1987: 2,553,864 persons1988: 2,598,458 persons1989: 2,647,627 persons1990: 2,735,868 persons1991: 2,794,704 persons1992: 2,849,754 persons1993: 2,904,547 persons1994: 2,959,350 persons1995: 3,013,515 persons1996: 3,068,132 persons1997: 3,123,403 persons1998: 3,180,018 persons1999: 3,229,681 persons2000: 3,273,363 persons2001: 3,325,902 persons2002: 3,382,944 persons2003: 3,366,891 persons2004: 3,413,266 persons2005: 3,467,814 persons2006: 3,525,894 persons2007: 3,583,082 persons2008: 3,642,659 persons2009: 3,733,876 persons2010: 3,771,721 persons2011: 3,789,251 persons2012: 3,818,205 persons2013: 3,844,751 persons2014: 3,870,739 persons2015: 3,902,690 persons2016: 3,933,559 persons2017: 3,965,796 persons2018: 3,994,283 persons2019: 4,026,209 persons2020: 4,044,210 persons2021: 3,986,842 persons2022: 4,073,239 persons2023: 4,149,253 persons2024: 4,180,868 persons2025: 4,204,515 persons2026: 4,231,524 persons2M3M4M5M19701995201120261970: 2,013,563 persons1980: 2,282,125 persons1981: 2,324,403 persons1982: 2,365,707 persons1983: 2,406,165 persons1984: 2,443,705 persons1985: 2,482,615 persons1986: 2,518,598 persons1987: 2,553,864 persons1988: 2,598,458 persons1989: 2,647,627 persons1990: 2,735,868 persons1991: 2,794,704 persons1992: 2,849,754 persons1993: 2,904,547 persons1994: 2,959,350 persons1995: 3,013,515 persons1996: 3,068,132 persons1997: 3,123,403 persons1998: 3,180,018 persons1999: 3,229,681 persons2000: 3,273,363 persons2001: 3,325,902 persons2002: 3,382,944 persons2003: 3,366,891 persons2004: 3,413,266 persons2005: 3,467,814 persons2006: 3,525,894 persons2007: 3,583,082 persons2008: 3,642,659 persons2009: 3,733,876 persons2010: 3,771,721 persons2011: 3,789,251 persons2012: 3,818,205 persons2013: 3,844,751 persons2014: 3,870,739 persons2015: 3,902,690 persons2016: 3,933,559 persons2017: 3,965,796 persons2018: 3,994,283 persons2019: 4,026,209 persons2020: 4,044,210 persons2021: 3,986,842 persons2022: 4,073,239 persons2023: 4,149,253 persons2024: 4,180,868 persons2025: 4,204,515 persons2026: 4,231,524 persons
persons. Source: Singapore Department of Statistics, SingStat Table Builder M810001, Indicators On Population, Annual: Resident Population (end June). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-24.
All 48 values
Periodpersons
20264,231,524
20254,204,515
20244,180,868
20234,149,253
20224,073,239
20213,986,842
20204,044,210
20194,026,209
20183,994,283
20173,965,796
20163,933,559
20153,902,690
20143,870,739
20133,844,751
20123,818,205
20113,789,251
20103,771,721
20093,733,876
20083,642,659
20073,583,082
20063,525,894
20053,467,814
20043,413,266
20033,366,891
20023,382,944
20013,325,902
20003,273,363
19993,229,681
19983,180,018
19973,123,403
19963,068,132
19953,013,515
19942,959,350
19932,904,547
19922,849,754
19912,794,704
19902,735,868
19892,647,627
19882,598,458
19872,553,864
19862,518,598
19852,482,615
19842,443,705
19832,406,165
19822,365,707
19812,324,403
19802,282,125
19702,013,563

Definition

Singapore citizens and permanent residents at the end of June, as estimated by the Singapore Department of Statistics. It leaves out non-residents (people working, studying or living in Singapore on a pass), who are counted in population.

Singapore only, from 1970 (yearly from 1980). The total population, residents plus non-residents, is population.

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Source: Singapore Department of Statistics, SingStat Table Builder. SingStat Table Builder M810001, Indicators On Population, Annual: Resident Population (end June). https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/TS/M810001. Retrieved 2026-10-12. Contains data under the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0 (https://data.gov.sg/open-data-licence). No changes made to source values.

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Singapore Department of Statistics (SingStat). (2026). SingStat Table Builder M810001, Indicators On Population, Annual: Resident Population (end June) (Resident population of Singapore, Singapore, 1970 to 2026) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/TS/M810001

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SingStat Table Builder M810001, Indicators On Population, Annual: Resident Population (end June), Resident population of Singapore, Singapore, 1970 to 2026. Singapore Department of Statistics (SingStat), 24 Sept. 2026, https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/TS/M810001. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/singapore-resident-population/singapore. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Singapore Department of Statistics (SingStat). 2026. SingStat Table Builder M810001, Indicators On Population, Annual: Resident Population (end June). Resident population of Singapore, Singapore, 1970 to 2026. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/TS/M810001. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/singapore-resident-population/singapore.

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Singapore Department of Statistics (SingStat) (2026) SingStat Table Builder M810001, Indicators On Population, Annual: Resident Population (end June), Resident population of Singapore, Singapore, 1970 to 2026 [Dataset]. Available at: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/TS/M810001, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/singapore-resident-population/singapore (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{SingStat Table Builder M810001, Indicators On Population, Annual: Resident Population (end June): Resident population of Singapore, Singapore, 1970 to 2026}},
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  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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}
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Resident population of Singapore in Singapore was 4.23 million in 2026, according to Singapore Department of Statistics (SingStat). That is up 0.6% from 2025.

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Singapore Department of Statistics (SingStat). SingStat Table Builder M810001, Indicators On Population, Annual: Resident Population (end June). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

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4.23 million in 2026, the highest value since 1970 in this series.

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