Population 4,452,732 (July 2002 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 17.6% (male 404,212; female 378,660)
15-64 years: 75.3% (male 1,630,696; female 1,724,532)
65 years and over: 7.1% (male 137,512; female 177,120) (2002 est.)

Population growth rate 3.46% (2002 est.)

Birth rate 12.78 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Death rate 4.28 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Net migration rate 26.11 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 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: 0.95 male(s)/female (2002 est.)

Infant mortality rate 3.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 80.29 years
female: 83.47 years (2002 est.)
male: 77.34 years

Total fertility rate 1.23 children born/woman (2002 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)

NOTE: The information regarding Singapore on this page is re-published from the 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Singapore People 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Singapore People 2002 should be addressed to the CIA.