Location

Southeastern Asia, islands between Malaysia and Indonesia

Coordinates : 1 22 N, 103 48 E

Total : 697 sq km

Land : 687 sq km

Water : 10 sq km

Country Comparison : 192

Coastline : 193 km

Population 5,781,728 (July 2016 est.)
Ethnic Groups
Chinese 74.2%, Malay 13.3%, Indian 9.2%, other 3.3% (2013 est.)
Languages
Mandarin (official) 36.3%, English (official) 29.8%, Malay (official) 11.9%, Hokkien 8.1%, Cantonese 4.1%, Tamil (official) 3.2%, Teochew 3.2%, other Indian languages 1.2%, other Chinese dialects 1.1%, other 1.1% (2010 est.)
Religions
Buddhist 33.9%, Muslim 14.3%, Taoist 11.3%, Catholic 7.1%, Hindu 5.2%, other Christian 11%, other 0.7%, none 16.4% (2010 est.)
Age Structure
0-14 years 12.94% (male 382,479/female 365,595)
15-24 years 17.02% (male 484,355/female 499,940)
25-54 years 50.45% (male 1,420,833/female 1,496,125)
55-64 years 10.34% (male 299,446/female 298,562)
65 years and over 9.24% (male 243,418/female 290,975) (2016 est.)
Population Growth Rate 1.86% (2016 est.)
Birth Rate 8.4 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)
Death Rate 3.5 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)
Net Migration Rate 13.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)
Urban Population 100% of total population (2015)
Rate of Urbanization 2.02% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Major Urban Areas SINGAPORE (capital) 5.619 million (2015)

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