Copyright © 1999, Singapore Department of Statistics
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Demographic |
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1970** |
1980 |
1990 |
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| Total Population | 2,074,500 |
2,413,900 |
3,016,400 |
| Residents | 2,013,600 |
2,282,100 |
2,705,100 |
| Non-Residents | 60,900 |
131,800 |
311,300 |
| Ethnic Composition (%)* | 100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| Chinese | 76.2 |
78.3 |
77.7 |
| Malay | 15.0 |
14.4 |
14.1 |
| Indian | 7.0 |
6.3 |
7..1 |
| Others | 1.8 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
| Median Age* | 19.7 |
24.4 |
29.8 |
| Persons Aged > 65 (%)* | 3.3 |
4.9 |
6.1 |
| Old Dependency Ratio* | 8.6 |
17.8 |
26.2 |
| Females* | 1,012,400 |
1,123,100 |
1,335,000 |
| % Single (age group 30-39)* | 7.6 |
13.4 |
18.1 |
| Mean No. of Children Born* | 4.0 |
3.4 |
2.9 |
* Refer to Resident Population ** All 1970 figures refer to Total Population |
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