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Urban population growth (annual %) Sources - What is a population pyramid? - Keywords: demography, population pyramid, age pyramid, aging, retirement, Singapore, 2023.
The population total of Singapore increased to 16,000 in 1829, 26,000 five years later. By 1836, the Chinese at 13,749 had become the most populous ethnic group, overtaking the broad Malay grouping (12,538, including other groups such as the Bugis, Javanese, and Balinese from the Dutch East Indies). [ 61]
A Population pyramid (also called "Age-Sex Pyramid") is a graphical representation of the age and sex of a population. Types: Expansive - pyramid with a wide base (larger percentage of people in younger age groups, indicating high birth rates and high fertility rates) and narrow top (high death rate and lower life expectancies).
A good understanding of demographic forces and emerging trends is useful for policy makers, planners, businesses and the academia. The Singapore Department of Statistics compiles, monitors and analyses Singapore’s population statistics and indicators in detail.
Population and Population Structure. Statistics on Singapore's population are compiled by the Singapore Department of Statistics.
Singapore’s total population stood at 5.92 million as at June 2023, an increase of 5.0% from June 2022 (Chart 3). Taking into account the decline in total population in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the average total population growth rate over the past five years was comparable to the preceding five-year period.5