Population density in Singapore
Singapore had 8,329.0 people per km² in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1961.
Singapore, 2024
8,329.0
Change from 2023
+1.8%
World, 2023
62.1 people per km²
Position in 2024
3rd of 214
Population density in Singapore over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
People per square kilometre of land. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Singapore | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8,329.0 people per km² | – |
| 2023 | 8,178.1 people per km² | 62.1 people per km² |
| 2022 | 7,803.2 people per km² | 61.6 people per km² |
| 2021 | 7,596.6 people per km² | 61.0 people per km² |
| 2020 | 7,926.7 people per km² | 60.4 people per km² |
| 2019 | 7,973.7 people per km² | 59.8 people per km² |
| 2018 | 7,903.9 people per km² | 59.2 people per km² |
| 2017 | 7,889.0 people per km² | 58.6 people per km² |
| 2016 | 7,915.4 people per km² | 57.9 people per km² |
| 2015 | 7,813.4 people per km² | 57.3 people per km² |
| 2014 | 7,721.2 people per km² | 56.6 people per km² |
| 2013 | 7,642.1 people per km² | 55.9 people per km² |
| 2012 | 7,530.0 people per km² | 55.2 people per km² |
| 2011 | 7,368.4 people per km² | 55.6 people per km² |
| 2010 | 7,237.0 people per km² | 54.9 people per km² |
| 2009 | 7,129.2 people per km² | 54.3 people per km² |
| 2008 | 6,917.4 people per km² | 53.6 people per km² |
| 2007 | 6,606.1 people per km² | 52.9 people per km² |
| 2006 | 6,345.7 people per km² | 52.3 people per km² |
| 2005 | 6,193.9 people per km² | 51.6 people per km² |
| 2004 | 6,050.0 people per km² | 51.0 people per km² |
| 2003 | 5,991.3 people per km² | 50.4 people per km² |
| 2002 | 6,187.5 people per km² | 49.7 people per km² |
| 2001 | 6,176.1 people per km² | 49.1 people per km² |
| 2000 | 6,011.8 people per km² | 48.4 people per km² |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.8% from 8,178.1 people per km² in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 7,721.2 people per km², the figure has changed by +7.9%.
- Among the 214 countries with data for 2024, Singapore has the 3rd highest value.
More for Singapore
All statistics for Singapore
Population
6,111,175 people
2025 · World Bank
Urban population share
100.0%
2025 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
5,789,090 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
35.1 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
0.94 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
0.81%
2023 · UN Population Division