Population estimates and projections in Singapore

Singapore had an estimated population of 5,789,090 on 1 July 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1950.

Singapore, 2023 (latest estimate) 5,789,090 People
Change from 2022 +2.5% 2022: 5,649,884 people
Projection for 2030 6,031,377 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2050 6,081,692 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2100 4,163,012 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Position in 2023 114th of 216 See the full ranking

Population estimates and projections in Singapore over time

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People. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.

Population, estimates and projections to 2100 (people), 1994 to 2100 – the last ten estimates and projections every five years; the CSV has every year
Period Singapore
2100 4,163,012 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2095 4,390,131 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2090 4,651,262 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2085 4,935,581 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2080 5,209,688 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2075 5,446,022 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2070 5,631,285 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2065 5,781,338 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2060 5,901,726 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2055 5,999,239 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2050 6,081,692 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2045 6,156,188 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2040 6,194,782 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2035 6,153,232 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2030 6,031,377 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2025 5,870,750 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2023 5,789,090 people
2022 5,649,884 people
2021 5,546,290 people
2020 5,620,150 people
2019 5,669,562 people
2018 5,634,370 people
2017 5,604,078 people
2016 5,577,930 people
2015 5,525,340 people
2014 5,457,900 people

Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +2.5% from 5,649,884 people in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 5,385,588 people, the figure has changed by +7.5%.
  • Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Singapore has the 114th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
UN Population Division
Source
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division
Dataset or series code
WPP2024 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1950 to 2023 for Singapore
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 3.0 IGO
Attribution
Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024