Share of the population born in another country in Singapore
Singapore: Share of the population born in another country was 48.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population born in another country in Singapore, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 48.7% for share of the population born in another country in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population born in another country in Singapore peaked at 48.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 24.0%, in 1990.
That places Singapore 22nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.1% | 24.0% | 28.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 33.9% | 32.7% | 35.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 44.2% | 42.6% | 45.9% | 2 |
| 2020s | 47.4% | 46.1% | 48.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 19 American Samoa 50.6% compare
- 20 Guam 50.2% compare
- 21 Northern Mariana Islands 49.7% compare
- 23 Jordan 45.7% compare
- 25 Oman 43.2% compare
More population data for Singapore
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.9% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 140,350 people (2100)
- Population density 5,798 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.9% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 0.97 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 0 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 0.97 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 0.97 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 0.3% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 0.943 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population born in another country in Singapore?
- Share of the population born in another country in Singapore was 48.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population born in another country recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 48.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population born in another country recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.0% in 1990.
- How does Singapore rank for share of the population born in another country?
- Singapore ranks 22nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population born in another country rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population born in another country. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Immigrants as a share of the total population.