Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Singapore
Singapore: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.9607 people per person in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
0.9607 people per person
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
15th
of 215 countries
All-time high
1.02 people per person
in 2021
All-time low
0.9607 people per person
in 2025
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Singapore, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2025, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Singapore stood at 0.9607 people per person. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Singapore peaked at 1.02 people per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.9607 people per person, in 2025.
Singapore ranks 15th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Singapore, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.9836 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.9812 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 0.9834 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.9869 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.9891 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.9915 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.9921 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.994 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.9991 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 1 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 1.01 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 1.01 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 1.01 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 1 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 1 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 1 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 1 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 1 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 1.01 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.9996 people per person | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.9928 people per person | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 1 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.9959 people per person | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.9997 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 1 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 1 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 1 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 1 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.9975 people per person | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 1 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.9987 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 1 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.9996 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 1 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.9983 people per person | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 1 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.9934 people per person | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 1 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 1 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9947 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.993 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 1.01 people per person | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 1 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 1 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 1 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9933 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.9962 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9997 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9964 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9975 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9978 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9983 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9948 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9985 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9992 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.994 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9885 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 1.02 people per person | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 1 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9783 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 0.9661 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 0.9607 people per person | -0.6% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 0.9607 people per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.8051 people per person, 1.2× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 0.9607 people per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6545 people per person, 1.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9906 people per person | 0.9812 people per person | 1 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1 people per person | 1 people per person | 1.01 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1 people per person | 0.9928 people per person | 1.01 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9994 people per person | 0.9934 people per person | 1 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.999 people per person | 0.993 people per person | 1.01 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9976 people per person | 0.994 people per person | 1 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9855 people per person | 0.9607 people per person | 1.02 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 12 Saint Martin (French Part) 1 people per person compare
- 13 Hong Kong, China 0.9863 people per person compare
- 14 Netherlands 0.9731 people per person compare
- 16 Puerto Rico 0.9584 people per person compare
- 17 San Marino 0.9566 people per person compare
- 18 Uruguay 0.9565 people per person compare
More population data for Singapore
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.9668 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2028)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.9668 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.0914 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 6,337 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.4648 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.5703 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.9% (2100)
- Population density 5,798 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 140,350 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Singapore?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Singapore was 0.9607 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 people per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9607 people per person in 2025.
- How does Singapore rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Singapore ranks 15th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.