Population density in Singapore

Singapore: Population density was 5,798 people per km² in 2100. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2100)
5,798 people per km²
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
3rd
of 235 countries
All-time high
8,628 people per km²
in 2040
All-time low
0.1086 people per km²
in 1000
Years of data
318
1000–2100

Population density in Singapore, 1000–2100

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k100015502100

Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people per km².

Analysis

In 2100, population density in Singapore stood at 5,798 people per km².

The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population density in Singapore peaked at 8,628 people per km² in 2040 and was at its lowest, 0.1086 people per km², in 1000.

That places Singapore 3rd out of 235 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Population density in Singapore, year by year

Annual values for Population density in Singapore, 1000 to 2100.
Year people per km² Change
1000 0.1086 people per km²
1100 0.1643 people per km² +51.3%
1200 0.2465 people per km² +50.0%
1300 0.3691 people per km² +49.7%
1400 0.5543 people per km² +50.2%
1500 0.8315 people per km² +50.0%
1600 1.25 people per km² +50.1%
1700 1.87 people per km² +50.1%
1710 2.42 people per km² +29.4%
1720 3.14 people per km² +29.4%
1730 4.06 people per km² +29.4%
1740 5.25 people per km² +29.4%
1750 6.8 people per km² +29.4%
1760 8.8 people per km² +29.4%
1770 11.39 people per km² +29.4%
1780 14.74 people per km² +29.4%
1790 19.07 people per km² +29.4%
1800 41.78 people per km² +119.1%
1801 41.78 people per km² +0.0%
1802 41.78 people per km² +0.0%
1803 41.78 people per km² +0.0%
1804 41.78 people per km² +0.0%
1805 41.78 people per km² +0.0%
1806 41.78 people per km² +0.0%
1807 41.78 people per km² +0.0%
1808 41.78 people per km² +0.0%
1809 41.78 people per km² +0.0%
1810 41.78 people per km² +0.0%
1811 41.78 people per km² +0.0%
1812 41.78 people per km² +0.0%
1813 41.78 people per km² +0.0%
1814 41.78 people per km² +0.0%
1815 41.78 people per km² +0.0%
1816 41.78 people per km² +0.0%
1817 41.78 people per km² +0.0%
1818 41.78 people per km² +0.0%
1819 41.96 people per km² +0.4%
1820 42.31 people per km² +0.8%
1821 42.85 people per km² +1.3%
1822 43.58 people per km² +1.7%
1823 44.49 people per km² +2.1%
1824 45.43 people per km² +2.1%
1825 46.38 people per km² +2.1%
1826 47.36 people per km² +2.1%
1827 48.35 people per km² +2.1%
1828 49.37 people per km² +2.1%
1829 50.41 people per km² +2.1%
1830 51.47 people per km² +2.1%
1831 52.55 people per km² +2.1%
1832 53.65 people per km² +2.1%
1833 54.78 people per km² +2.1%
1834 55.93 people per km² +2.1%
1835 57.11 people per km² +2.1%
1836 58.31 people per km² +2.1%
1837 59.54 people per km² +2.1%
1838 60.79 people per km² +2.1%
1839 62.07 people per km² +2.1%
1840 63.37 people per km² +2.1%
1841 64.7 people per km² +2.1%
1842 66.06 people per km² +2.1%
1843 67.45 people per km² +2.1%
1844 68.87 people per km² +2.1%
1845 70.32 people per km² +2.1%
1846 71.8 people per km² +2.1%
1847 73.31 people per km² +2.1%
1848 74.85 people per km² +2.1%
1849 76.41 people per km² +2.1%
1850 78 people per km² +2.1%
1851 79.58 people per km² +2.0%
1852 81.19 people per km² +2.0%
1853 82.82 people per km² +2.0%
1854 84.48 people per km² +2.0%
1855 86.18 people per km² +2.0%
1856 87.91 people per km² +2.0%
1857 89.67 people per km² +2.0%
1858 91.47 people per km² +2.0%
1859 93.31 people per km² +2.0%
1860 95.19 people per km² +2.0%
1861 97.09 people per km² +2.0%
1862 99.04 people per km² +2.0%
1863 101.03 people per km² +2.0%
1864 103.06 people per km² +2.0%
1865 105.13 people per km² +2.0%
1866 107.24 people per km² +2.0%
1867 109.39 people per km² +2.0%
1868 111.59 people per km² +2.0%
1869 114.09 people per km² +2.2%
1870 116.91 people per km² +2.5%
1871 120.07 people per km² +2.7%
1872 123.58 people per km² +2.9%
1873 127.45 people per km² +3.1%
1874 131.45 people per km² +3.1%
1875 135.57 people per km² +3.1%
1876 139.82 people per km² +3.1%
1877 144.21 people per km² +3.1%
1878 148.73 people per km² +3.1%
1879 153.39 people per km² +3.1%
1880 158.2 people per km² +3.1%
1881 163.16 people per km² +3.1%
1882 168.27 people per km² +3.1%
1883 173.55 people per km² +3.1%
1884 178.99 people per km² +3.1%
1885 184.6 people per km² +3.1%
1886 190.39 people per km² +3.1%
1887 196.36 people per km² +3.1%
1888 202.52 people per km² +3.1%
1889 208.87 people per km² +3.1%
1890 215.44 people per km² +3.1%
1891 222.21 people per km² +3.1%
1892 229.21 people per km² +3.1%
1893 236.44 people per km² +3.2%
1894 243.89 people per km² +3.2%
1895 251.58 people per km² +3.2%
1896 259.51 people per km² +3.2%
1897 267.69 people per km² +3.2%
1898 276.13 people per km² +3.2%
1899 285.4 people per km² +3.4%
1900 295.54 people per km² +3.6%
1901 306.62 people per km² +3.7%
1902 318.68 people per km² +3.9%
1903 331.79 people per km² +4.1%
1904 345.43 people per km² +4.1%
1905 359.63 people per km² +4.1%
1906 374.42 people per km² +4.1%
1907 389.82 people per km² +4.1%
1908 405.85 people per km² +4.1%
1909 420.58 people per km² +3.6%
1910 433.93 people per km² +3.2%
1911 445.8 people per km² +2.7%
1912 456.09 people per km² +2.3%
1913 464.7 people per km² +1.9%
1914 473.47 people per km² +1.9%
1915 482.4 people per km² +1.9%
1916 491.51 people per km² +1.9%
1917 500.79 people per km² +1.9%
1918 510.45 people per km² +1.9%
1919 522.81 people per km² +2.4%
1920 538.05 people per km² +2.9%
1921 556.31 people per km² +3.4%
1922 577.79 people per km² +3.9%
1923 602.67 people per km² +4.3%
1924 628.62 people per km² +4.3%
1925 655.68 people per km² +4.3%
1926 683.91 people per km² +4.3%
1927 713.36 people per km² +4.3%
1928 744.07 people per km² +4.3%
1929 772.93 people per km² +3.9%
1930 799.77 people per km² +3.5%
1931 824.45 people per km² +3.1%
1932 846.77 people per km² +2.7%
1933 866.58 people per km² +2.3%
1934 886.84 people per km² +2.3%
1935 907.58 people per km² +2.3%
1936 928.81 people per km² +2.3%
1937 950.53 people per km² +2.3%
1938 972.76 people per km² +2.3%
1939 997.12 people per km² +2.5%
1940 1,024 people per km² +2.7%
1941 1,053 people per km² +2.8%
1942 1,084 people per km² +3.0%
1943 1,118 people per km² +3.1%
1944 1,153 people per km² +3.1%
1945 1,189 people per km² +3.1%
1946 1,226 people per km² +3.1%
1947 1,265 people per km² +3.1%
1948 1,304 people per km² +3.1%
1949 1,350 people per km² +3.5%
1950 1,411 people per km² +4.6%
1951 1,488 people per km² +5.4%
1952 1,568 people per km² +5.4%
1953 1,654 people per km² +5.5%
1954 1,744 people per km² +5.5%
1955 1,839 people per km² +5.4%
1956 1,937 people per km² +5.4%
1957 2,031 people per km² +4.8%
1958 2,111 people per km² +3.9%
1959 2,184 people per km² +3.4%
1960 2,255 people per km² +3.3%
1961 2,327 people per km² +3.2%
1962 2,397 people per km² +3.0%
1963 2,467 people per km² +2.9%
1964 2,537 people per km² +2.8%
1965 2,606 people per km² +2.7%
1966 2,673 people per km² +2.6%
1967 2,738 people per km² +2.4%
1968 2,800 people per km² +2.3%
1969 2,858 people per km² +2.1%
1970 2,913 people per km² +1.9%
1971 2,964 people per km² +1.8%
1972 3,014 people per km² +1.7%
1973 3,064 people per km² +1.7%
1974 3,113 people per km² +1.6%
1975 3,160 people per km² +1.5%
1976 3,204 people per km² +1.4%
1977 3,247 people per km² +1.3%
1978 3,288 people per km² +1.2%
1979 3,326 people per km² +1.2%
1980 3,395 people per km² +2.1%
1981 3,526 people per km² +3.9%
1982 3,659 people per km² +3.8%
1983 3,741 people per km² +2.2%
1984 3,790 people per km² +1.3%
1985 3,809 people per km² +0.5%
1986 3,823 people per km² +0.4%
1987 3,874 people per km² +1.3%
1988 3,968 people per km² +2.4%
1989 4,093 people per km² +3.1%
1990 4,233 people per km² +3.4%
1991 4,368 people per km² +3.2%
1992 4,494 people per km² +2.9%
1993 4,621 people per km² +2.8%
1994 4,760 people per km² +3.0%
1995 4,921 people per km² +3.4%
1996 5,104 people per km² +3.7%
1997 5,288 people per km² +3.6%
1998 5,434 people per km² +2.8%
1999 5,524 people per km² +1.7%
2000 5,620 people per km² +1.7%
2001 5,733 people per km² +2.0%
2002 5,776 people per km² +0.7%
2003 5,764 people per km² -0.2%
2004 5,812 people per km² +0.8%
2005 5,945 people per km² +2.3%
2006 6,138 people per km² +3.2%
2007 6,402 people per km² +4.3%
2008 6,695 people per km² +4.6%
2009 6,920 people per km² +3.4%
2010 7,071 people per km² +2.2%
2011 7,218 people per km² +2.1%
2012 7,372 people per km² +2.1%
2013 7,501 people per km² +1.7%
2014 7,602 people per km² +1.3%
2015 7,695 people per km² +1.2%
2016 7,769 people per km² +1.0%
2017 7,805 people per km² +0.5%
2018 7,847 people per km² +0.5%
2019 7,896 people per km² +0.6%
2020 7,828 people per km² -0.9%
2021 7,725 people per km² -1.3%
2022 7,869 people per km² +1.9%
2023 8,063 people per km² +2.5%
2024 8,123 people per km² +0.7%
2025 8,177 people per km² +0.7%
2026 8,225 people per km² +0.6%
2027 8,272 people per km² +0.6%
2028 8,319 people per km² +0.6%
2029 8,362 people per km² +0.5%
2030 8,400 people per km² +0.5%
2031 8,438 people per km² +0.4%
2032 8,475 people per km² +0.4%
2033 8,511 people per km² +0.4%
2034 8,544 people per km² +0.4%
2035 8,570 people per km² +0.3%
2036 8,589 people per km² +0.2%
2037 8,605 people per km² +0.2%
2038 8,618 people per km² +0.2%
2039 8,627 people per km² +0.1%
2040 8,628 people per km² +0.0%
2041 8,623 people per km² -0.1%
2042 8,615 people per km² -0.1%
2043 8,605 people per km² -0.1%
2044 8,591 people per km² -0.2%
2045 8,574 people per km² -0.2%
2046 8,557 people per km² -0.2%
2047 8,535 people per km² -0.3%
2048 8,514 people per km² -0.2%
2049 8,494 people per km² -0.2%
2050 8,470 people per km² -0.3%
2051 8,446 people per km² -0.3%
2052 8,427 people per km² -0.2%
2053 8,407 people per km² -0.2%
2054 8,382 people per km² -0.3%
2055 8,355 people per km² -0.3%
2056 8,331 people per km² -0.3%
2057 8,307 people per km² -0.3%
2058 8,280 people per km² -0.3%
2059 8,251 people per km² -0.4%
2060 8,220 people per km² -0.4%
2061 8,187 people per km² -0.4%
2062 8,155 people per km² -0.4%
2063 8,124 people per km² -0.4%
2064 8,091 people per km² -0.4%
2065 8,052 people per km² -0.5%
2066 8,009 people per km² -0.5%
2067 7,968 people per km² -0.5%
2068 7,928 people per km² -0.5%
2069 7,886 people per km² -0.5%
2070 7,843 people per km² -0.5%
2071 7,800 people per km² -0.6%
2072 7,753 people per km² -0.6%
2073 7,704 people per km² -0.6%
2074 7,647 people per km² -0.7%
2075 7,585 people per km² -0.8%
2076 7,524 people per km² -0.8%
2077 7,463 people per km² -0.8%
2078 7,398 people per km² -0.9%
2079 7,328 people per km² -0.9%
2080 7,256 people per km² -1.0%
2081 7,182 people per km² -1.0%
2082 7,105 people per km² -1.1%
2083 7,028 people per km² -1.1%
2084 6,952 people per km² -1.1%
2085 6,874 people per km² -1.1%
2086 6,794 people per km² -1.2%
2087 6,715 people per km² -1.2%
2088 6,636 people per km² -1.2%
2089 6,557 people per km² -1.2%
2090 6,478 people per km² -1.2%
2091 6,402 people per km² -1.2%
2092 6,328 people per km² -1.1%
2093 6,257 people per km² -1.1%
2094 6,185 people per km² -1.2%
2095 6,114 people per km² -1.1%
2096 6,046 people per km² -1.1%
2097 5,980 people per km² -1.1%
2098 5,916 people per km² -1.1%
2099 5,855 people per km² -1.0%
2100 5,798 people per km² -1.0%

Singapore compared with similar countries

  • Singapore's 5,798 people per km² is above the median for high income countries, which is 106.6 people per km², 54.4× the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Singapore's 5,798 people per km² is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 132.68 people per km², 43.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Population density in Singapore changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1800 +119.1% 19.07 people per km² 41.78 people per km²
1100 +51.3% 0.1086 people per km² 0.1643 people per km²
1400 +50.2% 0.3691 people per km² 0.5543 people per km²
1600 +50.1% 0.8315 people per km² 1.25 people per km²
1700 +50.1% 1.25 people per km² 1.87 people per km²
1200 +50.0% 0.1643 people per km² 0.2465 people per km²

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 0.1086 people per km² 0.1086 people per km² 0.1086 people per km² 1
1100s 0.1643 people per km² 0.1643 people per km² 0.1643 people per km² 1
1200s 0.2465 people per km² 0.2465 people per km² 0.2465 people per km² 1
1300s 0.3691 people per km² 0.3691 people per km² 0.3691 people per km² 1
1400s 0.5543 people per km² 0.5543 people per km² 0.5543 people per km² 1
1500s 0.8315 people per km² 0.8315 people per km² 0.8315 people per km² 1
1600s 1.25 people per km² 1.25 people per km² 1.25 people per km² 1
1700s 1.87 people per km² 1.87 people per km² 1.87 people per km² 1
1710s 2.42 people per km² 2.42 people per km² 2.42 people per km² 1
1720s 3.14 people per km² 3.14 people per km² 3.14 people per km² 1
1730s 4.06 people per km² 4.06 people per km² 4.06 people per km² 1
1740s 5.25 people per km² 5.25 people per km² 5.25 people per km² 1
1750s 6.8 people per km² 6.8 people per km² 6.8 people per km² 1
1760s 8.8 people per km² 8.8 people per km² 8.8 people per km² 1
1770s 11.39 people per km² 11.39 people per km² 11.39 people per km² 1
1780s 14.74 people per km² 14.74 people per km² 14.74 people per km² 1
1790s 19.07 people per km² 19.07 people per km² 19.07 people per km² 1
1800s 41.78 people per km² 41.78 people per km² 41.78 people per km² 10
1810s 41.8 people per km² 41.78 people per km² 41.96 people per km² 10
1820s 46.05 people per km² 42.31 people per km² 50.41 people per km² 10
1830s 56.62 people per km² 51.47 people per km² 62.07 people per km² 10
1840s 69.72 people per km² 63.37 people per km² 76.41 people per km² 10
1850s 85.46 people per km² 78 people per km² 93.31 people per km² 10
1860s 104.29 people per km² 95.19 people per km² 114.09 people per km² 10
1870s 134.12 people per km² 116.91 people per km² 153.39 people per km² 10
1880s 182.49 people per km² 158.2 people per km² 208.87 people per km² 10
1890s 248.75 people per km² 215.44 people per km² 285.4 people per km² 10
1900s 354.84 people per km² 295.54 people per km² 420.58 people per km² 10
1910s 478.19 people per km² 433.93 people per km² 522.81 people per km² 10
1920s 647.34 people per km² 538.05 people per km² 772.93 people per km² 10
1930s 898.12 people per km² 799.77 people per km² 997.12 people per km² 10
1940s 1,177 people per km² 1,024 people per km² 1,350 people per km² 10
1950s 1,797 people per km² 1,411 people per km² 2,184 people per km² 10
1960s 2,566 people per km² 2,255 people per km² 2,858 people per km² 10
1970s 3,129 people per km² 2,913 people per km² 3,326 people per km² 10
1980s 3,768 people per km² 3,395 people per km² 4,093 people per km² 10
1990s 4,875 people per km² 4,233 people per km² 5,524 people per km² 10
2000s 6,080 people per km² 5,620 people per km² 6,920 people per km² 10
2010s 7,578 people per km² 7,071 people per km² 7,896 people per km² 10
2020s 8,096 people per km² 7,725 people per km² 8,362 people per km² 10
2030s 8,538 people per km² 8,400 people per km² 8,627 people per km² 10
2040s 8,574 people per km² 8,494 people per km² 8,628 people per km² 10
2050s 8,366 people per km² 8,251 people per km² 8,470 people per km² 10
2060s 8,062 people per km² 7,886 people per km² 8,220 people per km² 10
2070s 7,605 people per km² 7,328 people per km² 7,843 people per km² 10
2080s 6,910 people per km² 6,557 people per km² 7,256 people per km² 10
2090s 6,156 people per km² 5,855 people per km² 6,478 people per km² 10
2100s 5,798 people per km² 5,798 people per km² 5,798 people per km² 1

Countries ranked near Singapore

  1. 1 Monaco 22,797 people per km² compare
  2. 2 Macao 10,036 people per km² compare
  3. 4 Gibraltar 4,928 people per km² compare
  4. 5 Bahrain 3,912 people per km² compare
  5. 6 Mayotte 3,678 people per km² compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population density in Singapore?
Population density in Singapore was 5,798 people per km² in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population density recorded in Singapore?
The highest recorded value was 8,628 people per km² in 2040.
What is the lowest population density recorded in Singapore?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1086 people per km² in 1000.
How does Singapore rank for population density?
Singapore ranks 3rd out of 235 countries with data for 2100.
Is population density rising or falling in Singapore?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Singapore data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population density. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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