Population growth rate in Singapore
Singapore: Population growth rate was -0.949 in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
-0.949
Change on year
up 4.5%
World rank
208th
of 239 countries
All-time high
5.31
in 1953
All-time low
-2.19
in 2020
Years of data
163
1700–2100
Population growth rate in Singapore, 1700–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2100, population growth rate in Singapore stood at -0.949.
The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rate in Singapore peaked at 5.31 in 1953 and was at its lowest, -2.19, in 2020.
That places Singapore 208th out of 239 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population growth rate in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | 0.4062 | — |
| 1800 | 1.29 | +217.4% |
| 1900 | 3.49 | +171.0% |
| 1905 | 4.03 | +15.3% |
| 1910 | 3.12 | -22.5% |
| 1915 | 1.87 | -40.1% |
| 1920 | 2.87 | +53.6% |
| 1925 | 4.22 | +46.8% |
| 1930 | 3.41 | -19.0% |
| 1935 | 2.31 | -32.3% |
| 1940 | 2.63 | +13.9% |
| 1945 | 3.08 | +17.1% |
| 1950 | 5.24 | +70.1% |
| 1951 | 5.27 | +0.6% |
| 1952 | 5.31 | +0.7% |
| 1953 | 5.31 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 5.31 | -0.1% |
| 1955 | 5.26 | -0.9% |
| 1956 | 5.18 | -1.6% |
| 1957 | 4.29 | -17.1% |
| 1958 | 3.45 | -19.7% |
| 1959 | 3.3 | -4.3% |
| 1960 | 3.17 | -3.9% |
| 1961 | 3.05 | -3.9% |
| 1962 | 2.94 | -3.7% |
| 1963 | 2.83 | -3.5% |
| 1964 | 2.73 | -3.5% |
| 1965 | 2.62 | -4.2% |
| 1966 | 2.48 | -5.3% |
| 1967 | 2.32 | -6.4% |
| 1968 | 2.15 | -7.3% |
| 1969 | 1.99 | -7.3% |
| 1970 | 1.81 | -9.1% |
| 1971 | 1.69 | -7.0% |
| 1972 | 1.66 | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 1.62 | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 1.53 | -5.6% |
| 1975 | 1.44 | -5.9% |
| 1976 | 1.38 | -4.2% |
| 1977 | 1.28 | -7.2% |
| 1978 | 1.2 | -6.5% |
| 1979 | 1.12 | -6.1% |
| 1980 | 2.95 | +162.2% |
| 1981 | 4.61 | +56.6% |
| 1982 | 2.83 | -38.6% |
| 1983 | 1.59 | -43.9% |
| 1984 | 1 | -37.1% |
| 1985 | 0.037 | -96.3% |
| 1986 | 0.664 | +1694.6% |
| 1987 | 2 | +201.5% |
| 1988 | 2.78 | +38.8% |
| 1989 | 3.4 | +22.5% |
| 1990 | 3.35 | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 2.92 | -12.8% |
| 1992 | 2.75 | -5.8% |
| 1993 | 2.84 | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 3.1 | +9.1% |
| 1995 | 3.56 | +15.1% |
| 1996 | 3.71 | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 3.38 | -9.1% |
| 1998 | 2.09 | -38.1% |
| 1999 | 1.23 | -41.1% |
| 2000 | 2.19 | +78.5% |
| 2001 | 1.78 | -18.9% |
| 2002 | -0.285 | -116.0% |
| 2003 | -0.133 | -53.3% |
| 2004 | 1.79 | -1442.9% |
| 2005 | 2.73 | +53.0% |
| 2006 | 3.65 | +33.4% |
| 2007 | 4.75 | +30.2% |
| 2008 | 4.21 | -11.4% |
| 2009 | 2.44 | -42.0% |
| 2010 | 1.88 | -23.0% |
| 2011 | 2.22 | +17.9% |
| 2012 | 2.03 | -8.7% |
| 2013 | 1.43 | -29.2% |
| 2014 | 1.24 | -13.9% |
| 2015 | 1.22 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.676 | -44.7% |
| 2017 | 0.261 | -61.4% |
| 2018 | 0.816 | +212.6% |
| 2019 | 0.431 | -47.2% |
| 2020 | -2.19 | -608.8% |
| 2021 | -0.441 | -79.9% |
| 2022 | 4.1 | -1029.9% |
| 2023 | 0.807 | -80.3% |
| 2024 | 0.683 | -15.4% |
| 2025 | 0.628 | -8.1% |
| 2026 | 0.561 | -10.7% |
| 2027 | 0.58 | +3.4% |
| 2028 | 0.555 | -4.3% |
| 2029 | 0.472 | -15.0% |
| 2030 | 0.435 | -7.8% |
| 2031 | 0.459 | +5.5% |
| 2032 | 0.424 | -7.6% |
| 2033 | 0.426 | +0.5% |
| 2034 | 0.346 | -18.8% |
| 2035 | 0.255 | -26.3% |
| 2036 | 0.187 | -26.7% |
| 2037 | 0.181 | -3.2% |
| 2038 | 0.137 | -24.3% |
| 2039 | 0.052 | -62.0% |
| 2040 | -0.024 | -146.2% |
| 2041 | -0.087 | +262.5% |
| 2042 | -0.105 | +20.7% |
| 2043 | -0.125 | +19.0% |
| 2044 | -0.203 | +62.4% |
| 2045 | -0.186 | -8.4% |
| 2046 | -0.223 | +19.9% |
| 2047 | -0.281 | +26.0% |
| 2048 | -0.208 | -26.0% |
| 2049 | -0.267 | +28.4% |
| 2050 | -0.292 | +9.4% |
| 2051 | -0.273 | -6.5% |
| 2052 | -0.197 | -27.8% |
| 2053 | -0.258 | +31.0% |
| 2054 | -0.34 | +31.8% |
| 2055 | -0.3 | -11.8% |
| 2056 | -0.293 | -2.3% |
| 2057 | -0.286 | -2.4% |
| 2058 | -0.363 | +26.9% |
| 2059 | -0.34 | -6.3% |
| 2060 | -0.415 | +22.1% |
| 2061 | -0.378 | -8.9% |
| 2062 | -0.404 | +6.9% |
| 2063 | -0.37 | -8.4% |
| 2064 | -0.44 | +18.9% |
| 2065 | -0.523 | +18.9% |
| 2066 | -0.55 | +5.2% |
| 2067 | -0.477 | -13.3% |
| 2068 | -0.523 | +9.6% |
| 2069 | -0.554 | +5.9% |
| 2070 | -0.528 | -4.7% |
| 2071 | -0.578 | +9.5% |
| 2072 | -0.617 | +6.7% |
| 2073 | -0.673 | +9.1% |
| 2074 | -0.798 | +18.6% |
| 2075 | -0.834 | +4.5% |
| 2076 | -0.771 | -7.6% |
| 2077 | -0.856 | +11.0% |
| 2078 | -0.908 | +6.1% |
| 2079 | -0.982 | +8.1% |
| 2080 | -1.01 | +2.4% |
| 2081 | -1.05 | +4.6% |
| 2082 | -1.09 | +3.4% |
| 2083 | -1.09 | +0.4% |
| 2084 | -1.1 | +0.5% |
| 2085 | -1.15 | +4.3% |
| 2086 | -1.19 | +3.6% |
| 2087 | -1.18 | -0.7% |
| 2088 | -1.17 | -0.8% |
| 2089 | -1.23 | +5.5% |
| 2090 | -1.19 | -3.5% |
| 2091 | -1.19 | -0.2% |
| 2092 | -1.11 | -6.1% |
| 2093 | -1.14 | +2.2% |
| 2094 | -1.18 | +3.3% |
| 2095 | -1.12 | -4.6% |
| 2096 | -1.12 | -0.4% |
| 2097 | -1.08 | -3.3% |
| 2098 | -1.08 | -0.5% |
| 2099 | -0.994 | -7.8% |
| 2100 | -0.949 | -4.5% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's -0.949 is below the median for high income countries, which is -0.343, 2.8× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Singapore's -0.949 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -0.318, 3.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth rate 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +1694.6% | 0.037 | 0.664 |
| 2004 | +1442.9% | -0.133 | 1.79 |
| 2022 | +1029.9% | -0.441 | 4.1 |
| 2020 | -608.8% | 0.431 | -2.19 |
| 2041 | -262.5% | -0.024 | -0.087 |
| 1800 | +217.4% | 0.4062 | 1.29 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.4062 | 0.4062 | 0.4062 | 1 |
| 1800s | 1.29 | 1.29 | 1.29 | 1 |
| 1900s | 3.76 | 3.49 | 4.03 | 2 |
| 1910s | 2.5 | 1.87 | 3.12 | 2 |
| 1920s | 3.54 | 2.87 | 4.22 | 2 |
| 1930s | 2.86 | 2.31 | 3.41 | 2 |
| 1940s | 2.86 | 2.63 | 3.08 | 2 |
| 1950s | 4.79 | 3.3 | 5.31 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.63 | 1.99 | 3.17 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.47 | 1.12 | 1.81 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.19 | 0.037 | 4.61 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.89 | 1.23 | 3.71 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.31 | -0.285 | 4.75 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.22 | 0.261 | 2.22 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5753 | -2.19 | 4.1 | 10 |
| 2030s | 0.2902 | 0.052 | 0.459 | 10 |
| 2040s | -0.1709 | -0.281 | -0.024 | 10 |
| 2050s | -0.2942 | -0.363 | -0.197 | 10 |
| 2060s | -0.4634 | -0.554 | -0.37 | 10 |
| 2070s | -0.7545 | -0.982 | -0.528 | 10 |
| 2080s | -1.12 | -1.23 | -1.01 | 10 |
| 2090s | -1.12 | -1.19 | -0.994 | 10 |
| 2100s | -0.949 | -0.949 | -0.949 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rate in Singapore?
- Population growth rate in Singapore was -0.949 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 5.31 in 1953.
- What is the lowest population growth rate recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.19 in 2020.
- How does Singapore rank for population growth rate?
- Singapore ranks 208th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population growth rate rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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