World population growth in Singapore
Singapore: World population growth was -0.9% in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
-0.9%
Change on year
up 4.5%
World rank
208th
of 239 countries
All-time high
5.3%
in 1953
All-time low
-2.2%
in 2020
Years of data
163
1700–2100
World population growth in Singapore, 1700–2100
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2100, world population growth in Singapore stood at -0.9%.
The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, world population growth in Singapore peaked at 5.3% in 1953 and was at its lowest, -2.2%, 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.
World population growth in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | 0.4% | — |
| 1800 | 1.3% | +217.4% |
| 1900 | 3.5% | +171.0% |
| 1905 | 4.0% | +15.3% |
| 1910 | 3.1% | -22.5% |
| 1915 | 1.9% | -40.1% |
| 1920 | 2.9% | +53.6% |
| 1925 | 4.2% | +46.8% |
| 1930 | 3.4% | -19.0% |
| 1935 | 2.3% | -32.3% |
| 1940 | 2.6% | +13.9% |
| 1945 | 3.1% | +17.1% |
| 1950 | 5.2% | +70.1% |
| 1951 | 5.3% | +0.6% |
| 1952 | 5.3% | +0.7% |
| 1953 | 5.3% | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 5.3% | -0.1% |
| 1955 | 5.3% | -0.9% |
| 1956 | 5.2% | -1.6% |
| 1957 | 4.3% | -17.1% |
| 1958 | 3.5% | -19.7% |
| 1959 | 3.3% | -4.3% |
| 1960 | 3.2% | -3.9% |
| 1961 | 3.0% | -3.9% |
| 1962 | 2.9% | -3.7% |
| 1963 | 2.8% | -3.5% |
| 1964 | 2.7% | -3.5% |
| 1965 | 2.6% | -4.2% |
| 1966 | 2.5% | -5.3% |
| 1967 | 2.3% | -6.4% |
| 1968 | 2.1% | -7.3% |
| 1969 | 2.0% | -7.3% |
| 1970 | 1.8% | -9.1% |
| 1971 | 1.7% | -7.0% |
| 1972 | 1.7% | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 1.6% | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 1.5% | -5.6% |
| 1975 | 1.4% | -5.9% |
| 1976 | 1.4% | -4.2% |
| 1977 | 1.3% | -7.2% |
| 1978 | 1.2% | -6.5% |
| 1979 | 1.1% | -6.1% |
| 1980 | 2.9% | +162.2% |
| 1981 | 4.6% | +56.6% |
| 1982 | 2.8% | -38.6% |
| 1983 | 1.6% | -43.9% |
| 1984 | 1.0% | -37.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | -96.3% |
| 1986 | 0.7% | +1694.6% |
| 1987 | 2.0% | +201.5% |
| 1988 | 2.8% | +38.8% |
| 1989 | 3.4% | +22.5% |
| 1990 | 3.4% | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 2.9% | -12.8% |
| 1992 | 2.8% | -5.8% |
| 1993 | 2.8% | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 3.1% | +9.1% |
| 1995 | 3.6% | +15.1% |
| 1996 | 3.7% | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 3.4% | -9.1% |
| 1998 | 2.1% | -38.1% |
| 1999 | 1.2% | -41.1% |
| 2000 | 2.2% | +78.5% |
| 2001 | 1.8% | -18.9% |
| 2002 | -0.3% | -116.0% |
| 2003 | -0.1% | -53.3% |
| 2004 | 1.8% | -1442.9% |
| 2005 | 2.7% | +53.0% |
| 2006 | 3.6% | +33.4% |
| 2007 | 4.7% | +30.2% |
| 2008 | 4.2% | -11.4% |
| 2009 | 2.4% | -42.0% |
| 2010 | 1.9% | -23.0% |
| 2011 | 2.2% | +17.9% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | -8.7% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | -29.2% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | -13.9% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -44.7% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -61.4% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | +212.6% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -47.2% |
| 2020 | -2.2% | -608.8% |
| 2021 | -0.4% | -79.9% |
| 2022 | 4.1% | -1029.9% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | -80.3% |
| 2024 | 0.7% | -15.4% |
| 2025 | 0.6% | -8.1% |
| 2026 | 0.6% | -10.7% |
| 2027 | 0.6% | +3.4% |
| 2028 | 0.6% | -4.3% |
| 2029 | 0.5% | -15.0% |
| 2030 | 0.4% | -7.8% |
| 2031 | 0.5% | +5.5% |
| 2032 | 0.4% | -7.6% |
| 2033 | 0.4% | +0.5% |
| 2034 | 0.3% | -18.8% |
| 2035 | 0.3% | -26.3% |
| 2036 | 0.2% | -26.7% |
| 2037 | 0.2% | -3.2% |
| 2038 | 0.1% | -24.3% |
| 2039 | 0.1% | -62.0% |
| 2040 | -0.0% | -146.2% |
| 2041 | -0.1% | +262.5% |
| 2042 | -0.1% | +20.7% |
| 2043 | -0.1% | +19.0% |
| 2044 | -0.2% | +62.4% |
| 2045 | -0.2% | -8.4% |
| 2046 | -0.2% | +19.9% |
| 2047 | -0.3% | +26.0% |
| 2048 | -0.2% | -26.0% |
| 2049 | -0.3% | +28.4% |
| 2050 | -0.3% | +9.4% |
| 2051 | -0.3% | -6.5% |
| 2052 | -0.2% | -27.8% |
| 2053 | -0.3% | +31.0% |
| 2054 | -0.3% | +31.8% |
| 2055 | -0.3% | -11.8% |
| 2056 | -0.3% | -2.3% |
| 2057 | -0.3% | -2.4% |
| 2058 | -0.4% | +26.9% |
| 2059 | -0.3% | -6.3% |
| 2060 | -0.4% | +22.1% |
| 2061 | -0.4% | -8.9% |
| 2062 | -0.4% | +6.9% |
| 2063 | -0.4% | -8.4% |
| 2064 | -0.4% | +18.9% |
| 2065 | -0.5% | +18.9% |
| 2066 | -0.6% | +5.2% |
| 2067 | -0.5% | -13.3% |
| 2068 | -0.5% | +9.6% |
| 2069 | -0.6% | +5.9% |
| 2070 | -0.5% | -4.7% |
| 2071 | -0.6% | +9.5% |
| 2072 | -0.6% | +6.7% |
| 2073 | -0.7% | +9.1% |
| 2074 | -0.8% | +18.6% |
| 2075 | -0.8% | +4.5% |
| 2076 | -0.8% | -7.6% |
| 2077 | -0.9% | +11.0% |
| 2078 | -0.9% | +6.1% |
| 2079 | -1.0% | +8.1% |
| 2080 | -1.0% | +2.4% |
| 2081 | -1.1% | +4.6% |
| 2082 | -1.1% | +3.4% |
| 2083 | -1.1% | +0.4% |
| 2084 | -1.1% | +0.5% |
| 2085 | -1.1% | +4.3% |
| 2086 | -1.2% | +3.6% |
| 2087 | -1.2% | -0.7% |
| 2088 | -1.2% | -0.8% |
| 2089 | -1.2% | +5.5% |
| 2090 | -1.2% | -3.5% |
| 2091 | -1.2% | -0.2% |
| 2092 | -1.1% | -6.1% |
| 2093 | -1.1% | +2.2% |
| 2094 | -1.2% | +3.3% |
| 2095 | -1.1% | -4.6% |
| 2096 | -1.1% | -0.4% |
| 2097 | -1.1% | -3.3% |
| 2098 | -1.1% | -0.5% |
| 2099 | -1.0% | -7.8% |
| 2100 | -0.9% | -4.5% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's -0.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is -0.3%, 2.8× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Singapore's -0.9% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -0.3%, 3.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where World population growth 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% | 0.0% | 0.7% |
| 2004 | +1442.9% | -0.1% | 1.8% |
| 2022 | +1029.9% | -0.4% | 4.1% |
| 2020 | -608.8% | 0.4% | -2.2% |
| 2041 | -262.5% | -0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1800 | +217.4% | 0.4% | 1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 1800s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1 |
| 1900s | 3.8% | 3.5% | 4.0% | 2 |
| 1910s | 2.5% | 1.9% | 3.1% | 2 |
| 1920s | 3.5% | 2.9% | 4.2% | 2 |
| 1930s | 2.9% | 2.3% | 3.4% | 2 |
| 1940s | 2.9% | 2.6% | 3.1% | 2 |
| 1950s | 4.8% | 3.3% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.6% | 2.0% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.5% | 1.1% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.2% | 0.0% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.9% | 1.2% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.3% | -0.3% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | -2.2% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2030s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2040s | -0.2% | -0.3% | -0.0% | 10 |
| 2050s | -0.3% | -0.4% | -0.2% | 10 |
| 2060s | -0.5% | -0.6% | -0.4% | 10 |
| 2070s | -0.8% | -1.0% | -0.5% | 10 |
| 2080s | -1.1% | -1.2% | -1.0% | 10 |
| 2090s | -1.1% | -1.2% | -1.0% | 10 |
| 2100s | -0.9% | -0.9% | -0.9% | 1 |
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- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.9668 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.5703 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population density 5,798 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 140,350 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.9% (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is world population growth in Singapore?
- World population growth in Singapore was -0.9% in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest world population growth recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 5.3% in 1953.
- What is the lowest world population growth recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.2% in 2020.
- How does Singapore rank for world population growth?
- Singapore ranks 208th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is world population growth 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 HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of World population growth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average exponential rate of growth of the population over a given period. It is calculated as ln(P2/P1) where P1 and P2 are the populations on subsequent years. Available from 1700 to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.