Population: 2,859,142 (July 1994 est.)

Population growth rate: 1.12% (1994 est.)

Birth rate: 16.52 births/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Death rate: 5.3 deaths/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 5.7 deaths/1,000 live births (1994 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 75.95 years
male: 73.17 years
female: 78.94 years (1994 est.)

Total fertility rate: 1.88 children born/woman (1994 est.)

Nationality:
noun: Singaporean(s)
adjective:

Ethnic divisions: Chinese 76.4%, Malay 14.9%, Indian 6.4%, other 2.3%

Religions: Buddhist (Chinese), Muslim (Malays), Christian, Hindu, Sikh, Taoist, Confucianist

Languages: Chinese (official), Malay (official and national), Tamil (official), English (official)

Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)
total population: 88%
male: 93%
female: 84%
Labor force: 1,485,800
by occupation: financial, business, and other services 30.2%, manufacturing 28.4%, commerce 22.0%, construction 9.0%, other 10.4% (1990)

NOTE: The information regarding Singapore on this page is re-published from the 1995 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Singapore People 1995 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Singapore People 1995 should be addressed to the CIA.