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Singapore People 1996

Population:

2,890,468 (July 1995 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:

23% (female 327,417; male 348,345)

15-64 years:

70% (female 991,015; male 1,030,668)

65 years and over:

7% (female 105,081; male 87,942) (July 1995 est.)

Population growth rate:

1.06% (1995 est.)

Birth rate:

15.93 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Death rate:

5.35 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Net migration rate:

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

5.7 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:

76.16 years

male:

73.28 years

female:

79.25 years (1995 est.)

Total fertility rate:

1.87 children born/woman (1995 est.)

Nationality:

noun:

Singaporean(s)

adjective:

Singapore

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)

total population:

89%

male:

95%

female:

83%

Labor force:

1.649 million (1994)

by occupation:

financial, business, and other services 33.5%, manufacturing 25.6%, commerce 22.9%, construction 6.6%, other 11.4% (1994)

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