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Singapore

Singapore / SG

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Singapore in numbers.

Area728 kmยฒWorld # 184 โ†’Population6.1MWorld # 113 โ†’Population density8,394.5 people/kmยฒWorld # 2 โ†’Life expectancy83.3 yearsWorld # 15 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 98,814World # 8 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Singapore across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area728 kmยฒWorld # 184 / 2023 โ†’Population6.1MWorld # 113 / 2025 โ†’Population density8,394.5 people/kmยฒWorld # 2 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,965World # 63 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth1.2%World # 85 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate1World # 211 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate7.4 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 197 / 2024 โ†’Death rate6 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 160 / 2024 โ†’Median age35.1 yearsWorld # 98 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+14.2%World # 71 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1411.7%World # 209 / 2025 โ†’Urban population100%World # 1 / 2025 โ†’Net migration16.9KWorld # 36 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate2.8 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 38 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share48.7%World # 19 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy83.3 yearsWorld # 15 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy73.6 yearsWorld # 1 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people2.8 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 67 / 2022 โ†’Smoking rate13.8%World # 108 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 98,814World # 8 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 603.9BWorld # 27 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 163,354World # 1 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth5%World # 51 / 2025 โ†’Inflation0.9%World # 155 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment2.8%World # 154 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment6.8%World # 146 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hours2,283 hours/yearWorld # 20 / 2023 โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)No dataNo rank โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)2.2%World # 170 / 2024 โ†’Researchers per million people8,781.7 per million peopleWorld # 5 / 2022 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)1.8%World # 23 / 2022 โ†’Patent applications per million people331.2 per million peopleWorld # 6 / 2021 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per personNo dataNo rank โ†’Meat supply per personNo dataNo rank โ†’Rice productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Wheat productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area20.9%World # 132 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person9,750 kWh/personWorld # 16 / 2023 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person9.2 tWorld # 28 / 2024 โ†’Internet use94.4%World # 34 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions170.8 per 100 peopleWorld # 19 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate0.1 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 184 / 2023 โ†’Road traffic death rate2.1 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 182 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)2.8%World # 34 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament32.3%World # 62 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals2.7MWorld # 55 / 2020 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 20.4BWorld # 8 / 2018 โ†’World Heritage sites1 sitesWorld # 138 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupBuddhism2020 / 31.1%Main languageEnglishMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceNatural gas2025Top export categoryMachinery and electrical equipment2023Most mapped OSM sportFitness and gymnastics4,408 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightEnglishLargest staple-food calorie sourceNo dataNo comparison data for this countryCurrent currencySingapore DollarSGDDriving sideLeft-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originOtherSinha