Age structure:
0-14 years:
18% (male 390,352; female 365,730)
15-64 years:
75% (male 1,520,875; female 1,590,355)
65 years and over:
7% (male 124,413; female 159,539) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate: 3.54% (2000 est.)
Birth rate: 12.79 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate: 4.21 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate: 26.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth:
1.08 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.07 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.96 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.78 male(s)/female
total population:
0.96 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 3.65 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
80.05 years
male:
77.1 years
female:
83.23 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate: 1.16 children born/woman (2000 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
Singaporean(s)
adjective:
Singapore
Ethnic groups: Chinese 77%, Malay 14%, Indian 7.6%, other 1.4%
Religions: Buddhist (Chinese), Muslim (Malays), Christian, Hindu, Sikh, Taoist, Confucianist
Languages: Chinese (official), Malay (official and national), Tamil (official), English (official)
Literacy:
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
91.1%
male:
95.9%
female:
86.3% (1995 est.)
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