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Singapore People 2008

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SOURCE: 2008 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

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Population:
4,553,009 (July 2007 est.)

Age structure:
0-14 years: 15.2% (male 358,064/female 333,702)
15-64 years: 76.3% (male 1,692,817/female 1,780,982)
65 years and over: 8.5% (male 171,876/female 215,568) (2007 est.)

Median age:
total: 37.8 years
male: 37.4 years
female: 38.2 years (2007 est.)

Population growth rate:
1.275% (2007 est.)

Birth rate:
9.17 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Death rate:
4.4 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Net migration rate:
7.98 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.08 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.073 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.797 male(s)/female
total population: 0.954 male(s)/female (2007 est.)

Infant mortality rate:
total: 2.3 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 2.5 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 2.07 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 81.8 years
male: 79.21 years
female: 84.59 years (2007 est.)


See also: Healthy Life Expectancy


See also: Health Performance

Total fertility rate:
1.07 children born/woman (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
0.2% (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
4,100 (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths:
less than 200 (2003 est.)

Nationality:
noun: Singaporean(s)
adjective: Singapore

Ethnic groups:
Chinese 76.8%, Malay 13.9%, Indian 7.9%, other 1.4% (2000 census)

Religions:
Buddhist 42.5%, Muslim 14.9%, Taoist 8.5%, Hindu 4%, Catholic 4.8%, other Christian 9.8%, other 0.7%, none 14.8% (2000 census)

Languages:
Mandarin 35%, English 23%, Malay 14.1%, Hokkien 11.4%, Cantonese 5.7%, Teochew 4.9%, Tamil 3.2%, other Chinese dialects 1.8%, other 0.9% (2000 census)

Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.5%
male: 96.6%
female: 88.6% (2000 census)


NOTE: The information regarding Singapore on this page is re-published from the 2008 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Singapore People 2008 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Singapore People 2008 should be addressed to the CIA.



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