🇸🇬 Singapore Demographics - Population, Culture & Society

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🇸🇬 Singapore SG / SGP #175

Nomad Score 68.0

Cities 6

Region Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Malay Archipelago, Tech Startup Ecosystems, Remote Work Friendly Countries, Coworking Hotspots, Islands, Asia, Asia, South-Eastern Asia, Emerging Markets, Four Asian Tigers, Developing Countries

Currency SGD

📊 KEY DEMOGRAPHICS

Population 6.1M

Density 8,262.2/km²

HDI 0.946 (Very High)

Sources: REST Countries v4, World Bank, OWID

🗣 LANGUAGES & CULTURE

Languages

Language	Native Name
English	English
Chinese	中文 (Zhōngwén)
Malay	bahasa Melayu
Tamil	தமிழ்

Religions

Religion	Percentage
Buddhism	31.1%
No religion	20.0%
Christianity	18.9%
Islam	15.6%
Taoism	8.8%
Hinduism	5.0%
Other	0.6%

Ethnicities

Ethnicity	Percentage
Chinese	74.3%
Malay	13.5%
Indian	9.0%
Others	3.2%

Demonym (male) Singaporean

Demonym (female) Singaporean

National Anthem Onward Singapore

🏥 HEALTHCARE

HALE (2021) 73.7 yrs

UHC Index (2021) 80/100

Source: World Bank, WHO

🎓 EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY

Learning Outcomes (2020) 575

Broadband (2023) 27.4/100

Source: World Bank, OWID

🌐 BROADBAND CONNECTIVITY

Broadband per 100 (2023) 27.4

Source: ITU / World Bank via OWID. Fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people.

🌍 GEOGRAPHY & PRACTICAL

Area 710 km²

Capital Singapore 📍

Continent Asia

Region Asia

Subregion South-Eastern Asia

Landlocked No

Driving Side Left

Timezones UTC+08:00

Calling Codes +65

Postal Code ######

TLD .sg

Maps Google Maps | OpenStreetMap

🏅 NATIONAL SYMBOLS

Flag The flag of Singapore is composed of two equal horizontal bands of red and white. On the hoist side of the red band is a fly-side facing white crescent which partially encloses five small five-pointed white stars arranged in the shape of a pentagon.