| Census Year |
19471 |
1957 |
|
1970 |
1980 |
1990 |
2000 |
2010 |
| |
No. |
Percent |
No. |
Percent |
|
No. |
Percent |
No. |
Percent |
No. |
Percent |
No. |
Percent |
No. |
Percent |
| Total |
940,824 |
100 |
1,445,929 |
100 |
Total |
2,074,507 |
100 |
2,413,945 |
100 |
3,016,379 |
100 |
4,027,887 |
100 |
5,076,732 |
100 |
| Total born
in Singapore and Malaysia |
571,331 |
60.7 |
1,055,184 |
73 |
Total resident population |
2,013,563 |
97 |
2,282,125 |
94.5 |
2,705,115 |
89.7 |
3,273,363 |
81.3 |
3,771,721 |
74.3 |
| |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Citizens |
1,874,778 |
90.4 |
2,194,280 |
90.9 |
2,595,243 |
86 |
2,985,886 |
74.1 |
3,230,719 |
63.6 |
| Others (excluding nonlocally
domiciled services personnel |
369,493 |
39.3 |
14,725 |
27 |
Permanent Residents |
138,785 |
6.7 |
87,845 |
3.6 |
109,872 |
3.6 |
287,477 |
7.1 |
541,002 |
10.7 |
| |
|
|
|
Total nonresident population2 |
60,944 |
2.9 |
131,820 |
5.5 |
311,264 |
10.3 |
754,524 |
18.7 |
1,305,011 |
25.7 |
|
Source: Compiled from Del Tufo, 1949; Arumainathan, 1970; Singapore Department of Statistics, various issues.
Notes:
1Singapore attained independence in 1965, the year when the term "citizenship" was first used, drawing a clear boundary between Singaporeans and foreigners. Prior to independence, the census classified the resident population according to place of birth. The numbers of people born in Singapore and Malaysia will be used as a proxy for citizens here. "Others" denotes those numbers born outside of Singapore and Malaysia. "Nonlocally domiciled services personnel" refers to the officers and foreigners working for the British administrative service, as well as other temporary workers and their families.
2The "Total nonresident population" refers to individuals who hold passes for short-term stay in Singapore; these include the employment pass, work permit, dependent's pass, and long-term social visit pass. This category excludes tourists and "transients."
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