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People And SocietyNationality
Noun Singaporean(s)
Adjective Singapore Ethnic groups
Chinese 76.8%, Malay 13.9%, Indian 7.9%, other 1.4% (2000 census) Languages
Mandarin (official) 35%, English (official) 23%, Malay (official) 14.1%, Hokkien 11.4%, Cantonese 5.7%, Teochew 4.9%, Tamil (official) 3.2%, other Chinese dialects 1.8%, other 0.9% (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) Population World Ranking: 114
5,353,494 (July 2012 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years
13.8% (male 338,419/female 314,704) 15-64 years 77% (male 1,774,444/female 1,874,985) 65 years and over 9.2% (male 196,101/female 242,084) (2011 est.) Median age
Total 33.5 years
Male 33.4 years Female 33.6 years (2012 est.) Population growth rate World Ranking: 51
1.993% (2012 est.)
Birth rate World Ranking: 219
7.72 births/1,000 population (2012 est.) Death rate World Ranking: 212
3.41 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.) Net migration rate World Ranking: 6
15.62 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.) Urbanization
Urban population
100% of total population (2010) Rate of urbanization 0.9% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) Sex ratio
At birth 1.07 male(s)/female
Under 15 years 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years 0.96 male(s)/female 65 years and over 0.82 male(s)/female Total population 0.96 male(s)/female (2011 est.) Maternal mortality rate World Ranking: 182
3 deaths/100,000 live births (2010) Infant mortality rate World Ranking: 219
Total 2.65 deaths/1,000 live births
Male 2.76 deaths/1,000 live births Female 2.53 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.) Life expectancy at birth World Ranking: 4
Total population 83.75 years
Male 81.47 years Female 86.2 years (2012 est.) Total fertility rate World Ranking: 222
0.78 children born/woman (2012 est.) Health expenditures World Ranking: 167
3.9% of GDP (2009)
Physicians density
1.833 physicians/1,000 population (2009) Hospital bed density
3.14 beds/1,000 population (2008) Hiv/aids - adult prevalence rate World Ranking: 152
0.1% (2009 est.)
Hiv/aids - people living with hiv/aids World Ranking: 127
3,400 (2009 est.)
Hiv/aids - deaths World Ranking: 130
Fewer than 100 (2009 est.)
Obesity - adult prevalence rate World Ranking: 61
6.9% (2004)
Children under the age of 5 years underweight World Ranking: 102
3.3% (2000)
Education expenditures World Ranking: 132
3% of GDP (2009)
Literacy
Definition
Age 15 and over can read and write Total population 92.5%Male 96.6% Female 88.6% (2000 census) Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 World Ranking: 87
Total 12.9%
Male 9.9% Female 16.6% (2009)
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Singapore was founded as a British trading colony in 1819. It joined the Malaysian Federation in 1963 but separated two years later and became independent. Singapore subsequently became one of the world's most prosperous countries with strong international trading links (its port is one of the world's busiest in terms of tonnage handled) and with per capita GDP equal to that of the leading nations of Western Europe.