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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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