Demographics of Singapore
Post-independence census figures
In the post independence period, the population of Singapore would become categorised into four main groups: Chinese, Malays, Indians, and Others (the CMIO system).

Demographics of Singapore

Section Title: Post-independence census figures
Table Section Text: In the post independence period, the population of Singapore would become categorised into four main groups: Chinese, Malays, Indians, and Others (the CMIO system).

Year	1980	1990	2000	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017

Chinese	1.73	1.65	1.43	1.14	1.14	1.08	1.02	1.08	1.18	1.05	1.13	1.10	1.07	1.01

Malays	2.20	2.69	2.54	1.94	1.91	1.82	1.65	1.64	1.69	1.66	1.73	1.79	1.80	1.82

Indians	2.03	1.89	1.59	1.25	1.19	1.14	1.13	1.09	1.15	1.11	1.13	1.15	1.04	1.00

Total	1.82	1.83	1.60	1.29	1.28	1.22	1.15	1.20	1.29	1.19	1.25	1.24	1.20	1.16

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Indians were 1.89 in 1990.

final_sentence: Indians were 1.89 in 1990.