page_title: Outline of Singapore
section_title: Population structure
hierarchical_section_title: Outline of Singapore / Geography of Singapore / Demography of Singapore / Population structure
caption_attribution_description: English: Pie charts showing religions by ethnic groups in Singapore, based on the 2000 census. (Created using spreadsheet software.)
context_page_description: The following outline is provided as an overview and topical guide to Singapore:
  Singapore – sovereign republic comprising the main island of Singapore and smaller outlying islands which are located at the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula in Southeast Asia. Singapore lies 137 kilometres north of the equator, south of the Malaysian state of Johor and north of Indonesia's Riau Islands. Singapore is one of three remaining true city-states in the world. It is the second smallest nation in Asia.
context_section_description: Population (end June 2018): 5,638,700
  Resident population: 3,994,300 (70.8%).
  Singapore citizens: 3,471,900 (61.6%)
  Singapore permanent residents: 522,300 (9.3%)
  Non-resident population: 1,644,400 (29.1%)
  Population density (2018): 7,804 per km²
  Sex ratio of residents (end June 2018): 959 males per 1,000 females
  Median age of residents (2018): 40.8 years
  Age composition of residents (2009): 0–14 years – 14.8%, 15–64 years – 71.5%, 65 years and above – 13.7%
  Ethnic composition of residents (June 2018): Chinese – 2,969,281 (74.3%), Malays – 535,824 (13.4%), Indians – 360,528 (9.0%), others – 128,650 (3.2%)
  Proportion single among residents aged 35–39 years (2017): men – 20.5%, women – 17.3%
  Average resident household size (2017): 3.3 people
caption: The religions of Singapore by ethnic group in 2000
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