Indicator	Value
Total population	5,830,000–6,040,000 peopleUN DESA WPP [2024] 5,832,000 people·World Bank WDI [2024] 6,037,000 people
Median age	35.7 yearsUN DESA WPP [2024]
Life expectancy	83.3–83.7 yearsWorld Bank WDI [2024] 83.35 years·UNDP HDI [2023] 83.74 years
Ethnic groups	Chinese 74.2%, Malay 13.7%, Indian 8.9%, other 3.2% (2021 est.); note: data represent population by self-identification; the population is divided into four categories: Chinese, Malay (includes indigenous Malays and Indonesians), Indian (includes Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, or Sri Lankan), and other ethnic groups (includes Eurasians, Caucasians, Japanese, Filipino, Vietnamese)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Languages	English (official) 48.3%, Mandarin (official) 29.9%, other Chinese dialects (includes Hokkien, Cantonese, Teochew, Hakka) 8.7%, Malay (official) 9.2%, Tamil (official) 2.5%, other 1.4% (2020 est.)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Religions	Buddhist 31.1%, Christian 18.9%, Muslim 15.6%, Taoist 8.8%, Hindu 5%, other 0.6%, none 20% (2020 est.)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Urbanization	100% of total population (2023)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Population growth	1.99 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Birth rate	7.4 per 1,000World Bank WDI [2024]
Death rate	6 per 1,000World Bank WDI [2024]
Urban population	100 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Languages (structured)	American Sign Language / Baba Malay / Central Malay / Cocos Islands Malay / Orang Seletar / Singapore Sign Language / Standard Indonesian / Standard MalayGlottolog [2026]