Singapore's total population touch new high at 5.92 million: Government
PMO) in the annual Population in Brief report by the National Population and Talent Division.
«The total population of 5.92 million as of June 2023 is the highest recorded figure in Singapore's history,» the PMO said.
The population rebounded from declines during the COVID-19 pandemic and has since exceeded the 2019 population of 5.7 million.
In 2021, as borders remained closed, the population fell to 5.45 million, then rose to 5.65 million last year before hitting 5.92 million this June.
The report said that with the easing of travel restrictions related to COVID-19, more citizens and PRs living overseas returned to Singapore.
This was the largest contributing factor to the increase in the citizen and PR populations.
Singapore citizens made up 3.61 million or 61 per cent of the total population. This is a 1.6 per cent rise from last year. The permanent resident (PR) population increased by 3.7 per cent to 538,600 in June 2023.
Of the 5.92 million in the multi-national city-state, there were 4.15 million residents and 1.77 million non-residents, which comprise the foreign workforce, dependants and international students, reported Channel News Asia, citing the report.
The non-resident population jumped 13.1 per cent to 1.77 million, with increases in all work pass types.
The largest increase came from work permit holders in construction, marine shipyard and process industries.
