Singapore — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Singapore, 1961–2025.
Population growth for Singapore was 1.22% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 5.32% in 2008. The lowest was -4.17% in 2021 (about -3.4× the latest value). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -1.56% per year.
Singapore ranks 85 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 39%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 0.64%, so Singapore sits above it. It peaked in 2008 and has fallen 77% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 3%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 9 of 37 economies; Cambodia (1.18%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 1692% in 1987. That is 21% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 26th of 216 in 1961 → 145th of 216 in 1970 → 138th of 216 in 1980 → 18th of 216 in 1990 → 81st of 217 in 2000 → 76th of 217 in 2010 → 186th of 217 in 2020 → 85th of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.22% | -0.8 pp |
| 2024 | 1.99% | -2.9 pp |
| 2023 | 4.86% | +1.5 pp |
| 2022 | 3.31% | +7.5 pp |
| 2021 | -4.17% | -3.9 pp |
| 2020 | -0.31% | -1.5 pp |
| 2019 | 1.14% | +0.7 pp |
| 2018 | 0.47% | +0.4 pp |
| 2017 | 0.09% | -1.2 pp |
| 2016 | 1.3% | +0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 1.19% | -0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 1.3% | -0.3 pp |
| 2013 | 1.62% | -0.8 pp |
| 2012 | 2.45% | +0.4 pp |
| 2011 | 2.08% | +0.3 pp |
| 2010 | 1.77% | -1.2 pp |
| 2009 | 3.02% | -2.3 pp |
| 2008 | 5.32% | +1.2 pp |
| 2007 | 4.17% | +1.0 pp |
| 2006 | 3.13% | +0.8 pp |
| 2005 | 2.35% | +1.1 pp |
| 2004 | 1.25% | +2.7 pp |
| 2003 | -1.47% | -2.4 pp |
| 2002 | 0.91% | -1.8 pp |
| 2001 | 2.7% | +1.0 pp |
| 2000 | 1.73% | +0.9 pp |
| 1999 | 0.8% | -2.6 pp |
| 1998 | 3.4% | +0.0 pp |
| 1997 | 3.36% | -0.7 pp |
| 1996 | 4.06% | +1.0 pp |
| 1995 | 3.04% | -0.1 pp |
| 1994 | 3.14% | +0.6 pp |
| 1993 | 2.53% | -0.5 pp |
| 1992 | 3% | +0.2 pp |
| 1991 | 2.85% | -1.0 pp |
| 1990 | 3.89% | +1.0 pp |
| 1989 | 2.94% | +0.4 pp |
| 1988 | 2.54% | +1.0 pp |
| 1987 | 1.5% | +1.6 pp |
| 1986 | -0.09% | -0.2 pp |
| 1985 | 0.14% | -1.8 pp |
| 1984 | 1.89% | +0.6 pp |
| 1983 | 1.3% | -3.1 pp |
| 1982 | 4.39% | -0.4 pp |
| 1981 | 4.81% | +3.5 pp |
| 1980 | 1.27% | +0.0 pp |
| 1979 | 1.26% | +0.1 pp |
| 1978 | 1.21% | -0.2 pp |
| 1977 | 1.39% | +0.0 pp |
| 1976 | 1.35% | -0.1 pp |
| 1975 | 1.46% | -0.2 pp |
| 1974 | 1.66% | -0.2 pp |
| 1973 | 1.87% | +0.0 pp |
| 1972 | 1.85% | +0.0 pp |
| 1971 | 1.83% | +0.3 pp |
| 1970 | 1.55% | +0.1 pp |
| 1969 | 1.5% | -0.2 pp |
| 1968 | 1.72% | -0.5 pp |
| 1967 | 2.21% | -0.3 pp |
| 1966 | 2.49% | +0.1 pp |
| 1965 | 2.43% | -0.1 pp |
| 1964 | 2.56% | +0.0 pp |
| 1963 | 2.53% | -0.2 pp |
| 1962 | 2.77% | -0.6 pp |
| 1961 | 3.34% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Singapore’s Population growth in 1962?
2.77% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Singapore’s Population growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -63.4% in total — about 1.6% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.POP.GROW. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 1.22%; 2024: 1.99%; 2023: 4.86%; 2022: 3.31%; 2021: -4.17%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.