The annual Population in Brief report released on Sept. 26 shows an increase in the Total Fertility Rate (TFR) in Singapore from 1.20 in 2011 to 1.29 in 2012.
In the report, the TFR for Malays remains the highest among the major ethnic groups but the Chinese population experienced the largest increase.
However, even with an increase in TFR, the growth in Singapore’s population is recorded as being the “slowest population growth in nine years’”, according to the report.
Singapore total population currently stands at 5.40 million with the total number of Singaporeans at 3.31 million. Permanent Residents make up 0.53 million while non-residents are numbered at 1.55 million.
The Population in Brief report, which comprises yearly data of key population indicators and demographic trend, has published annually by the National Population and Talent Division since 2008.
