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Population: |
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3,531,600 (July 1999 est.) |
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Age Structure: |
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0-14 years: 21% (male 387,786; female 364,018)
15-64 years: 72% (male 1,265,291; female 1,268,458) 65 years and over: 7% (male 109,418; female 136,629) (1999 est.) |
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Population Growth Rate: |
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1.15% (1999 est.) |
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Birth Rate: |
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13.38 births/1,000 population (1999 est.) |
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Death Rate: |
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4.69 deaths/1,000 population (1999 est.) |
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Net Migration Rate: |
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2.83 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1999 est.) |
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Sex Ratio: |
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at birth: 1.08 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.07 male(s)/female
15-64 years:1 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.8 male(s)/female
total population: 1 male(s)/female (1999 est.) |
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Infant Mortality Rate: |
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3.84 deaths/1,000 live births (1999 est.) |
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Life Expectancy at Birth: |
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total population: 78.84 years
male: 75.79 years
female: 82.14 years (1999 est.) |
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Total Fertility Rate: |
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1.47 children born/woman (1999 est.) |
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Nationality: |
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noun: Singaporean(s)
adjective: Singapore |
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Ethnic Groups: |
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Chinese 76.4%, Malay 14.9%, Indian 6.4%, other 2.3% |
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Religions: |
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Buddhist (Chinese), Muslim (Malays), Christian, Hindu, Sikh, Taoist, Confucianist |
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Languages: |
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Chinese (official), Malay (official and national), Tamil (official), English (official) |
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Literacy: |
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 91.1%
male: 95.9%
female: 86.3% (1995 est.) |
