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Population Pyramid of Singapore2024

Total population
5.8M
Median age
36.8
Peak year
2040
Peak population
6.2M

Age & sex distribution over time

195019802000202420502100
1950 · 1.0M · median age 19.9
Population pyramid: Singapore, 1950. Total population 1.0 million, median age 19.9. Male and female age-band distribution in 5-year cohorts.0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale1950
1980 · 2.4M · median age 24.7
Population pyramid: Singapore, 1980. Total population 2.4 million, median age 24.7. Male and female age-band distribution in 5-year cohorts.0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale1980
2000 · 4.0M · median age 32.2
Population pyramid: Singapore, 2000. Total population 4.0 million, median age 32.2. Male and female age-band distribution in 5-year cohorts.0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2000
2024 · 5.8M · median age 36.8
Population pyramid: Singapore, 2024. Total population 5.8 million, median age 36.8. Male and female age-band distribution in 5-year cohorts.0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2024
2050 · 6.1M · median age 51.9
Population pyramid: Singapore, 2050. Total population 6.1 million, median age 51.9. Male and female age-band distribution in 5-year cohorts.0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2050
2100 · 4.2M · median age 56.9
Population pyramid: Singapore, 2100. Total population 4.2 million, median age 56.9. Male and female age-band distribution in 5-year cohorts.0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2100

Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024 Revision (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Values in thousands. Years after 2024 are medium-variant projections.

Key insights

Demographic profile

Singapore presently shows a stationary pyramid typical of post-transition populations, with roughly equal cohorts at most ages below retirement. The median age in 2024 is 36.8 years.

Age composition

Children under 15 account for 11.7% of the population; people 65 and older account for 13.7%.

Peak population

UN medium-variant projections place Singapore's peak population in 2040.

Long arc

In 1950 the population was 1.0 million with median age 19.9. Projected 2100 values are 4.2 million and median age 56.9.

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