TODAY-Sept 29
The total population in Singapore is finally back above the level in 2019 before the pandemic led to a temporary exodus of people including permanent residents (PRs). The country’s total population, which includes citizens, PRs and all non-residents, grew 5 per cent to 5.92 million as of June 2023 from 5.64 million a year earlier. The National Population and Talent Division (NPTD) said in response to queries to TODAY that this is the highest recorded figure in Singapore’s history. In June 2019, before Covid-19 caused major disruptions to economies and population movements across the globe, Singapore’s total population stood at 5.7 million. The latest statistics were a part of the Government’s annual Population in Brief report released on Friday (Sept 29). When it came to citizens, there had been an increase of 1.6 per cent to 3.61 million Singaporeans in June this year from 3.55 million a year earlier. Even though the number of citizen births fell, attributed to a reluctance of some Chinese to have babies in the lunar Year of the Tiger, the country welcomed 23,082 new citizens. The latest report stated as well that the return of citizens and PRs living overseas was the largest contributing factor to the increases in citizen and PR populations. Referring to the country heading on a path to becoming a “super-aged society” in the next 10 years or less, sociologist Paulin Straughan from the Singapore Management University (SMU) said that Singapore is likely to see the emergence of more “dual-income, no children” households and smaller family sizes. Read more at: https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/spore-total-population-back-above-prepandemic-level-2270376
