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PEOPLE
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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.) |
