Singapore’s total population hit a record 5.92 million, a 5 percent increase from a year ago.
The population rebounded from declines during the COVID-19 pandemic and has since exceeded the 2019 population of 5.7 million.
“The total population of 5.92 million as at June 2023 is the highest recorded figure in Singapore’s history,” said the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO).
The figures were published on Friday (Sep 29) in the annual Population in Brief report by the National Population and Talent Division, Prime Minister’s Office.
Of the 5.92 million, there were 4.15 million residents and 1.77 million non-residents, which comprise the foreign workforce, dependants and international students.
Singapore citizens made up 3.61 million or 61 percent of the total. This is a 1.6 percent rise from last year. The permanent resident (PR) population increased by 3.7 percent to 538,600 in June 2023.
The report said that with the easing of travel restrictions related to COVID-19, more citizens and PRs living overseas returned to Singapore. This was the largest contributing factor to the increase in the citizen and PR populations.
