oh shit, we're nearly at the 5 million mark.
Population grew to 4.84 million, boosted by strong
non-resident growth
By Imelda Saad, Channel NewsAsia |
Posted: 26 September 2008 1505 hrs
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SINGAPORE: Singapore's population hit 4.84 million in June
this year, marking a 5.5 per cent increase from a year
before.
The numbers are buoyed by an increasing number of foreigners in
Singapore, boosted by the country's strong economic growth over the
past few years.
The National Population Secretariat said that the number of
non-residents grew by 19 per cent while the resident population
went up by a mere one per cent, compared to 2007.
The number of citizens grew to 3.16 million from 3.13 million last
year due to the higher number of citizen babies and more Permanent
Residents taking up citizenship.
The Secretariat said there were some 18,032 residents births in the
first half of this year compared to just 17,325, the same period
last year.
The country's Total Fertility Rate was 1.29 in 2007 and that figure
is set to go up slightly this year based on current trends.
- CNA/yb
