Singapore (VNA) - Singapore’s population grew by 1.2% in the past year, with 6.11 million people calling the little red dot home as of June 2025, according to local media.
The increase was mainly due to growth in the non-resident population, such as work permit holders in the construction sector and domestic helpers, the Straits Times cited the Population in Brief 2025 report of the National Population and Talent Division (NPTD) released on September 29.
Meanwhile, the nation’s population continued to age rapidly, and a higher proportion of Singaporeans remained single.
As of June, Singapore had 3.66 million citizens, a slight increase from 3.64 million citizens a year ago. The number of permanent residents (PRs) remained unchanged at 0.54 million. The remaining 1.91 million people were non-residents, with the foreign workforce making up about two-thirds of this group. The remaining one-third comprised mainly domestic helpers, dependants and students.
The median age of citizens rose to 43.7 in June, compared with 43.4 in June 2024. Meanwhile, the proportion of citizens aged 65 and above rose from 19.9% in 2024 to 20.7% in 2025.
Singapore is set to become a super-aged society in 2026, based on the UN's definition of a super-aged society – when 21% or more of the population is aged 65 and older.
The number of Singaporeans aged 80 and older shot up by about 60% in the past decade. About 145,000 citizens belong to this age group in June, up from 91,000 in June 2015. These seniors comprised 4% of all Singaporeans in 2025, up from 2.7% in 2015./.
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