Singapore - Geography
Here, let us take a look at the Geography of Singapore. Focal point for Southeast Asian sea routes; consists of about 60 islands, the largest of which by far is Pulau Ujong; land reclamation has removed many former islands and created a number of new ones. Mother's mean age at first birth is 30.5 years (2015 est.) (Note: data represents median age), whereas, the Maternal mortality ratio is 7 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)
Geographical data of Singapore
| Location | Southeastern Asia, islands between Malaysia and Indonesia |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates | 1 22 N, 103 48 E |
| Map references | Southeast Asia |
| Tarrain | lowlying, gently undulating central plateau |
| Natural Resources | fish, deepwater ports |
| Natural Hazards | flash floods |
| Irrigated Land | 0 sq km (2022) |
| Major rivers (by length in km) | |
| Major aquifers | |
| Land Boundaries | 0 km |
| Border Countries | |
| Coastline | 193 km |
| Climate | tropical; hot, humid, rainy; two distinct monsoon seasons - northeastern monsoon (December to March) and southwestern monsoon (June to September); inter-monsoon - frequent afternoon and early evening thunderstorms |
| Area | |
| Total Area | |
| Land Area | 709.2 sq km |
| Water Area | 10 sq km |
| comparative Area | slightly more than 3.5 times the size of Washington, D.C. |
| Maritime Claims | |
| Territorial sea | 3 nm |
| Exclusive fishing zone | within and beyond territorial sea, as defined in treaties and practice |
| Elevations | |
| Highest point | Bukit Timah 166 m |
| Lowest point | Singapore Strait 0 m |
| Land Use | |
| Agricultural land | 0.9% (2022 est.) |
| Agricultural land: arable land | arable land: 0.8% (2022 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent crops | permanent crops: 0.1% (2022 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent pasture | permanent pasture: 0% (2022 est.) |
| Forest | 21.2% (2022 est.) |
| Other | 77.9% (2022 est.) |
Population Distribution
Most of the urbanization is along the southern coast, with relatively dense population clusters found in the central areas
People and Society
In Singapore, the different Ethnic groups are such that we have: Chinese 74.2%, Malay 13.7%, Indian 8.9%, other 3.2% (2021 est.)
| Population | |
|---|---|
| Pop growth rate | 0.87% (2024 est.) |
| Birth rate | 8.8 births/1,000 population (2024 est.) |
| Death rate | 4.3 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.) |
| Health expenditure | 5.6% of GDP (2021) |
| Physicians Density | |
| Hospital bed Density | 2.5 beds/1,000 population (2017) |
| Total fertility rate | 1.17 children born/woman (2024 est.) |
| Gross reproduction rate | 0.57 (2024 est.) |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate | NA |
| Est married women (ages 15-49) | 54.3% (2023 est.) |
| Literacy | age 15 and over can read and write |
| Education expenditures | 2.8% of GDP (2021 est.) |
| Net Migration rate | 4.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.) |
| Nationality | Singapore | Singaporean(s) |
| Languages | |
| Religions | Buddhist 31.1%, Christian 18.9%, Muslim 15.6%, Taoist 8.8%, Hindu 5%, other 0.6%, none 20% (2020 est.) |
| Age Structure | |
| 0-14 years | 14.6% (male 455,536/female 424,969) |
| 15-64 years | 71.1% (male 2,157,441/female 2,126,799) |
| 65 years and over | 14.3% (2024 est.) (male 400,653/female 463,061) |
| Dependency Ratios | |
| Total dependency ratio | 35.4 |
| Youth dependency ratio | 16.2 |
| Elderly dependency ratio | 19.1 |
| Potential support ratio | 5.2 (2021 est.) |
| Median Age | |
| Total | 39.4 years (2024 est.) |
| Male | 38 years |
| Female | 40.6 years |
| Urbanization | |
| Urban population | 100% of total population (2023) |
| Rate of urbanization | 0.74% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Major urban areas (Pop) | 6.081 million SINGAPORE (capital) (2023). |
| Sex Ratio | |
| At birth | 1.05 male(s)/female |
| 0-14 years | 1.07 male(s)/female |
| 15-64 years | 1.01 male(s)/female |
| 65 years and over | 0.87 male(s)/female |
| Total population | 1 male(s)/female (2024 est.) |
| Infant Motality | |
| Total | 1.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.) |
| Male | 1.7 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Female | 1.4 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life Expectancy at birth | |
| Total population | 86.7 years (2024 est.) |
| Male | 84 years |
| Female | 89.5 years |
| Drinking Water Sources | |
| Improved: urban | urban: 100% of population |
| Improved: rural | rural: NA |
| Improved: total | total: 100% of population |
| Unimproved: urban | urban: 0% of population |
| Unimproved: rural | rural: NA |
| Unimproved: total | total: 0% of population (2020 est.) |
| Sanitation facility acess | |
| Improved: urban | urban: 100% of population |
| Improved: rural | rural: NA |
| Improved: total | total: 100% of population |
| Unimproved: urban | urban: 0% of population |
| Unimproved: rural | rural: NA |
| Unimproved: total | total: 0% of population (2020 est.) |
| Alcohol consumption per capita | |
| Total | 1.81 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Beer | 1.26 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Wine | 0.27 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Spirits | 0.24 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Other alcohols | 0.04 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Tobacco use | |
| Total | 16.5% (2020 est.) |
| Male | 28% (2020 est.) |
| Female | 5% (2020 est.) |
| Child marriage | |
| Women married by age 18 | 0.1% (2022 est.) |
Demographic profile
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