Demographic profile
Singapore is the 115th most populous of the 238 countries and territories tracked on this site, home to about 0.07% of everyone alive. Within Southeast Asia, it ranks 9 of 11.
Each day brings roughly 282 births and 132 deaths, adding about 54,786 people over a year. At the current natural-increase rate of 0.9% annually, the population would double in roughly 78 years if the rate held. Real trajectories bend as fertility, mortality and migration shift, which is why the chart below shows both history and projection.
Literacy stands near 85.0% and adult smoking prevalence around 17.0%, with life expectancy at about 80.1 years. Baselines come from UN World Population Prospects, the World Bank, WHO surveys, WorldPop and HDX; the counters project them forward in real time — the method, and every caveat, is documented on our data sources page.
Quick answers
What is the population of Singapore in 2026? Approximately 6,063,895 people (live projection; the counter above updates every second).
How fast is Singapore growing? About 0.9% per year — roughly 282 births and 132 deaths every day.
What share of the world lives in Singapore? Around 0.07% — ranked 115 worldwide by population.