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Regions

The population of the regions of Singapore according to census results and offcial estimates.

Name	Abbr.	Area A-L (hect)	Population Census (C) 1990-06-30	Population Census (C) 2000-06-30	Population Census (C) 2010-06-30	Population Estimate (E) 2015-06-30	Population Census (C) 2020-06-30	Population Estimate (E) 2025-06-30
Central Region	C	13,270	...	895,052	929,082	939,890	922,580	975,310	13270
East Region	E	9,310	...	654,096	692,280	693,500	685,940	710,730	9310
North-East Region	NE	10,390	...	566,589	747,216	834,450	930,860	974,610	10390
North Region	N	13,450	...	394,912	504,920	531,860	582,330	599,400	13450
West Region	W	20,130	...	741,921	893,739	903,010	922,540	944,480	20130
[+] Non-Resident Population		...	311,264	754,524	1,305,000	1,632,310	1,641,597	1,906,660	0
Singapore	SGP	70,400	3,047,123	4,017,733	5,076,700	5,535,002	5,685,807	6,111,175		→

In 2000 and 2010, 10,639 and 4,484 residents are assigned to none of the five regions, respectively. The non-resident population comprises foreigners who are working, studying or living in Singapore but not granted permanent residence, excluding tourists and short-term visitors.
All censuses since 2000 are register-based, i.e., the resident population was obtained from administrative records and does not differ from estimates.
Singapore Department of Statistics.

Contents: Planning Areas

The resident population of all Singaporean urban planning areas with more than 2,500 inhabitants according to census results and offcial estimates.

Name	Adm.	Population Census (C) 2000-06-30	Population Census (C) 2010-06-30	Population Estimate (E) 2015-06-30	Population Census (C) 2020-06-30	Population Estimate (E) 2025-06-30	Area
Ang Mo Kio	NE	180,112	179,297	174,770	162,280	158,720	1340	→
Bedok	E	284,318	294,519	289,750	276,990	274,360	2160	→
Bishan	C	89,746	91,298	90,700	87,320	87,530	740	→
Bukit Batok	W	126,200	144,198	139,270	158,030	165,830	1100	→
Bukit Merah	C	148,299	157,122	155,840	151,250	146,200	1410	→
Bukit Panjang	W	96,031	128,734	139,030	138,270	136,360	910	→
Bukit Timah	C	64,361	70,314	74,470	77,860	85,900	1730	→
Changi	E	1,085	2,155	2,530	1,850	1,960	2270	→
Choa Chu Kang	W	136,105	173,291	174,330	192,070	187,550	630	→
Clementi	W	90,864	91,874	91,630	91,990	104,240	940	→
Geylang	C	118,565	120,690	116,960	110,110	117,640	960	→
Hougang	NE	203,402	216,697	222,310	227,560	227,220	1400	→
Jurong East	W	88,883	88,118	84,980	78,600	72,950	1770	→
Jurong West	W	203,838	267,524	272,660	262,730	253,840	1470	→
Kallang	C	92,099	99,559	101,210	101,290	101,720	855	→
Marine Parade	C	46,306	47,318	48,730	46,220	47,480	580	→
Newton	C	6,147	6,242	6,920	8,260	10,110	210	→
Novena	C	42,823	46,640	47,990	49,330	53,160	880	→
Outram	C	22,228	19,859	22,080	18,340	16,940	140	→
Pasir Ris	E	116,245	133,863	139,890	147,110	144,260	1530	→
Punggol	NE	...	59,386	109,750	174,450	204,150	960	→
Queenstown	C	97,684	98,502	98,050	95,930	101,480	2190	→
River Valley	C	9,403	8,206	9,190	10,070	12,700	150	→
Rochor	C	17,994	15,664	14,590	13,120	12,790	160	→
Sembawang	N	31,418	72,732	76,530	102,640	113,350	1140	→
Sengkang	NE	60,870	167,054	206,680	249,370	267,600	1060	→
Serangoon	NE	122,205	124,782	120,670	116,900	116,630	1010	→
Singapore (Downtown Core)	C	4,624	3,722	3,720	3,190	5,230	495	→
Singapore River	C	...	2,000	2,720	3,260	4,630	100	→
Southern Islands (Sentosa)	C	...	...	1,480	1,940	2,680	617	→
Tampines	E	252,448	261,743	261,230	259,900	290,090	2060	→
Tanglin	C	13,769	17,293	19,000	21,810	24,630	760	→
Tengah	W	...	...	...	...	22,960	0	→
Toa Payoh	C	121,004	124,653	124,940	121,850	142,220	840	→
Woodlands	N	186,805	245,109	250,290	255,130	254,440	1360	→
Yishun	N	176,689	185,214	201,970	221,610	228,730	2180	→

All censuses since 2000 are register-based, i.e., the population count was obtained from administrative records and does not differ from estimates.
Singapore Department of Statistics.

Population Structure

Further information about the population structure.

Gender (E 2025)
Males	2,044,630
Females	2,159,890

Age Groups (E 2025)
0-14 years	571,960
15-64 years	2,843,060
65+ years	789,570

Age Distribution (E 2025)
90+ years	27,360
80-89 years	122,350
70-79 years	367,440
60-69 years	569,100
50-59 years	598,780
40-49 years	613,800
30-39 years	639,980
20-29 years	482,420
10-19 years	417,980
0-9 years	365,380

Ethnic Group (C 2020)
Chinese	3,006,769
Malay	545,498
Indian	362,274
Other group	129,669