Singapore population hits record 6.21 million, driven by rise in foreign residents
The non-resident population climbed 3.7% to 1.98 million, led by work permit holders and migrant domestic workers, the report said.
- On Friday, the National Population and Talent Division reported Singapore's population rose 1.6% to 6.21 million as of June 2026, marking a new high from 6.11 million the previous year.
- Construction for key infrastructure projects like Changi Terminal and housing expansion drove a 3.7% surge in foreign residents, who reached 1.98 million, primarily work permit holders and migrant domestic workers.
- Singaporeans aged 65 and above now comprise 19.5% of the citizen population in 2026, up from 18.8% in 2025, while the citizen population itself grew 0.7% to 3.68 million.
- Singapore aims to grant citizenship to up to 30,000 people annually over the next five years to address demographic challenges including low birth rates and an ageing population.
- Unemployment rates remained low at 1.9% in the second quarter despite recent retrenchments, while economic growth forecasts for 2026 were raised to 4.5% to 5.5% from 2.0% to 4.0%.
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Singapore's population grew 1.6% in June from a year earlier, hitting a new record of 6.21 million, according to data released by the statistics agency on Tuesday. Singapore has seen steady population growth since the end of the pandemic, when it lifted strict restrictions that had kept out foreigners and had led to a rare population decline. The June figures showed the increase was driven by a corresponding 3.7% increase in the number of foreig…
Singapore's population grew by 1.6% in June, compared to the same period last year, reaching a new record of 6.21 million inhabitants, according to government statistics published on Friday. Singapore recorded a steady increase in the population since the end of the pandemic, when it lifted the severe restrictions that limited the entry of foreigners into the country and that [...]
Singapore's population hit a new record of 6.21 million, up 1.6% in June from a year earlier, mainly due to a 3.7% increase in foreign residents, according to data from the statistics agency.
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