Population:
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4,353,893 (July 2004 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 16.5% (male 370,660; female 345,713)
15-64 years: 75.8% (male 1,611,502; female 1,687,048)
65 years and over: 7.8% (male 149,452; female 189,518) (2004 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 36.2 years
male: 35.9 years
female: 36.6 years (2004 est.)
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Population growth rate:
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1.71% (2004 est.)
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Birth rate:
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9.63 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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Death rate:
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4.05 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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11.53 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.08 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.07 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.96 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.79 male(s)/female
total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 2.28 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 2.05 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 2.49 deaths/1,000 live births
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 81.53 years
male: 78.96 years
female: 84.29 years (2004 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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1.04 children born/woman (2004 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.2% (2003 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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4,100 (2003 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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less than 200 (2003 est.)
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Nationality:
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noun: Singaporean(s)
adjective: Singapore
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Ethnic groups:
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Chinese 76.7%, Malay 14%, Indian 7.9%, other 1.4%
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Religions:
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Buddhist (Chinese), Muslim (Malays), Christian, Hindu, Sikh, Taoist, Confucianist
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Languages:
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Chinese (official), Malay (official and national), Tamil (official), English (official)
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.5%
male: 96.6%
female: 88.6% (2002)
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