According to latest statistics from the Population Trends 2011 report, there were 3.79 million Singapore residents.
Of which, 3.26 million are Singapore citizens and 530,000 are permanent residents.
There were 1.39 million non-resident foreigners as at end June.
The report said the total population expanded by 2.1 per cent, or 107,000, in 2011, due to increased number of citizens and non-residents.
The number of Singapore citizens grew by 0.8 per cent between 2010 and 2011 to 3.26 million.
Growth in the number of non-residents was 6.9 per cent in 2011, down from the peaks of 15 per cent in 2007 and 19 per cent in 2008.
In contrast, the number of permanent residents declined by 1.7 per cent to 532,000, after growing 1.5 per cent last year and at least six per cent each year between 2005 and 2009.
Reflecting the ageing population, the proportion of Singapore residents aged 45 years and over expanded over time.
The median age of the resident population rose from 37.4 years last year to 38 years in 2011.
Consequently, the ratio of working-age residents to elderly residents dropped. There were 7.9 residents aged 15-64 years for each resident aged 65 years and over in 2011, a decline from 8.2 in 2010.
In 2011, the Chinese formed the majority at 74 per cent of the resident population, followed by the Malays with 13 per cent and the Indians with 9.2 per cent.
- CNA/ck
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