2008-09-26 17:16
Singapore which is encouraging its citizens to have more babies now has about 4.84 million people as at end of last June.
There were 3.64 million Singapore residents and 1.2 million non-residents, according to the latest figures released by the Singapore Statistics Department Friday (26 Sept).
The department said Singapore residents, comprising its citizens and permanent residents, formed 75% of the total population.
The total population for this year grew by 5.5% over the previous year, with the resident population registering a growth rate of 1.7%.
The department said the number of Singapore citizens continued to grow this year which now stood at 3.16 million, about 1.0% higher than the 3.13 million recorded last year.
The number of permanent residents was 0.48 million this year, an increase from 0.45 million last year.
Singapores population has also grown older over the years with the median age of resident population rising from 20 years in 1970 to 37 years this year.
The department said the post-war baby boomers aged 5-24 years old in 1970 had moved to the age group 40-59 years this year.
Over the last decade, the number of persons aged below 15 years decreased to 671,300 this year, from 712,000 in 1998, and this reflected the declining trend in past fertility, the department said.
Correspondingly, there was an increase in the proportion of older residents with those aged 65 and over increasing to 8.7% of the resident population this year, up from 6.8% in 1998.
The Singapore government which is worried over the decline of its local population recently launched a marriage parenthood package that will initiate Singaporeans to get married and marry early, providing child tax relief and giving bonus for babies.
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