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SINGAPORE: Singapore’s population declined 0.3 percent in the past year to 5.69 million in June 2020, with a drop in the number of foreigners, data released by the National Population and Talent Division showed on Thursday. (24th September).
The citizen population grew 0.6% in the last year to 3.52 million and continues to “age steadily,” with 16.8% aged 65 and over compared to 16% last year, according to the Population in Brief annual report.
The number of permanent residents held steady at 0.52 million, the data showed.
In 2019, 22,714 people obtained citizenship, up from 22,550 last year and 22,076 the year before. Approximately 7 percent (1,599) of the new citizenships granted in 2019 were to children born abroad to Singaporean parents.
A total of 32,915 people obtained permanent residence in 2019, up from 32,710 people in 2018 and 31,849 in 2017.
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NUMBER OF FALLEN FOREIGNERS
The number of non-residents in Singapore fell by 2.1 percent to 1.64 million in June 2020.
This was due “in large part to a reduction in foreign employment in services,” with the largest decline among work permit holders, according to the report.
“These trends were largely due to challenges related to COVID-19, triggered by weak demand and travel restrictions,” the report said.
The number of job pass holders has also decreased from 193,700 in December 2019 to 189,700 in June 2020, and S pass holders decreased from 200,000 to 188,800 during the same period, the division said, citing data from the Ministry of Hand. working.
There were 22,165 citizen marriages in 2019, down from the 23,632 citizen marriages recorded in 2018.
From 2015 to 2019, there were about 23,600 citizen marriages on average each year, up from the average of 22,400 a year in the previous five-year period.
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Citizen births totaled 32,844 in 2019, up from 32,413 citizen births in 2018.
On average, around 32,900 citizen births were recorded each year between 2015 and 2019, more than the average of 31,700 a year in the previous five years.
The total resident fertility rate remained at 1.14 in 2019, unchanged from the previous year.
