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Singapore
(4,014 words)

Xinjiapo Gongheguo/The Republic of Singapore

Demographics (United Nations)

Population

5,935,000

Area

640 sq. km (250 sq. mi)

Population density

9,300/sq. km (24,000/sq. mi)

Growth rate p.a.

1.40% (per 1,000: births 8, deaths 6)

Under 15 years

14%

Urban dwellers

100% (0.74% p.a.)

Capital city

Singapore 5,935,000

Languages & peoples (World Christian Database)

Mother tongues

50% Chinese, 13% Peranakan Indonesian, 13% Malay, 10% English,…

Cite this page
“Singapore”, in: World Christian Encyclopedia Online, Todd M. Johnson, Gina A. Zurlo. Consulted online on 23 September 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2666-6855_WCEO_COM_02SGP>
First published online: 2020



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