How many Chinese are there in Singapore and why?

Singapore citizens are mainly divided by race: 2.42 million Chinese (Han nationality), accounting for 74.1%; 440,000 Malays, accounting for13.4%; 300,000 Indians, accounting for 9.2%; The rest are European Asians/hybrids, accounting for 3.3%.

The reason why there are so many Chinese in Singapore is that Singapore is a Chinese-ruled area, which has triggered a large number of Chinese to move to Singapore from Malacca and Johor in Malaya. Gradually, Chinese Singaporeans accounted for the majority.

Extended data

Singapore is a city country, so there is no division between provinces and cities. Instead, the country is divided into five communities (administrative regions) in a way that conforms to urban planning. They are: Central Community (6.5438+0.2 million), Northeast Community (6.5438+0.3 million), Northwest Community (830,000), Southeast Community (840,000) and Southwest Community (830,000).

It is managed by the corresponding community development council. In 20 15, these five social federations were re-divided into 89 constituencies, including single constituency 13 and centralized constituency 16.