What is the proportion of Chinese in Singapore?

As of August 20021year, Chinese accounted for about 74% of Singapore's population, and the rest were Malays, Indians and other races.

Singapore is an immigrant country. In the first half of the19th century, immigrants from China, India, Malay Peninsula and Indonesian Islands entered Singapore. Chinese have a high status in Singapore's economy and society, and their business performance is outstanding. There are large-scale and influential chamber of commerce organizations such as the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce.

The ancestors of most Chinese Singaporeans came from southern China, especially Fujian, Guangdong and Hainan provinces. Among them, Minnan people account for 40%, followed by Chaoshan people, Guangfu people, Puxian people (Putian people), Hainan people, Fuzhou people, Hakkas, and Zen and Nianqing people.

Singapore population

By June 2020, the total population of Singapore was 5,685,800, including 4,044,200 residents (including 3,523,200 citizens and 52 1.000 permanent residents) and non-local residents 1.64 1.600. The total population growth rate is -0.3%, the population density is 78 10 people /km2, and the sex ratio is 957: 1000. The median age is 4 1.5 years old, and the population aged 65 and above accounts for 15.2%.

The labor force population is 37 1.39 million, accounting for 65.3% of the total population. Among them, there are 2,345,500 permanent laborers, and the proportion of permanent laborers above university level to the total permanent laborers is 39. 1%.