Singapore Population Growth Down 1.8% In 2010

Gov Monitor, 30 Sep 2010
Singapore’s total population registered a lower growth of 1.8 per cent in 2010, reflecting the slower growth in the number of permanent residents and non-residents over the past year.
The number of permanent residents grew by 1.5 per cent in 2010, down from at least 6 per cent growth per year between 2005 and 2009.
Growth in the number of non-residents also slowed to 4.1 per cent in 2010, down from the peaks of 15 per cent in 2007 and 19 per cent in 2008.
There were 3.77 million Singapore residents, comprising 3.23 million Singapore citizens and 0.54 million permanent residents, and 1.31 million non-resident foreigners Full story