Singapore Changing Demographics

This visualization shows Singapore changing demographics from 2011 to 2019. Young refers to people aged below 25 years, working group 25 to 64 years, and Elderly 65 years and above.

Key Statistics in 2019

Singapore population breakdown in 2019

age_group	population	percentage
Elderly	583300	0.14
Working Group	2385670	0.59
Young	1064450	0.26

Population Trends

Singapore Elderly population have increased from 0.35mil in year 2011 to 0.58mil in 2019, while Young population have decreased from 1.15 mil in 2011 to 1.06mil in year 2019. Singapore Working Group also increased from 2.28mil in 2011 to 2.39mil in 2019.

In terms of percentage, the elderly percentage have been steadily increasing from 2011 while young percentage have been steadily decreasing. The working group population percentage remains constant.

Population Trends by Region

In some location such as Punggol and Sengkang, we can see a large increase in the population of Young. In almost all planning area, the population of the young have dropped, with the steepest decrease being in Yishun, Bukit Batok, and Hougang.

The Elderly population have grown in all locations, with the highest increase in Ang Mo Kio, Bedok, and Bukit Timah.