Breakdown of Number of Singapore Citizens, Permanent Residents and Non-residents According to Age Groups

Mr Laurence Lien asked the Prime Minister what are the latest numbers of Singapore citizens, permanent residents, and non-residents, broken down in five-year age bands for those aged between 20 and 64 years old.

Mr Teo Chee Hean (for the Prime Minister): Our resident population (that is, citizens and permanent residents) was 3.79 million as of June 2011. Those aged 20-64 years made up 67% of the resident population. The composition of the resident population aged 20-64 years is shown in Table 1.

As at June 2011, we also had a non-resident population of 1.39 million who are living in Singapore on a non-permanent basis. These include our work pass holders, international students, as well as dependants of our employment pass holders, permanent residents or citizens. 89% (1.24 million) of the non-resident population were aged 20-64 years. The non-resident population is transient and its composition changes according to our needs.

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