SINGAPORE CITIZENS, PERMANENT RESIDENTS AND NON-RESIDENTS

SINGAPORE CITIZENS, PERMANENT RESIDENTS AND NON-RESIDENTS

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Ms Sylvia Lim asked the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs if he will provide a breakdown of the numbers and percentages of the total population in the years 1990, 2000 and 2006 classified as (a) Singapore citizens; (b) Permanent Residents; and (c) Non-Resident Foreigners.

Mr Wong Kan Seng: The numbers and percentages of the total population in the years 1990, 2000 and 2006 classified as (a) Singapore citizens; (b) Permanent Residents; and (c) Non-Residents are showed in the table below.

Total Population by Residential Status for 1990, 2000 and 2006: (Mid-Year Estimates) 1 ** **

Year: |

1990: |

2000: |

2006: ---|---|---|---

Total Population: |

3,047,100

(100.0%)

|

4,027,900

(100.0%)

|

4,483,900

(100.0%)

Singapore Citizens: |

2,623,700

(86.1%)

|

2,985,900

(74.1%)

|

3,145,800

(70.2%)

Permanent Residents: |

112,100

(3.7%)

|

287,500

(7.1%)

|

462,700

(10.3%)

Non-Residents: 2

|

311,300

(10.2%)

|

754,500

(18.7%)

|

875,500

(19.5%)

Data Source: Singapore Department of Statistics

1 T he figures have been rounded to the nearest 100, not necessarily upwards. As a result of rounding, the sum of the individually rounded figures may not be equal to the (rounded) total.

2 Non-residents refer to non-citizens and non-permanent residents of Singapore, who are working, studying or living here.