Singapore’s total population reached 6.21 million as of June 2026, marking a 1.6 percent increase from 6.11 million the previous year, according to figures released by the National Population and Talent Division (NPTD). The growth was primarily driven by an increase in non-resident workers supporting major infrastructure and housing projects across the country.
Population Growth and Non-Resident Workforce
Total population grew by 97,300 people over the 12-month period. Non-residents accounted for the largest share of this growth, adding 70,300 people to reach 1.98 million in June 2026, a 3.7 percent rise from 1.91 million in June 2025.
The NPTD reported that the non-resident increase was driven in particular by more work permit holders and migrant domestic workers. These workers are filling labor demands for key infrastructure projects, including Changi Airport Terminal 5, the Marina Bay Sands expansion, and transport developments, alongside a broader ramp-up in national housing supply.
Today, the foreign workforce excluding migrant domestic workers makes up about two-thirds of the non-resident population. The remaining one-third comprises mainly migrant domestic workers, dependants, and students.
Citizen and Permanent Resident Trends
The citizen population increased by 0.7 percent, rising from 3.66 million in June 2025 to 3.68 million in June 2026, according to the annual Population in Brief 2026 report. Singapore’s permanent resident population remained relatively stable at 0.55 million.
Immigration figures show that 25,094 people were granted citizenship in 2025, while 35,352 individuals received permanent residency. Over the five-year period from 2021 to 2025, Singapore granted an annual average of 22,400 citizenships and 34,600 permanent residencies, showing an increase compared to the averages of 20,600 citizenships and 31,200 permanent residencies recorded between 2016 and 2020.
The country’s annualized population growth rate between 2021 and 2026 ran higher than the preceding 2016 to 2021 period. The NPTD noted that this was influenced in part by the COVID-19 pandemic, which contributed to a lower total population base in 2021 and subsequent higher growth registered on average over the 2021–2026 timeframe. The report also confirmed that Singapore is now a super-aged society, with more than 21 percent of its population aged 65 and older.
Marriage and Parenthood Indicators
Citizen marriages totaled 21,671 in 2025, representing a 5.6 percent decline from the 22,955 citizen marriages recorded in 2024. The average number of citizen marriages per year from 2023 to 2025 stood at 23,000, down from an average of 23,500 a year between 2016 and 2019.
Singaporeans are also marrying at older ages. In 2025, the median age at first marriage reached 30.8 years for grooms and 29.1 years for brides, compared to 30.1 years and 27.9 years, respectively, in 2015.
Transnational marriages accounted for 37 percent of marriages in 2025, a proportion that has remained largely stable since 2015, aside from temporary dips during the Covid-19 pandemic between 2020 and 2022. Inter-ethnic marriages made up 19 percent of citizen marriages in 2025, a share that has also remained largely stable since 2015. Meanwhile, the proportion of single Singaporeans has risen across most male and female age groups between 2015 and 2025, with the trend most pronounced among individuals aged 25 to 29 and 30 to 34.
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