For the first time, Singapore’s total population has exceeded six million, mainly due to the growth in the non-resident population. As of June this year, the country’s population stood at 6.04 million, a 2 per cent increase from last year.
Of the 6.04 million, there were 4.18 million residents and about 1.86 million non-residents, which comprise the foreign workforce, migrant domestic workers, dependants and international students.
According to the report, the non-resident population jumped by about 5 per cent from last year. The increase was seen across most pass types, with work permit holders contributing most to the increase (44 per cent of non-resident population), followed by migrant domestic workers (15 per cent of non-resident population).The report also showed that the annualised population growth rate over the last five years (2019 to 2024) was slightly higher than in the preceding five-year period (2014 to 2019).
This was mostly due to post-COVID growth in the number of work permit holders in the construction, marine shipyard and process (CMP) sectors as companies set about catching up on projects that were delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the report said.
NPTD said Singapore residents continue to fill higher-paying jobs, with resident employment growing in sectors such as financial and insurance services, information and communications, and professional services.
Article adapted from: CHANNEL NEWS ASIA
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